Make your Halloween a safe and fun one! Since all sorts of Halloween activities exist for many different age groups, it’s important to remember that it’s not just kids having fun on October 31st! Safe Halloween Tips for Pre-School Aged Kids Ensure kids that are trick-or-treating are well supervised—take them by the hand and go to … Continue reading “Halloween safety tips… for all ages!”
World Mental Health Day is an annual, global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. Every year on October 10 we can join together in shining the spotlight on a particular aspect of mental health. The theme for 2015 is Dignity in Mental Health. Joining organizations all over the world including the World Federation … Continue reading “World Mental Health Day: Promoting Awareness”
Most people have heard of physical therapists, and often occupational therapists or speech therapists. But what about respiratory therapists? If you live with lung disease, like cystic fibrosis, asthma or COPD, you likely have encountered a respiratory therapist at some point–even without realizing it. Respiratory therapists are specially trained professionals with university or college degrees … Continue reading “Breathe easy! Respiratory Care Week: October 25-31”
Looking back in the year there was World Autism Awareness Day. Now that October has arrived, it is Autism Awareness Month. Instead of going through what Autism is, I chose to interview a mother of five children about her experiences with autism. Gerry: Hi Rebecca, and thanks for taking the time to share your experience. … Continue reading “An interview with Rebecca: Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month!”
Cancer is one disease that affects many of us. There is a good possibility that any of us may be affected by cancer either through a family member or friend. Each cancer seems to have its own color as well, pink for breast cancer, blue for prostate cancer, and grey for brain cancer. Because of … Continue reading “Brain Tumor Awareness Month”
Throughout the world millions of people are affected by arthritis, their lives being changed by the sometimes constant pain of inflamed joints. World Arthritis Day is a day to remember and raise awareness of this condition, and how it affects the lives of those that suffer with it. World Arthritis day was brought about by … Continue reading “World Arthritis Day: October 12th, 2015”
Do you enjoy watching your children or pets play, or a beautiful sunset? How about your favorite sports team? We all have things in our lives that we love to watch. Now, what if you were not able to watch these things that are important to you? In the U.S. 2.5 million eye injuries occur … Continue reading “Home Eye Safety Awareness Month”
I’m considered high risk for flu-related complications, so I make sure that I get a flu shot every year. If you have asthma, like me, you should be getting one, too. That also goes for anybody with diabetes (of any type), cystic fibrosis, COPD, heart disease, kidney disease, blood disorders, neurological disorders, a compromised immune … Continue reading “Are you getting a flu shot?”
On my personal blog, I write a lot about my experiences with learning issues and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. While learning disabilities or learning-related issues are in their own way very misunderstood, simply through people just not knowing what they are (for instance: I am able to learn—I learn differently!), ADHD has its own … Continue reading “Learning Disabilities and ADHD Awareness Month”
