As we know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year, National Mammography Day is October 19. It is observed annually on the third Friday in October as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This day is a reminder that the best defense is early detection which can often detect a problem before there […]

Every year on June 14, World Blood Donor Day is observed in many countries around the world. It is a day to remind us all to go out and give blood as well as to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products. June 14 was chosen as the day to recognize World […]

You may or may not know of a woman named Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) from Westfield, New Jersey. Read further and you’ll realize how she has had something to do with the birth of some of us and most surely our children and grandbabies, at least since the early 1960s. And why am I writing about […]

  Every year on May 12, the National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is observed. However, I observe (experience) fibromyalgia daily. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals. Symptoms sometimes begin […]

Don’t you just hate it when you can’t go to sleep at night? Tossing and turning, looking at the clock, more tossing and turning. Come daybreak though you’re finally ready to snooze because you’re so exhausted and have been awake all night. I’ve been researching and will hopefully remedy this problem for myself. This Post […]

Have you heard the old saying that laughter is the best medicine? Studies have shown that laughter is good for our health. Norman Cousins (1915-1990), was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. He was diagnosed in 1964 with ankylosing spondylitis which caused him almost constant pain. His doctor told him he would […]