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.OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS~

2010 campaigning again!

Following-on from the success of our previous awareness campaign, we are proud to announce the creation of the Feel Teal Club

The Feel Teal Club was especially designed for the general public & Artists of every industry.

Worldwide, the colour TEAL was chosen to represent Ovarian cancer, though sadly, it is still yet to be widely recognised.
Globally we know to “Think Pink” for Breast cancer and there’s a constant source of funding flowing as a result-
For Ovarian cancer to achieve the same status, “Feel Teal” came into existence.

http://www.feeltealclub.com

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Debbie speaks out globally!

Listen to Debbie's radio interview here! Played on the 6th memoriam of her mother's passing-

"Thank you Kevin and all at Global Talk, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience!"~ Deb

www.sah.org.au

http://www.noccdfw.org/index.html

http://www.canteen.org.au/

lforce Life Force Foundation LTD

Dallas FortWorth Ovarian Organisation

Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry

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I came very close to losing a dear friend of mine to Necrosis and like anything, when faced with fear of the unknown, we usually seek out answers to educate ourselves. The following information is to give the public further awareness.
Necrotizing skin infections, including necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis, are severe forms of cellulitis characterized by death of infected tissue (necrosis).

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec18/ch211/ch211c.html

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic332.htm

http://pmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/75/889/645

Our mission is to save lives, speed recovery and serve the community.

CareFlight is dedicated to providing the highest standard of rapid response critical care to the ill and injured. Our specially trained doctors, nurses and paramedics use helicopters, fixed wing aircraft and road ambulances to bring a hospital level of care to our patients. As a charity, we rely on community support to deliver our life-saving service.

DONATE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

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NATIONAL SHADES DAY

MELANOMA & SKIN CANCER AWARENESS

September 3rd-13th 2010

One stop awareness, all under the one roof!

Please don’t fear EPILEPSY… Be Educated! Help us to bring it out of the shadows!

During seizure always keep the person away from object/s of harm

*Do NOT put anything into their mouth, they CANNOT swallow their tongue!

*Try to lie them on their side, if possible place something soft beneath their head (prevent further head injury)

*Please don't panic! They need your help, NOT your fear!

Time the seizure and if longer than 5 minutes call an ambulance IMMEDIATELY!

*Stay with them, offer reassurance until help arrives

Like many other diseases, Addisons is just one more that hardly any of us understand or know of-

This disease is life threatening for so many so hopefully my info will give you some insight into one person’s world-For Vicki

The Disease:

NO adrenal glands –(stop producing cortisone)

NO electrolytes

NO hormones

These are all gone!!

Some suffer pigmentation of the skin (artificial suntan)

Often the person suffers salt cravings which is usually related to their blood pressure being too low

Feeling of faintness

Have appetite but food does not digest once eaten

Some people suffer ‘phantom’ tummy pain

What to Watch for:

Passing out and /or Speech impairment

CALL AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY!

Addison's Almighty Fan Page at FACEBOOK

History in Medicine~ Thomas Addison

http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/68.html

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient within 3 hours.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The
stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e... It is sunny out today) If he or she has trouble
with any of these tasks, call an ambulance immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt
diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION/SUPPORT IN AUSTRALIA

http://www.strokefoundation.com.au

Stroke Helpline 1800 787 653

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PICK'S DISEASE

Pick's disease, also known as Pick disease and PiD, is a rare neurodegenerative disease.

SYMPTOMS-Pick's disease is one of the causes of the clinical syndrome of front temporal lobar degeneration which has three subtypes. Pick's disease pathology is associated more with the front temporal dementia and progressive nonfluent aphasia subtypes than the semantic dementia subtype.

CAUSES-Whilst other pathologies causing front temporal lobar degeneration are associated with a genetic cause, there is no evidence in the modern literature that classical Pick's disease pathology can run in families or has a genetic cause.

http://www.nnpdf.org/

The National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation - Support Network

PICKS DISEASE SUPPORT GROUPS/MESSAGE BOARDS

http://organizedwisdom.com/Pick%27s_Disease_Support_Groups_and_Message_Boards

From my fingertips to yours!

Debbie raises awareness through her books!

'I have found my writing to be the best tool when getting the awareness message out! I will always help where needed but believe I am meant to be doing it through the many pages of my poetry & short stories...pray more readers will take a shine to the newly released collection~' Debbie Stevens 2006

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