Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

Today is Childhood Cancer Awareness day , September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month  
PLEASE add your name to the list of people to who think our children , ALL Children deserve the right to live a long healthy life . DO SOMETHING !

 PEDIATRIC CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE IN U.S. CHILDREN, on average
- Each year 13,500 children are diagnosed with cancer
- One in every 330 children develops cancer before the age of 20
- 36 children are diagnosed with cancer everyday
- One in every four elementary schools has a child with cancer.

20% OF CHILDREN ARE DECLARED TERMINAL UPON DIAGNOSIS
- Many pediatric cancers are declared terminal upon diagnosis
- No new protocols have been developed in the past 30 years
- 1 in 5 of children diagnosed with cancer will die within 5 years

60% OF PED CANCER SURVIVORS SUFFER LONG TERM IMPACTS
- 1 in 3 children diagnosed will suffer long term life effects
- 74% of cancer survivors have chronic illnesses
- Treatments affect growth, fertility and endocrine systems
- Radiation can significantly damage congnitive functions
- Physical/neurocognitive disabilities may result from treatments
- In the past 20 years the FDA has approved only 2 new drugs

FUNDING DISPARITIES
- Childhood cancer research is consistently underfunded
- 50% of chemotherapies for children’s cancer are 25 years old
- R&D for new drugs is almost ZERO for childhood cancers
- The National Cancer Institute spends only 4% of its total budget on pediatric cancers.

(source Journey 4 A cure )

In loving memory of Cheyenne Bauer, Madeline Frady
In honor of Tucker Smith and Ashley Pinson and all other survivors and fighters ! 

Monday, September 10, 2012

Glade Expressions Bzz Campagain !



Another great bzz campaign I just joined in on was the Glad Expressions . I recently used one of the free coupons to get the oil diffusers in Pineapple mangosteeen . Now I am very sensitive to scents, specifically  air fresheners, they give me migraines if the scent is too strong. So I was even leary about signing up for this bzz campaign . I was pleasantly surprised with the scent of the pineapple mangosteen. I pick up mainly fresh cut pineapple a tad bit of coconut . Definite island , tropical scents. its not too strong its just right ! I really love it !  

Saturday, September 1, 2012

A Bowl Full of Lemons 14 Week Home Organization Challenge !

One of the biggest inspirations for this part of my blog was A Bowl Full of Lemons. I have really fallen off the wagon lately so I NEED This ! This week starts the beginning of her 14 week home Organization challenge !
I for one will be joining in ! Between being sick with migraines, spraining my ankle , my son coming home and leaving again for college and school starting my house is a NIGHTMARE ! I MAY even post before pics this time If I get up the nerve ! So here goes tomorrow the kitchen ! ! Will you join me ?