Happy September, Warriors! September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and Sept. 10 was Suicide Awareness Day. Find more details below about how FLAW supports suicide awareness on our Instagram. Furthermore, September has numerous awareness dates, all of which we cannot highlight in the newsletter due to space but will mention them below with links to their websites, respectively. In this newsletter, we will be focusing on Organ Donation Awareness Week and Sepsis Awareness Week. Read on for our Spoonie Small Business feature, Melissa from Beach Spoonie Crafts, and our usual monthly segments. Let's get started! |
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September is Awareness Month for... |
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Organ Donation Awareness Week Sept. 26-Oct. 2. 2022 |
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Organ Donation Awareness Week was last week, and we want to help be a part of spreading awareness. Organ donation is a big moment for a donor and also a recipient. Registering as an organ donor could save up to nine lives. | | |
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September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is an illness caused from a lingering prior infection. Sepsis is fatal. Because sepsis is fatal, it’s important to catch it early. Remember the symptoms of sepsis by using the acronym T.I.M.E: Temperature, infection, mental decline, and feeling extremely ill. Sepsis affects 1.7 million Americans every year, and is commonly found in adults over 65. |
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Our SSB guest this month is Melissa Pasquali of Beach Spoonie Crafts! Melissa is in her 30's, and she was diagnosed with Lupus when she was working as a librarian. Melissa became too sick to work as a librarian anymore, but she always loved the beach in her home on the Gulf Coast in Florida. She is very outdoorsy and enjoyed collecting shark teeth she found. Melissa now runs her own jewelry business from the found shark teeth, which allows her to be her own boss and work from her bed and couch on high pain days. Melissa also makes jewelry with spoon pendants, to represent herself and other spoonie's. Meet Melissa and watch her interview below! |
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Chronic Illness In The News |
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Welcome back to our Chronic Illness In The News segment. Here, we share news involving the chronically ill community to keep us involved, informed and united. |
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