Finding out that your loved one has cancer is incredibly hard. However thanks to the many foundations and charity organizations out there, research has changed the game in cancer diagnosis and many have a strong fighting chance of beating it. However, finding out that your loved one’s cancer has shortened their life down to the next 15 months, even with…
According to John Hopkin’s Medicine, Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is a rare inherited degenerative disease. FA primarily damages the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and the cerebellum portion of the brain. The conditions tend to develop in children and teens and gradually worsen over time. It is a recessive genetic disorder, as a result of a defect in a gene called FXN.…
September is characterized by many things: the End of summer, the start of fall, daily holidays such as Hug your Boss day, and one very important awareness. September is suicide prevention month. Mental health in the past couple of years has been on the rise in the media. People deciding that their mental health is more important than jobs, family…
Cancer Sucks. In this day and age this statement has gone from simply an opinion to a cold hard fact. There are countless of different organizations out there that have made it their mission to finding a cure and helping those affected by this awful disease have a better life. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) began in 1949 by…