Aphasia Awareness: The National Aphasia Association · Adler Aphasia Center · #AphasiaTogether · Actor Bruce Willis · Donate Source: MSN.com The month of June is designated to National Aphasia Awareness to raise awareness about stroke and aphasia in the community. Over two and a half million stroke and brain injury survivors live with aphasia in […]
Men’s Health Awareness: Men’s Health Month · Men’s Health Network · Common Ailments · Health Blueprint PDF · Gay/Bisexual Men · Men’s Health Resource Center.com Sources: George Pond (Facebook); Men’s Health Network Three months ago I was in a coffee shop waiting for my order. I was feeling my right side of my face; I […]
Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Awareness: Alzheimer’s New Jersey (alzNJ.org) · Alzheimer’s Assn. NJ Chapter (ALZ.org/NJ) · Caregiving Info (CDC.org) · Events · New Jersey Imaging Network · Helpline: 888-280-6055 Alzheimer’s New Jersey 2022 Fundraising Walks Pt. Pleasant Beach, Saturday, September 24th Duke Island Park, Bridgewater, Saturday, October 15th Bergen Community College, Paramus, Sunday, October 23rd Music may […]
Summer Blood Drive: Vitalant · Red Cross New Jersey: Northern · Central · Southern · Blood Donor App · New Jersey Blood Services Source: Vitalant One in 7 hospitalized patients needs a blood transfusion. All blood types are needed to support emergency and ongoing patient needs. Type O blood is most commonly transfused and type […]
Mental Health Awareness: #Together4MH · National Alliance For Mental Health (NAMI.org) · New Jersey Resource Directory PDF · For NJ Veterans · Online Chat · New Jersey Mental Health Cares: Online Screening Tools · Donate Unfortunately, statistics show that too often, people in mental health crises experience tragic outcomes. According to The Washington Post, one […]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness: Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF.org) · NF Network.org · NF Northeast · Make NF Visible · Donate Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a group of rare genetic disorders that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the bodythat can lead to blindness, deafness, bone abnormalities, disfigurement, learning disabilities, disabling pain, and cancer. NF affects 1 in […]