STOMP OUT Bullying Awareness Month! WE MUST STand UP and HELP our Kids, Teens and everyone to know it is NOT right to Bully & IT IS RIGHT to "Tell" if you are being Bullied!

 This is a CRUCIAL ISSUE MORE THAN EVER FOR OUR KIDS, AND ESPECIALLY TEENS! WE LIVE IN A WORLD, THAT ALL OF US ARE NOW CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED WITH TALKS ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, ABOUT NOT BEING TREATED EQUALLY, WHETHER IT BE THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN, OUR RACE, NATIONALITY. OUR GENDER, WHO WE CHOOSE FOR A "PARTNER" IN OUR LIVES... And it seems it is NOT getting BETTER, BUT getting WORSE!

Now Teens are targeted ONLINE as well as face to face in schools. Some even taking their own lives due to the way these horrid events make them feel as if they are not "worthy" to be here. NOW, is a time to take a STAND, ALL OF US, and SHOW A GOOD EXAMPLE!

 http://www.stompoutbullying.org/

https://www.facebook.com/StompOutBullying/

National Network of #Depression Centers presents the #DefeatDepressionDash 5K "Virtual" Run/Walk to support #MentalHealth awareness

The National Network of #Depression Centers presents the #DefeatDepressionDash 5K Run/Walk to support #MentalHealth awareness. Join us to support mental health fitness and help #DefeatDepression. Learn more about the event here:

http://curec.lk/2citSDa 

Although WE have come SO FAR in the understanding f "Depression" and how it is not some type of issue that means we are for the most part NOT CRAZY, but is a chemical imbalance within the body, just like Diabetes, and many other illnesses, and chronic illnesses. YET, There is still such a STIGMA for some when it comes to talking with family, with counselors, in getting to groups that can help, going to get the proper medications, and not feeling as if you are nuts. 

I know I "hid" much of my own depression from my Father when I was in my very early 20's. He was born in 1923, and had watched his Mom (she was probably ill with cancer at the time or something terminal) on probably Morphine, which is all they had for pain control back then, and also did not know about it being possibly harmful as far as addiction... act "crazy" like "seeing things", or "talking about things that did not make sense and so on. Thus he even had her put in the Terrell State Mental Home I guess to "take the cravings" from her...what he was too young and at that time did not comprehend, she needed that medication to keep her out of severe pain.

My Dad NEVER got over the ordeal. He usually almost REFUSED TO SEE A DOCTOR, did NOT want or think he needed things like Blood Pressure Medication, and even tried to say that is was NOT DIABETIC, would not stay on the diet at all, and just about refused the tablets he needed. Thus he went into a Diabetic Shock several times and had to be taken to the ER... but when you look back at how different times were then, I guess it made sense.

No matter how much I tried to explain, he just had his mindset on NOT needing medications. I so wished we could have gotten through to him, but it was what it was... and he lived about 83 years... So, he always said he had lived and done all he wanted to do in life. 

Hashtags to use:

#DefeatDepressionDash, #MentalHealth, #Depression, #DepressionHurts

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Lupus awareness Month Started May 1st"

Here we are, the time flying by. It seems like just yesterday was the beginning of the new year. Now we are already experiencing "spring" in the air, Fall has faded, Winter has "winterized" and with Spring Comes "Lupus Awareness Month"!

There will be MANY activities this month from walks, to all types of other advocate projects that you can help with.

The most important thing you can do is "Spread the Word" and educate others about Lupus!

I have literally been surprised at how many people, including  Medical Professionals, are not familiar with Lupus. Difficult to believe with all of the information out there about treatments, medications, new medications on the horizon, social media, U-Tube, and many, many of us are continually "hooked into" being online in some realm.

So, it is time to tell your story about Lupus. Tell a friend, post it in your local newspaper as an Op-Ed, or send a Letter to the Editor. Post a poster on your Facebook, or blog.

There are many ways you can reach out and let others know about this serious, life altering, life taking illness.