Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted March 14, 2013 Chief Cushie Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Do you blog? Want to get started? Since April 8 is Cushing's Awareness Day, several people got their heads together to create the Second Annual Cushing's Awareness Blogging Challenge. All you have to do is blog about something Cushing's related for the 30 days of April. Robin designed this year's version of our "official logo" to put on your blogs. If your blog wants you to upload an image from your desktop, right-click on the image above and choose "save-as". Remember where you saved it to! To link to the image with the yellow border, use this URL: http://www.cushings-help.com/images/challenge-2013b.jpg To link to the image without a border, use this URL: http://www.cushings-help.com/images/challenge-2013nb.jpg In all cases, the URL for the site is http://www.cushings-help.com Please let me know the URL to your blog in the comments area of this post or and I will list it on CushieBloggers ( http://cushie-blogger.blogspot.com/ ) The more people who participate, the more the word will get out about Cushing's. Suggested topics - or add your own!In what ways have Cushing's made you a better person?What have you learned about the medical community since you have become sick?If you had one chance to speak to an endocrinologist association meeting, what would you tell them about Cushing's patients?What would you tell the friends and family of another Cushing's patient in order to garner more emotional support for your friend? challenge with Cushing's? How have you overcome challenges? Stuff like that.I have Cushing's Disease....(personal synopsis)How I found out I have Cushing'sWhat is Cushing's Disease/Syndrome? (Personal variation, i.e. adrenal or pituitary or ectopic, etc.)My challenges with Cushing'sOvercoming challenges with Cushing's (could include any challenges)If I could speak to an endocrinologist organization, I would tell them....What would I tell others trying to be diagnosed? What would I tell families of those who are sick with Cushing's?Treatments I've gone through to try to be cured/treatments I may have to go through to be cured.What will happen if I'm not cured?I write about my health because…10 Things I Couldn’t Live Without.My Dream Day.What I learned the hard wayMiracle Cure. (Write a news-style article on a miracle cure. What’s the cure? How do you get the cure? Be sure to include a disclaimer)Health Madlib Poem. Go to : http://languageisavirus.com/cgi-bin/madlibs.pl and fill in the parts of speech and the site will generate a poem for you.The Things We Forget. Visit http://thingsweforget.blogspot.com/ and make your own version of a short memo reminder. Where would you post it?Give yourself, your condition, or your health focus a mascot. Is it a real person? Fictional? Mythical being? Describe them. Bonus points if you provide a visual!5 Challenges & 5 Small Victories.The First Time I…Make a word cloud or tree with a list of words that come to mind when you think about your blog, health, or interests. Use a thesaurus to make it branch more.How much money have you spent on cushing's, or, How did Cushing's impact your life financially?Why do you think Cushing's may not be as rare as doctors believe?What is your theory about what causes Cushing's?How has Cushing's altered the trajectory of your life? What would you have done? Who would you have been?What three things has Cushing's stolen from you? What do you miss the most? What can you do in your Cushing's life to still achieve any of those goals? What new goals did Cushing's bring to you?How do you cope?What do you do to improve your quality of life as you fight Cushing's?Your thoughts...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted March 18, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Any takers? These days, it's very easy to set up a blog if you don't already have one at http://www.wordpress.com or http://www.blogger.com I'm sure that there are others, as well. If you want a private blog, you can set one up right here in Cushing's Help in the blog area - http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php?app=blog Give it a try - you'll help get the word out to others and learn a lot about yourself in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted March 19, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Cushie bloggers - who would like to share your post on April 8 (Cushing's Awareness Day) with our friends at Adrenal Insufficiency United, on their blog? Also, they are interested in sharing others of our posts from April. Please let me know if I have your permission to share your blog post(s) with them. I won't without your permission. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member of the 1000 Post Club ttiffany20191 Posted March 19, 2013 Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I am going to do it this year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilez133 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm in! www.lifewithcushings.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted March 23, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Great! Thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted March 25, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Only one week until this year's challenge begins. Are you ready? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted April 1, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Reminder! This begins TODAY but it's not too late to sign up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted April 3, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Day One Posts: survive the journey Cushing's Awareness Month: Brain Tumors Can Make You Fat - *A while back (years? months?) a group of Cushing's survivors had a discussion about the various steroid replacements available after surgery to treat the ... Brain Tumors can make you Fat! Which steroid replacement is best? - This blog entry is going to be a little technical in nature, but by the end I hope to explain why it's important to use bio-identical hormones when dealing... Life With Cushing's Plastic Surgery - When I was 17, I thought about getting a breast reduction. I was still pretty thin at this point and it bothered me to by bigger clothes just to fit my bu... My life as a girl with Cushings Let the challenge begin! - There is so much going on this month. Today starts my 30 day blogging challenge for Cushing's awareness. I will post everyday this month on something relat... CushieBlog Cushing’s Awareness Challenge, Day 1: Rare Disease Congressional Caucus Briefing - This year, I'm doing something w-a-y outside my comfort zone for Cushing's Awareness. A while ago, I got this email... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Cushie ~MaryO~ Posted April 4, 2013 Author Chief Cushie Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 We have a new blogger today - Gail blogs at My Life as A Cushie Please read these posts and comment on them, if just to give a bit of encouragement. Life With Cushing's 10 Things I Couldn't Live Without -Aside from family, friends, water, food, shelter, etc., here are the 10 things I would have a very hard time living without. 1. My Laptop I use my... My life as a girl with Cushings 5 Things this Cushing's patient can't live without - 1) Air-conditioning- in the summer I set it at 62, don't think I used the heat more then a few times this Winter. 2) Shower Chair- I don't know what it is ... My Life As A Cushie Cushing's Awareness Blog Challenge 2013 - Day 3 -Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery is the medical term used in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that effect a portion of the n... Brain Tumors can make you Fat! Support is a life jacket - Today is my birthday. Another year of living with and managing this disease. Cushing's Disease doesn't play much of a role in my initial social interacti... 21 hours ago CushieBlog Day Two, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2013 - Uh, Oh - I'm already a day late (and a dollar short?)...and I'm not yet sure what today's topic will be. I seem swamped by everything lately, waking up tir... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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