Awareness

The Warrior and the Dance of the Phoenix:

This weekend, I’m a presenter and vendor at the Sage Fair – the first of this type here in London – being held at the Western Fair Canada Building.  We’re there Saturday, November 26, from 10am until 6pm, and will be presenting this display at 5:30pm on the main stage.  If you can’t make the show, we do have video and will soon be posting the video showing the presentation in its full run recorded on the 25th.  We are also at the show from noon until 5pm on Sunday the 27th, but will not be running the presentation.  The text of that monologue is here, as well as the first reveal of the newest work in the Lavender Phoenix Collection…

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This Weekend!

It’s all confirmed!  Almost done preparations and planning!  We will be in booth 15 at Sage Fair (http:\\sagefair.com) in the Canada Building at Western Fair.  Friday 6 to 9. Saturday 10 to 6. Sunday Noon to 5.  Admission is just $8 for adults, $5 for students and free for childrn under 12. See a host of wellness vendors and learn how to live well!

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A personal story related to PSA tests…

Yesterday I posted information offering a warning about PSA test results being misread or taken to a needless treatment for cancer of the prostate. The story I’ve linked to below is a personal experience relating the value of the PSA tests, and shows a very positive example of how to properly use test results to make an informed decision. A single PSA test with high results has, in some cases, been used to decide to take actions that may or may not have been beneficial to the patient, but in this case, a series of tests led to a biopsy and proper diagnosis and treatment of a developing cancer.  The important message here is to be properly and fully informed before making those choices! Follow the example of the author of this article, and you are likely to make the right choices for the right reasons.

From Medical News Today: Read the full article.

PSA Screening Tests may do more harm than good…

Prostate-specific antigen, more commonly known as PSA, can be a marker for early detection of Prostate Cancer, but blood tests that check PSA levels may lead to treatments and surgeries that are not required. A US Panel have reviewed the testing data and are concerned now that healthy men who have tested higher levels may have ended up doing more harm than good by having surgery and/or cancer treatments as a result. Such elevated levels of PSA can also show up in tests from men that have only an infection, enlarged prostate, or perhaps a small cancerous tumor that is too small and slow growing to be of concern.

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Pink-tober, Taking action and more changes coming…

Just a week from now the entire nation – indeed other nations as well – turns pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month filled with more and more events aimed at increasing awareness of the need to have regular mammograms, raise funds to support research and support programs and much more. Founded in 1985 in partnership with the American Cancer Society and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, this has grown to international strength and raises millions annually.

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