Monday, September 13, 2021 is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day. According to The Celiac Disease Foundation Celiac Disease “is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people. Where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine." Celiac is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. While many go undiagnosed and are at risk for health … [Read more...]
International Assistance Dog Week
August 1-7, 2021 is International Assistance Dog Week (IADW). IADW purpose is to “recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability related limitations.” The organization works to promote assistance dogs and resources for those in need of assistance dogs. Background International Assistance Dog Week was established through the … [Read more...]
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States which honors and mourns the Americans who have died in the performance of their military duties. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. History On May 1, 1865 in Charleston, SC, African Americans honored hundreds of Black soldiers killed in the Civil War and buried in mass graves. To begin … [Read more...]
Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in Mass.
Goodridge v. Mass. Department of Public Health On May 17, 2004 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that Massachusetts’ Constitution requires the state recognize same-sex marriage. Allowing, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey of Malden, Mass. to become the first legally married same-sex couple in the United States. On the same day 77 other couples were able to marry. While hundreds … [Read more...]
Donate Life
April is national Donate Life Month. At any given time there are over 100,000 people awaiting a life saving transplant. This is according to the Donate Life organization. The Coalition on Donation was founded in 1992. Renamed in 2006 to Donate Life, In their time they have registered over 165 million people to their organization. Understanding Donation Currently, donors can sign-up … [Read more...]
Purple Day: Supporting Epilepsy Awareness
Purple Day is an international grassroots effort to increase awareness for epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th people in all countries are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness. About Epilepsy Approximately 50 million people (2.2 million Americans) have epilepsy. It is one of the most common neurological diseases globally. Most epilepsy begins at the … [Read more...]
