National Suicide Prevention Week Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues. Every year thousands of individuals die by… Continue reading National Suicide Prevention Week
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Pain Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month The month of September has been declared Pain Awareness Month. Pain Awareness Month is a time when various organizations work to raise public awareness of issues in the area of pain and pain management. Links https://www.theacpa.org/pain-awareness/september-is-pain-awareness-month/
PTSD Awareness Day 2020
National PTSD Awareness Day National PTSD Awareness Day in the USA 2020. National PTSD Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 27. It aims to raise awareness of posttraumatic stress disorder, a mental health problem that may develop after a person has been exposed to one or more traumatic events. Links https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp
Knee Surgery
Knee Surgery And 2020 just keeps on bringing it! just got back from the orthopedic doctor for my “final” look at my knee after my surgery 6 weeks ago. I noticed that I wasn’t healing as fast as I had hoped and I found out that it is because I’m not really healing. It looks… Continue reading Knee Surgery
Flag Day
Flag Day Me putting up my American Flag on Flag Day a few years back.
Men’s Health Month
Men’s Health Month The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives healthcare providers, public policymakers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment… Continue reading Men’s Health Month
World MS Day
World MS Day World MS Day unites individuals and organizations from around the world to raise awareness and move us closer to a world free of MS. In 2009, the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) and its members initiated the first World MS Day. Together we have reached hundreds of thousands of people around the… Continue reading World MS Day
Coronavirus Outbreak at Marine Corps Boot Camp Infects Dozens of Recruits, Staff Members
Coronavirus Outbreak at Marine Corps Boot Camp A coronavirus outbreak has infected dozens of Marine recruits and staff members at the service’s East Coast recruit training center, prompting the suspension of additional arrivals for the foreseeable future, defense officials said Monday. The cases at Parris Island, S.C., emerged following a “wave in testing” over the… Continue reading Coronavirus Outbreak at Marine Corps Boot Camp Infects Dozens of Recruits, Staff Members
Maskholes
Maskholes I have heard a number of people tell me that a mask (be it N95 or other types of mask) will not work for this virus, and on the surface they are correct. The problem comes down to size actually. The COVID-19 virus is somewhere around 0.1um or 0.1 micrometres in size. While the… Continue reading Maskholes
Injecting myself with bleach – NOT
Injecting myself with bleach – NOT I’m going to get away from posting about my medical issues for this post, please bear with me and no I’m not going to inject myself with bleach!! {Stepping Onto the Soap Box} I’m shocked, no, I’m amazed as to how stupid people truly are. This whole thing about the… Continue reading Injecting myself with bleach – NOT
