Every morning I post the current Threat Level. When I arrive at work, I assess the situation and post the days level prominently on my office door. This threat level has nothing to do with terrorists.

It’s all about me.

I have really good mornings most of the time. Today was not one of them. I normally use the real color-coded threat level sign. But that seemed too ordinary to express the condition I had elevated to in the 3 hours between getting out of bed and starting to work. Every joint in my body hurt, my fasting blood glucose was 314, meaning two injections instead of one. I felt feverish, sweaty and grumpy. My skin itched and crawled.

I did not want to go to work. I wanted to scream, throw a tantrum, and go back to bed. But being the dedicated employee that I am, I sucked it up and went to the office. Where I found more crap to irritate me, just reading my email.

Evil Child <—Today’s Threat Level

Someone said “A picture is worth 1,000 words”. I have no clue who this little girl is, but she looks how I felt today. And still feel tonight, so I am sending my grumpy ass to bed now.

Thanks for listening 😉

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I just found out that last week was “Daughter’s Week”. I’m a daughter. I have a daughter. My daughter has two daughters. What now? Am I supposed to send my daughter a card or something? If so, I totally blew that.

Why do daughters get a week anyway? Mothers only get one day.

Very unfair, if you ask me, but I am not consulted about these things. Who decides who gets a day (week or month) in their honor? Congress? The Senate? Or the President? I began researching this process of getting a day/week/month of the calendar. After hours of riding the Internet in a roller coaster (i.e. .gov websites), I still have no clue.

It’s a good thing I’m incredibly stubborn. I’m determined to see “Menopause Awareness” happen. The day/week/month would be dedicated to exposing the rumors, and educating people (not just women) on the realities of this horrifying condition.

It suddenly occurred to me that there may already be a Menopause Awareness day/week/month in existence. I didn’t search for that.

I found this article on my first search (thanks Google!):

Women's Health Org logo

National Menopause Awareness Month

The ORWH joins the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) in recognizing September as National Menopause Awareness Month. This month-long event was established by U.S. federal legislators who recognized the need to increase awareness about the importance of having accurate information to enhance women’s health at menopause and beyond. In support of the same goal, October 18 has been designated World Menopause Day by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Menopause represents the end of a woman’s fertility and, on average, occurs at age 51. Although menopause is a natural event, there are potential short-term health effects (eg, hot flashes) and health consequences over the long term (eg, osteoporosis).

For more information on menopause, visit the NAMS Web site at www.menopause.org.

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WOW! A whole month, and an International Day!! Not too mention our own society! I am so excited!!

I could drop my quest – “how to get a day/week/month for your cause”. But, as you know, I’m stubborn. And maybe, I will want to pursue a different day/week/month down the road, or maybe you do. We will need this information, right? It’s never a waste of time to be prepared…

I’ll keep you posted 😉

Tag: Menopause

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