Friday, September 24, 2021

🎶 ʜᴏᴍᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ! 🎶

  

I hope you are as excited as we are to be here at Homecoming again. I have to say this is one of my favorite series of events that we do, although, for me, it is more than just a series of events. This series of events is in an effort to raise money for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. This is a disease that directly affects my real life, I see it and I live it!

This year we have some great sponsors that have decided to be a part of this fight with us. Please take a look at these organizations and look into them. While you are checking them out, give them a warm thank you!



Check Out Our Sponsors!!


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Diamond beauty is a women's skin store that also specializes in zooby skins.

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Kappa Iota Tau Epsilon is Second Life Fraternity and Sorority

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Gamma Gamma Phi advocates ethical behavior, respect, authenticity, accountability, and integrity. We aspire to excellence in all that we do.
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Nu Upsilon Omega is a second-life sorority.

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They are officially open for business
WELCOME TO OLD SOUL PRODUCTIONS
MODELS ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT ME INWORLD
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http://maps.secondlife.com/.../Seductive.../79/152/1247 Inworld store market place coming soon
Kupra, Maitreya, Belleza, Slink Clothing and Men's apparel (coming soon) and Tip Jars, and Much more
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sponsored by Lil Cuba Resorts owned by Dj Lady K.O. Lαɯʂσɳ™ɢʊռռɛʀ (msloveline)
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Virtual Air Airlines is a diverse airline offering a variety of travel services to the SecondLife community for businesses, personal tours, charters, and daily commuter flights.
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Hillman University is a role play college in the game of Second Life. We offer programs for students to earn a second life degree while learning a trade in the world. These trades are what we feel are essential in playing the game, and can earn income. We at Hillman University take pride in helping our students achieve their goals. Education is the key to success even in our second lives.
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We offer a variety of spa services for women, men, couples, and kids including massage therapy, manicures, pedicures, mud bath. We want to make SL a little more relaxing. Sparenity Spa was designed so you can relax and unwind.
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Sparenity Yoga Centre is the place to achieve balance. Yoga teaches you how to reach within and elevates your discipline. Your mind, body, and spirit will achieve flexibility. Enhance your SL and RL by exploring the practice of yoga.
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Theta Gamma Xi been established since 2012. We're a fraternity organization. Our colors are Teal Black and Gold. Our Mascot is an Eagle.
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Omega Xi Nu is a fraternity that molds and creates men to establish a foundation where passion becomes a success, success makes leaders, and leaders create legends. Omega Xi Nu is the land of savage kings of the pride lands.
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Zeta Theta Mu is a Secondlife Sorority.
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Family Luv Medical/Birthing Center was founded in November 2011 by Destiny Brongniart and Candi Highmist. The Center is a family-oriented practice that believes in giving the patient the best care and experience possible. We at FLMC care about you and your health and our motto is a "family’s love is good medicine". Not only do we care about our patients as if they were our own family but we also have trained professionals who are caring, loving, and have the knowledge base to provide your every need.

We are reasonably priced and have the best role-play a person could ask for. Ask previous patients about their experience with FLMC. Get the real dish on us from our patients. We give you a very realistic experience and no hassles.

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We sincerely thank all of our sponsors and those that have donated during the last two events!

If you want to support other ways, we do have clothing for sale on the marketplace. Here's a look into what we are selling. 





Shop here 
Don't miss out and come join us for the rest of homecoming on September 27th and September 30th! 

See you there!!!


Signing Out
Dr. Cassie Shaw
                        aka
                            Big Sister On Point

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Friday, September 17, 2021

🩸 Sickle Cell Awareness Month 🩸

 


Like I always start off, this is a month that is dear to me but before we go into that, let me just explain to everyone just exactly what is Sickle Cell Disease, who it affects and why is it so important that we try to help to find some kind of solution or cure.

What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)?
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a condition that affects people around the world. Due to the serious health problems associated with SCD there is a need to know more about the disease.


Among those with SCD, their red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a "sickle". The sickle-shaped cells die early, which causes a constant shortage of red blood cells. When a person doesn't have enough red blood cells, they have a condition called anemia. Also, when these misshaped blood cells travel through small blood vessels, they can get stuck and clog the blood flow. Whenever this happens, it results in severe pain and organ damage and can cause serious infections.





People with SCD can live productive lives and enjoy most of the activities that people without SCD do. These are some things that people with SCD can do to stay as healthy as possible:

  • Get regular checkups ~ Regular health checkups with a primary care doctor can help prevent some serious problems.
  • Prevent infections ~ Common illnesses, like influenza quickly can become dangerous for a child with SCD. The best defense is to take simple steps to help prevent infections.
  • Learn healthy habits ~ People with SCD should drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day and eat healthy food. They also should try not to get too hot, too cold, or too tired.
  • Look for clinical studies ~ New clinical research studies are happening all the time to find better treatments and, hopefully, a cure for SCD. People who take part in these studies might have access to new medicines and treatments.
  • Get support ~ People with SCD should find a patient support group or other organization in the community that can provide information, assistance, and support.
However, there are also stages to this disease and those with the more severe stage find it hard to participate in everyday lives because going through a Sickle Cell "Crisis" also causes organ damage and this also affects the person's quality of life.

How do you get it?

People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have sickle cell trait (SCT). People with SCT usually do not have any of the symptoms of sickle cell disease (SCD), but they can pass the trait on to their children.

SCT is diagnosed with a simple blood test. People at risk of having SCT can talk with a doctor or health clinic about getting this test.


How Sickle Cell Trait is Inherited
  • If both parents have SCT, there is a 50% (or 1 in 2) chance that any child of theirs also will have SCT, if the child inherits the sickle cell gene from one of the parents. Such children will not have symptoms of SCD, but they can pass SCT on to their children.
  • If both parents have SCT, there is a 25% (or 1 in 4) chance that any child of theirs will have SCD. There is the same 25% (or 1 in 4) chance that the child will not have SCD or SCT.

-- Know your body especially before having children. Although I do not have the disease, I deal with this on a very regular basis due to someone in my family. This disease is lethal and very painful. It causes organ damage and failure and leads to death. I am being blunt because it's just that serious. 
If you know someone in your life with the disease then you understand what I am saying.

Every year, Eta Sigma Delta does their annual Greek Homecoming which is a set of week-long events, while this is fun it is also to serve a very important cause, Sickle Cell Awareness. This year we did something a little different and spread it out to a month-long set of events. We raise money to donate in the hopes of one day they will find more effective ways to help our loved ones. Help in the cause... This year those events will be held from September 2nd until September 30th.









Signing off
Cassie D. Shaw MD
                       aka
                           Big Sister On Point
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