Once again we've come to the last day of Movember, it's always a great month, I love the mo's & I've loved frocking up ( Todays frock, a pink chiffon one i bought for Puppy on the radios party a few years ago. last nite i spoke of how I love the fact that we do all discuss depression & men's health issues more, tonight i thought I'd give you the words of some men, Puppy on the Radio,& JJ my 16 yr ols son. Two men who have lived with depression in different ways, and both of whom have lost a close family member to cancer this year.
Yes - it's PuppyOnTheRadio again, who is living testament to the fact that depression can be a debilitating disease, but more importantly one that can be treated, and eventually, overcome. Given what I have gone through over the last couple of years, and the fact that I am bouncing back, demonstrates that more than anything else.
While it is important to raise money as part of Movember, and to of course grow a fantastic landscape of facial hair - or in kitty's case, wear lots of dresses - the other thing is that people are aware that in the case of men's health it is importnat to see your doctor when the first signs of anything odd appear. The sooner it's discovered, the more successful treatment can be. Kitty mentioned losing someone to cancer, but at the same time we still have a few family member's who have struggled and survived, and the world is a much better place for that. There is no shame in admitting that you may be unwell.
(Apparently I was only supposed to write a sentence or two. Ooops. On to JJ.)
Hello people, i'm JJ. i live a pretty normal life, i go to school, i play games , i see my friends occasionly, but thats not why im writing this. I'm writing this because i want to raise the awareness of men's health issues. Earlier in the year i lost my uncle, who was a great man, to a violent form of cancer. Before this unfortunate incident i was living as i had been before, but even when you think your going to be ok, you probably wont. Losing my uncle has been very hard on me
and i'm just starting to bounce back. i have never felt like i have this year, and hope to never feel this way again :). thx 4 reading this :)
Please donate to Movember, here's the link
http://au.movember.com/mospace/223923
Well this is almost goodbye for another year, i'm sure we'll be back next year in someway or another.This year over we've had over 800 views of our blog and raised some money -keep the conversations going.... remember to always keep your sense of humour....
