The Doctors and Staff of Florida Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists wish you a Happy Mother’s day. This celebration has been a national holiday since 1914. In 2016, it is good to know that this holiday is still important to our hearts and valued by society.
We send our mothers special tokens of the love and honor, we feel at this time. We thank her for her love, endurance and patience. Without our mothers, we realize, we might not have attained many of our dreams.
Florida Lung, Asthma and Sleep Specialists wish a Happy Mother’s Day to You and Your Mother, and your Mother’s Mother.
National Women’s Lung Health Week and Lung Cancer Awareness
Mother’s Day Dates connect almost directly with National Women’s Lung Health Week, May 10-16. You might find races and events in your community to support the cause of awareness of healthy lungs in women. This week is vitally important since it the chosen time to advocate women’s right
s and responsibilities for healthy lungs.
Help get the word out about women and lung health. A distressing fact is that a US woman dies every 8 minutes, due to lung cancer. That statistic is the primary reason for the American Lung Association’s campaign to support the fight against it.
Did you know that lung cancer is now the number one cancer killer of women? A recent survey stated only one percent of women interviewed thought that lungs were a health concern of any kind.
The doctors and staff of FLASS know society needs advocacy, education and awareness of the huge effect of lung cancer on our wives, daughters, sisters, aunts and mothers!
You know about ribbons for advocacy and awareness, but did you know the color for fighting woman’s lung cancer is turquoise? During this coming week, you will see turquoise lights on some women’s health institutions, and turquoise ribbons adorning lapels and collars.
Be a Lung Force Hero
It’s easy to show your support for LUNG FORCE and raise awareness by wearing TURQUOISE. We also hope you share your photos from runs, expos, or lung cancer survivor stories on Facebook and twitter. Here are some handy hashtags: #LUNGFORCE #ShareYourVoice and#TurquoiseTakeover