Hi PJ, nice blog... I really like your idea of using the stats as a scare tactic to raise awareness, and if you have to scare people so be it!! We all know that knowledge and understanding brings awareness, so if you can accomplish it this way then I'm all for it.

Hopefully more of us know that osteoporosis isn't an old woman's or even a women's disorder, so we all need to take it upon ourselves to get diagnosed, hopefully prevent or treat this before it's too late. Since there are very few symptoms we can't wait around until we have them, because that usually means we've fractured already and turning back the clock doesn't work.

Osteoporosis can occur through pregnancy and lactation, idiopathically in young children and like you mentioned in your other blog, through the excessive exercise seen in some young athletes. There are many in their childhood, or in their 20's and 30's that have this so we need to pay attention.

Thanks for your ideas; I'm going to try this approach since what I've done to raise awareness HASN'T worked.

Pam

PJ Hamel

5/ 8/09 6:49pm

And than YOU so much, Pam, for this thoughtful response, and the links. I always appreciate your thorough, clear posts; you offer so much good information to this site. Coming from a breast cancer background, I'm used to "in your face" awareness-raising, rather than the "kind and gentle" approach taken by the NOF. I think it's time they get a new marketing agency and GET THE WORD OUT THERE already!Myabe we can help in the meantime... Take care - PJ

Pam Flores

5/ 8/09 8:18pm

Thanks PJ for your kind and encouraging words!  I do believe you just hit the nail on the head, and this has been a personal quandry for me for a long time, on why more people don't know about the hazardous implications of this silent disease.  The information on osteoporosis is out there, but the dissemination of it just may be too low key.  Maybe the NOF could get some ideas from you for ramping up the advertising message about this, for all of us.. 

 

The NOF would probably love it, when you look at the numbers of people who are so unaware.  You have another new calling to add to your arsenal of knowledge and advocacy..

 

Thanks again and keep up the Very Good Work and education for both Breast Cancer and Osteoporosis!!

 

You have a very wonderful insight!!

 

Pam, just one of your many appreciative suporters!