Blog #10 - Academic Institutions and Women

I believe that academic institutions can be more active in the health of women by holding more information sessions about health issues for women. If it is brought to their attention over and over again, then more women will start to pay attention to what is being said to them. Especially if the health issue is one that hits close to home, like a mother or friend that is having health problems. Schools could pass out flyers on different subjects or different meetings and women will attend.

Blog #9 - Eating Disorder

Having a friend with an eating disorder is very difficult to find a way to deal with. You don't want to push them away by confronting them, but you also do not want to watch them die because that is what will eventually happen if someone does not step up and say something. So what I would do is find a way to confront that person. Not in a mean way but as a concerned friend. Maybe gather some information to have some facts right there in front of both of us. Maybe talk them into attending a group session that I would attend also as support. I would try my best to let them know that it is their well being I am concerned about and let them know that my door is always open if they need me for anything.

Blog #8

I guess the biggest problem I have with getting old is knowing that one day I will lose my parents and that I am also getting closer to death. Age doesn't really bother me; it's the thought of losing those around me that I love as I age. I also thought when I was younger that I would be set in life by now. I sure didn't think that I would still be in school! The things that don't bother me about aging is having the chance to watch my kids grow and having more time to spend with them and my husband. I love my kids being young now and I know I will always see them that way, but I can't wait to see what they make of themselves as adults.

Blog #7 - Friend with a STD

I actually had a friend that thought she had a STD and did not want to get tested. I found out afterwards, so I was not able to talk to her about it but I do know what I would have told her. If you feel like you have a STD, it is extremely important to get tested as soon as possible. This will prevent the disease from becoming worse and causing more problems, and women have a lot more at risk from STDs. A STD untreated could cause a women to lose their fertility and it could cause them to have their uterus removed. This is why it is so important to be tested right away. Not to mention to stop the spreading of the disease. You have to think of other people besides yourself!