I used to be a huge fan of this show but, I stopped watching when almost every episode carried some political or moral message. I also was bummed about the constant killing off of docs I was really starting to like. (I totally missed Dr Pratts killing....)
Anyhow....
On March 26, they will be airing an episode written specifically for Camp Del Corazon (www.campdelcorazon.org) and I would venture to guess Tom Arnold had a big hand in it. The story line is about a kid with a heart defect and his struggles. I believe it is being played by the brother from iCarly.
Camp Del Corazon was asked to supply many of the extras so, yesterday Ivan and Rebekah spent the entire day on the Warner Brothers lot. Some of her friends have a longer commitment...which will surely mean more face time in the episode...some were even asked to bring sleeping bags...so clearly alot of this focuses on the camp. Rebekah was asked to dance. Ivan says if he hears that song "I feel good" one more time he might go crazy. They were reenacting the dances at camp. Rebekah was asked to bring her camp shirt but, for some reason never asked to put it on.
The awarenss to CHDs that this can bring is huge in my opinion. Not only did these actors work with these kids, but now everyone who watches ER will hear more about them and see the many "normal" kids that CHDs affect.
I wonder if there will be camp facts at the end of the episode? That would be kinda cool. And more in your face....There are at least 7 heart camps I can think of ...and prob more (there are 2 in California!) Just the sheer amount of kids who attend these would be a heck of an eye opener to many people who dont realize that that 1 out of every 100 people has a Heart Defect.
so dont forget to watch ER on the 26th of March...rebekah has light blue jeans, a flowered shirt and is wearing a lei in the scene....and prob drooling over John Stamos as I understand it....
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
CHDs
I stole this from a friend....but I think it is important to read....she titled it soap box....I wont go so far...I just want you to know....
My soapbox is more directed at the AHA.....someday I might ramble about it. (or maybe I have already here....hmm I see an AHA tag...I think I have)
I know the person that started the CHD awareness Day....I spent many years working hard to promote it...only to find the AHA had more money and more lobby power...and could never get a president to declare it...Got the Governor (not the governator...go figure he has a heart defect) and the mayor of Irvine and quite frankly, became jaded and have focused my efforts elsewhere...
Over the years, I have met many people who have had siblings with CHDs, some have passed away and even then they had no idea how common they are.
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With this being CHD Awareness Week (& the 14th is CHD Awareness Day) I am going to take a moment and stand on my soap box, please bear with me here.
Most all know that February is National Heart Month. We are all familiar with wear Red Dress Day, we are all familiar of the importance of understanding adult and youth acquired heart disease. It is a well known fact that heart disease is the #1 killer among women. Because everyone relates February with Valentine's Day and love, chocolate candy hearts, and the color red it only makes sense February would be chosen as National Heart Month. But if you were to go ask the average person on the street if they ever heard of Congenital Heart Defects, I am sure your response would be quite different from those about acquired heart disease.
By no means do we want to down play the importance of acquired heart disease and the need for prevention and intervention. But we do need to make aware the need for more research and awareness to those who are BORN with Congenital Heart Defects. It was not lifestyle or age that brought on these defects, and there was no way to stop it from happening.
To the parents who have a child born with a heart defect it is mind blowing how little awareness there is for the #1 Most Common Birth Defect. There has, fortunately, been a greater amount of funding going into CHD research, however, there is still a much greater need for more.
Please help join in the Awareness this week and pass this on.
1. Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) is a defect of the heart present at birth.
2. CHD's are the #1 most common birth defect, affecting 1 in every 100 babies born.
3. CHD's are the #1 most common cause of infant death related to birth defects within the first year of life.
4. There are at least 35 different known Congential Heart Defects.
5. 1 in 10 born with a CHD will have a fatal defect.
6. There is no known cause for CHD's, however, genetics and environmental factors can play a role in the defects. Scientist have been able to discover over 100 mutations that are directly linked to the heart.
7. There is no known cure or prevention for CHD's. Most born with heart defects will require some form of palliative surgical intervention.
8. Through research and medical advancements the mortality rate after surgery has significantly decreased in the past 20-30 years. On average it is about 5% compared to the 30% it was.
9. There are an estimated 1 - 1.2 million living with a CHD in the US.
10. Nearly twice as many children die each year from CHD's, than from all forms of childhood cancers combined. (Yet Max has both)
Spread the word and wear your Red & Blue on Feb. 14th
My soapbox is more directed at the AHA.....someday I might ramble about it. (or maybe I have already here....hmm I see an AHA tag...I think I have)
I know the person that started the CHD awareness Day....I spent many years working hard to promote it...only to find the AHA had more money and more lobby power...and could never get a president to declare it...Got the Governor (not the governator...go figure he has a heart defect) and the mayor of Irvine and quite frankly, became jaded and have focused my efforts elsewhere...
Over the years, I have met many people who have had siblings with CHDs, some have passed away and even then they had no idea how common they are.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With this being CHD Awareness Week (& the 14th is CHD Awareness Day) I am going to take a moment and stand on my soap box, please bear with me here.
Most all know that February is National Heart Month. We are all familiar with wear Red Dress Day, we are all familiar of the importance of understanding adult and youth acquired heart disease. It is a well known fact that heart disease is the #1 killer among women. Because everyone relates February with Valentine's Day and love, chocolate candy hearts, and the color red it only makes sense February would be chosen as National Heart Month. But if you were to go ask the average person on the street if they ever heard of Congenital Heart Defects, I am sure your response would be quite different from those about acquired heart disease.
By no means do we want to down play the importance of acquired heart disease and the need for prevention and intervention. But we do need to make aware the need for more research and awareness to those who are BORN with Congenital Heart Defects. It was not lifestyle or age that brought on these defects, and there was no way to stop it from happening.
To the parents who have a child born with a heart defect it is mind blowing how little awareness there is for the #1 Most Common Birth Defect. There has, fortunately, been a greater amount of funding going into CHD research, however, there is still a much greater need for more.
Please help join in the Awareness this week and pass this on.
1. Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) is a defect of the heart present at birth.
2. CHD's are the #1 most common birth defect, affecting 1 in every 100 babies born.
3. CHD's are the #1 most common cause of infant death related to birth defects within the first year of life.
4. There are at least 35 different known Congential Heart Defects.
5. 1 in 10 born with a CHD will have a fatal defect.
6. There is no known cause for CHD's, however, genetics and environmental factors can play a role in the defects. Scientist have been able to discover over 100 mutations that are directly linked to the heart.
7. There is no known cure or prevention for CHD's. Most born with heart defects will require some form of palliative surgical intervention.
8. Through research and medical advancements the mortality rate after surgery has significantly decreased in the past 20-30 years. On average it is about 5% compared to the 30% it was.
9. There are an estimated 1 - 1.2 million living with a CHD in the US.
10. Nearly twice as many children die each year from CHD's, than from all forms of childhood cancers combined. (Yet Max has both)
Spread the word and wear your Red & Blue on Feb. 14th
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