Film and television producer, Sandy Howard, passed away at the age of 80 due to Alzheimer disease complications in Woodland Hills, California. She was best known for producing “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and the 1970s Western “A Man Called Horse.”
I know I have been writing a lot about the ovarian cancer the past couple of months. I guess it is something I am feeling passionate about right now because it seems to have gotten so little attention over the past few years, while breast cancer awareness has seemed to thrive. Both are incredibly personal, life threatening diseases that thousands of women must confront each and every year. If I can help raise awareness enough for one or two of you to do what it takes to save your life, I’ll feel better. Heck – it has surely made me more conscious of my body and how to look for signs of ovarian cancer.
I wanted to give readers an update on what is being done at some hospitals to help the drug-resistant staph infection problem reported in October (read “What to Know about the New Drug Resistant Staph Infectionâ€).
Looking for a way to get involved in Ovarian Cancer Awareness and maybe get a little something back too? L’Oreal Paris is donating 100% of the net profits from its Color of Hope Jewelry collection to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. All of the jewelry features O-shaped clasps, representing life, endurance, love and ovarian cancer.
If you know someone who has died from breast cancer, if you know someone fighting breast cancer or if you yourself have been diagnosed with breast cancer, take courage in knowing that there are people and organizations out there fighting for a cure to this disease. And that’s not all. You can be one of those people that help find that cure.
