Day: April 1, 2025

🖤 Another loss, just as Cushing’s Awareness Month started again.

MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge, Other Bloggers

From Cushie Blogger

Shianne Lombard-Treman passed just three days ago. She had a form of Cushing’s Syndrome caused by adrenal tumors, and I am in remission from Cushing’s Disease caused by a tumor on my pituitary. My heart aches thinking of Shianne and all those we have lost in the last few years. Today marks the start of Cushing’s Disease Awareness Month (and Adrenal Insufficiency Awareness Month – a common result from Cushing’s treatment). I had not committed myself to the annual blogger’s challenge, but the overflowing tears while I watched this video make me wonder if I should…

Read more at https://muskegfarm.blogspot.com/2018/04/another-loss-just-as-cushings-awareness.html

🦓 From a Past Blogging Challenge: Day 1: Blogging with the Cushies

MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge, Other Bloggers

Since not too many people signed up this year, I’m going to be reposting some past Blogging Challenge Posts:

MaryO kicks off Cushing’s Awareness Month with a blog post about a testing method that had been discussed for years but many of us haven’t been tested this way. 

From http://cushingsmoxie.blogspot.com/2017/04/day-1-blogging-with-cushies-featuring.html?m=1

🦓 From a Past Blogging Challenge

MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge, Other Bloggers ,

 

Since no other people signed up this year, I’m going to be reposting some past Blogging Challenge Posts:

From Danielle’s Blog at http://www.lifewithcushings.com/

Today, I’m going to be talking about my Cushing’s story, which still continues, even 8 years after I was diagnosed.

I remember the moment I realized something wasn’t right.  My mom was taking me to the mall, because none of my jeans fit me anymore.  She was talking about how she wished I would try to lose weight, because she has been overweight most of her life, and didn’t want that for me.  But, I needed pants to wear to school, so I bought another size up.  I remember thinking, nothing has changed.  I didn’t eat more, or less, I hadn’t stopped any activities.  Maybe this was just my metabolism slowing down.

 

Read more here: http://www.lifewithcushings.com/