Ovarian Cancer Day - May 8, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Ovarian Cancer Day

Cancer is never a happy subject to contemplate. But despite the specter of it in all our lives, we now have the scientific tools to fight back. Ovarian cancer is a particularly harmful and misunderstood form of the disease. Ovarian Cancer Day, therefore, is an opportunity to bring women together from across the globe to raise awareness and help fight this condition. 

Learn about Ovarian Cancer Day

Ovarian cancer is a major disease, responsible for some 140,000 deaths globally every year. However, as with many other gynecological disorders, it is not particularly well understood, especially in some developing regions. For that reason, the charity, Target Ovarian Cancer, spearheaded Ovarian Cancer Day, a global initiative to highlight the plight of women with the condition and provide hope. Ovarian Cancer Day, the organizers hope, will help to encourage governments and private institutions to dedicate more resources to the field. With enough money and scientific investigation, survival rates can improve, just as they have for other forms of cancer. 

Ovarian cancer occurs in the ovaries – the sac-like structures containing human egg cells in women – causing a host of complications. Women with the condition typically develop bloating, difficulty eating, pain in the abdominal area, and an increased need to urinate. Even though ovarian cancer is the eighth most common in the world, medics still frequently misdiagnose it. There is a need, therefore, for greater awareness and improved diagnostic equipment. 

History of Ovarian Cancer Day

Ovarian Cancer Day is the brainchild of Target Ovarian Cancer. This leading cancer charity funds lifesaving research and provides support to women undergoing treatment. The charity first incorporated in 2008 and since then has pursued three main pillars, designed to take the edge off the disease.

The charity’s primary goal is to improve early cancer diagnosis. If you can catch ovarian cancer early, patients have a much higher chance of survival. The second goal is to raise money for lifesaving research. Currently, the charity supports some of the most novel and revolutionary and promising treatments that offer hope to millions of women with the condition. 

Finally, there’s a pressing need to provide support for those with the disease. Living with cancer is always a challenge, but ovarian cancers are particularly troubling for all concerned. Target Ovarian Cancer makes special care provision for some patients. 

While the charity first opened its doors in 2008, it wasn’t until 2013 that it launched Ovarian Cancer Day. It was the first event of its kind anywhere in the world, so the organization opened it up to the global community. The day brought together organizations from around the world to teach communities about the disease and the symptoms associated with it. 

Ovarian cancer is a severe health problem in practically every country, both rich and poor. Both medics and individuals need to know the signs and symptoms so that they can screen women and catch the disease early in its development. Part of the purpose of the day itself is to create a sense of solidarity among all those affected. The organizers want people to know that this is a scourge that they can fight and that there is always hope. 

In the years following 2013, Ovarian Cancer Day continued to gain momentum. Target Ovarian Cancer now works with more than one hundred ovarian cancer charities across more than thirty-two countries. They raise money for research, improve the public consciousness of the disease, and highlight the importance of getting symptoms checked out early. 

Medics often diagnose ovarian cancer at a late stage in its development. In the early stages, symptoms tend to be mild. People pass them off as other conditions and don’t entertain the idea that they might be seriously ill. Physicians, therefore, typically encounter patients with advanced disease. 

Both doctors and patients, therefore, need to consider the possibility of ovarian cancer early – if only to rule it out. The sooner they detect it, the more treatable it becomes. 

Target Ovarian Cancer regularly organizes high-profile events to foster and direct the ovarian cancer conversation. In 2016, for instance, the charity organized a fund-raising event in which participants walked along the Great Wall of China! 

With Ovarian Cancer Day in the calendar, we all have an excuse to get stuck in. You can do something silly, and help support the hundreds of thousands of women who learn they have the condition every year. 

thanks for the funnies, Becky

Joke of the Day

OLD WATCH

My young daughter was wearing a beat up old watch a friend had given her.

I asked her, "Does it tell the time?"

My daughter looked at me and said, "No, you have to look at it."

Word of the Day

dead hand

MEANING:

noun:
1. The stifling influence of something, especially of the past on the present.
2. The perpetual ownership of property by institutions, such as churches.

ETYMOLOGY:

A literal translation of the term mortmain. Earliest documented use: 1615.

USAGE:

“If the corona curves continue to crest, Covid-19 might expose as much about the dead hand of capitalism (the corruption, the hubris, the greed) as Chernobyl ever did about communism.”
Ben Schott; Diary; The Spectator (London, UK); Apr 4, 2020.

Idiom of the Day

23. The grass is always greener on the other side

Meaning: People tend to want whatever they don’t have.

This Day in History

1541 - Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. He called it Rio de Espiritu Santo.

1794 - Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine. He was the French chemist that discovered oxygen.

1847 - The rubber tire was patented by Robert W. Thompson.

1886 - Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented what would later be called "Coca-Cola."

1914 - The U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

1921 - Sweden abolished capital punishment.


1956 - Alfred E. Neuman appeared on the cover of "Mad Magazine" for the first time.


1961 - New Yorkers selected a new name for their new National League baseball franchise. They chose the Mets.

1970 - The Beatles album "Let it Be" was released.


1984 - Joanie (Erin Moran) and Chachi (Scott Baio) got married on ABC-TV's "Happy Days."


1985 - "New Coke" was released to the public on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola.


1997 - Larry King received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


1999 - The first female cadet graduated from The Citadel military college.


DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, May 8:

You are a playful, witty person who is also success-oriented and determined. You can be changeable in your manner, despite being solid and focused overall, so that others are not sure who they are going to meet from one day to the next! Light-hearted and personable many days, you can also be serious and withdrawn at other times. You are mentally quick and have a unique perspective on life. Famous people born today:

1737 Edward Gibbon, English historian (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire), born in Putney, England (d. 1794)

1753 Phillis Wheatley, American poet who was both the second published African-American poet and first published African-American woman, born in West Africa (d. 1784)

1884 Harry Truman, 33rd US President (D - 1945-53), born in Lamar, Missouri (d. 1972)

1919 Mordecai Anielewicz, Jewish commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, born in Wyszków, Second Polish Republic (d. 1943)

1926 David Attenborough, Naturalist, TV producer and host (BBC "Life" Series), born in London, England

1940 Peter Benchley, American novelist (Jaws, The Deep), born in NYC, New York (d. 2006)

1975 Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter and King of Latin Pop (Bailamos, Hero), born in Madrid, Spain

thanks, Bonnie

READERS INFO

1.

Sunday, May 10 -

The Woman Who Created Mother's Day Ended Up Hating the Holiday

2.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

Today I am back on calls for the foodbank, but later I will be making Claudia's Amazing Five-Star Ricotta Gnocchi with my handy little gnocchi board.

 My little gnocchi board.

I had just learned how to make ricotta substitute for her ricotta desserts, which I served of an evening to a young couple I know, and then I saw this. I love gnocci but instead of slathering it with tomato sauce, I melt a ton of butter in a ceramic dish, roll the cooked gnocchi in it, sprinkle it with Romano, and bake it until a little brown.

Or I make Schupfnudel by 1/4 c. browning bread crumbs in 1/2 c. butter until brown, fragrant, and very toasty, then roll the hot drained gnocchi in that. (I also do that to hot cauliflower, a nice change from cheese sauce).

Oh, it is so heavenly.

FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS

1.

M for Mama!

Did you know that in most languages around the world, the word for “mother” usually begins with the letter M?

• Afrikaans: Moeder, Ma
• Albanian: Mëmë
• Belarusan: Matka
• Brazilian Portuguese: Mãe
• Bulgarian: Majka
• Croatian: Mati, Majka
• Danish: Mor
• Dutch: Moeder, Moer
• English: Mother, Mama, Mom
• French: Mère, Maman
• German: Mutter
• Greek: Màna
• Hawaiian: Makuahine
• Hindi : Ma, Maji
• Icelandic: Móðir
• Irish: Máthair
• Italian: Madre, Mamma
• Latin: Mater
• Lithuanian: Motina
• Macedonian: Majka
• Norwegian: Madre
• Sicilian: Matri
• Old Greek: Mytyr
• Slovak: Mama, Matka
• Slovenian: Máti
• Persian: Madr, Maman
• Spanish: Madre, Mamá, Mami
• Swahili: Mama, Mzazi, Mzaa
• Polish: Matka, Mama
• Swedish: Mamma, Mor, Morsa
• Portuguese: Mãe
• Swiss German: Mueter
• Ukrainian: Mati
• Romanian: Mama, Maica
• Russian: Mat’
• Yiddish: Muter

2.

“Don’t talk when your mouth full,” is actually one of the most common instructions every mother would say to their children.

3.

Ironically, the founder of Mother’s Day Holiday never married and had no child.

4.

The world’s first official commemoration of Mother’s Day actually started in the United States. It was in 1908 when Anna Javis organized observances in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia on May 10^th to celebrate the mother of the household. She lobbied congressmen tirelessly until President Woodrow Wilson signed the order declaring Mother’s Day to be a national holiday. Hooray!

5.

In ancient Greece, the Greeks celebrated Mothers Day by honouring “the mother of the gods,” Rhea, during the spring, when life would burst and bloom.

HISTORICAL BOOK FRIDAY

Life magazine during the war years

LIFE



Pictures of the day

The German Instrument of Surrender was the legal document  that effected the termination of the Nazi regime and ended World  War II in Europe. A July 1944 draft version had also included  the surrender of the German government, but this was changed  due to concern that there might be no functional German  government that could surrender; instead, the document stated  that it could be "superseded by any general instrument of  surrender imposed by, or on behalf of the United Nations",  which was done the next month. This photograph shows Field  Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of  Surrender in Berlin. The first surrender document was signed  on 7 May 1945 in Reims by General Alfred Jodl, but this  version was not recognized by the Soviet High Command and a revised version was required. Prepared in three languages on  8 May, it was not ready for signing in Berlin until after midnight;  consequently, the physical signing was delayed until nearly  1:00 a.m. on 9 May, and backdated to 8 May to be consistent  with the Reims agreement and public announcements of the  surrender already made by Western leaders.

WALES

A goat with a reserved spot.

knit
thanks,  Denise

Tiny Rose

knit
thanks, Amber

Madeira Shawl pattern by Jayalakshmi

knit

Cabled Toddler Socks pattern by Rosemary Waits

knit

Zinnia Hat pattern by Darlene Kitterman

knit

Hot Dogs

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

La Bonita Blouse

Cropped Cardi

crochet

thanks, Gabby

Pinwheel Square

crochet
thanks, Sasha

Summer Retro Tote Bag

crochet

Wild Animal Finger Puppets

crochet

Vintage Mary Jane Baby Booties 

crochet

Asteri (The Star) pattern by BebaBlanket



RECIPE

thanks, Sally

Mini Meatloaves

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Slow-Cooker Chicken Burgundy Stew

SWEETS ... Slow Cooker

thanks, Vicky

Slow Cooker Brownies

COOKBOOK FRIDAY

Depression Era Recipes JAP

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Alice

Made Up Words You’ll Want to Start Using

Typerventilate

(ty-per-'ven-tih-layt) v.—To send messages in rapid sequence.

Metox

('mee-toks) v.—To take a break from self-absorption. 

CRAFTS ... sewing

thanks, Kathy

DIY How to Sew a Surgical Face Mask for Hospitals in Need

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Silly Putty

thanks, Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

PUZZLE

Turtle Right Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

absorb affirmation anyway apace approval assessment basis blame boast

dishonest eager early flare grade grime gross grow

house illness judge junior label limit

magic merit rarity ratio scour seas seize seldom shrub

sire sound swift sword tier utter worth wrestle

SUDOKU ... medium

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Debbie

CLEVER 

Electronic dance music, also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals

EDM Livestreams to Watch

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Maria

State Reopening Tracker

Green: Green means go...with extreme caution. Governments have allowed many nonessential businesses to reopen (with heavy restrictions) in these states. Yellow: Restrictions will start to ease in the next week or two.  Blue: Broader reopenings have a slightly longer timeline than the yellow states, but there's movement and already some easing of lockdowns.   Gray: These states are still watching, waiting before putting more aggressive opening plans into place.  Important to note...just like U.S. states aren't easing restrictions at the same time, neither are local jurisdictions within those states.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers. -Thomas Pynchon, novelist (b. 8 May 1937)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

Hiding somewhere in this large pile of logs is a cat.  Take a quick look and see if you can find the hidden feline.

If you keep looking, you should be able to find the cat.  It is a common house cat, nothing out of the ordinary.  Once you see it, you will probably wonder why you missed it the first time around.

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