Category Archives: National Health Blog Post Month

World Diabetes Day Celebration in Indy

World Diabetes Day is Monday, and the American Diabetes Association Indiana Chapter is hosting a Town Hall style meeting in Indianapolis to celebrate.   See the images below for detail about the event.  Please spread the word and if you’re in … Continue reading

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The future of online activism

NHBPM Day 10 Prompt: The future of online activism. Our favorite social media sites are constantly undergoing renovations to become quicker to navigate, easier to interact with, all encompassing, mobile, and everywhere. Imagine the same thing about your community – … Continue reading

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Me and The DOC

Today is the 6th Annual D Blog Day, which was created by my friend Gina.  This year participants were challenged to create a page for a scrapbook that Gina is compiling.  For those unable to create a page, like myself, … Continue reading

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3 Truths and 1 Lie

NHBPM Day 8 Prompt: 3 Truths and 1 lie. Tell us 3 things that are true about you, your condition, your Health Activism, or your life. Now tell us 1 lie. Do you think we will be able to tell … Continue reading

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Case of the Mondays

NHBPM Day 7 Prompt: Write about something that gets you down, burns your out, or makes you sad. Purge it in a blog post. Turn it around at the end. Tell Tuesday why you’re ready for it. Oh boy, a … Continue reading

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If I Could Do Anything as a Health Activist

NHBPM Day 6 Prompt: Get aspirational. Money is no longer an option. What is your biggest goal that is now possible? How could you get there? Now bring it back down to size. How much of this can you accomplish … Continue reading

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5 Things that Changed My Life

NHBPM Day 5 Prompt: 5 things that changed my life. For better? For worse? List 5 things that changed your life as a patient, caregiver, or Health Activist and how. “Sometimes in life, horrible and unexplainable things happen.  These things … Continue reading

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What happens after I press publish?

NHBPM Day 4 Prompt: What happens after you press “publish.” Write about your post-blog-writing process. Do you immediately tweet a link? Email it to everyone? Re-read it for spelling errors? On the surface, my writing process is fairly simple. I … Continue reading

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Dear 18 year old me

NHBPM Day 3 Prompt: Dear 18 year old me. Write a letter to yourself when you were 18. Be sure to tell yourself what to do more of, what to do less of, and what you have to look forward … Continue reading

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My TV Show

NHBPM Day 2 Prompt: My TV Show. Your blog is being turned into a TV show! Congrats – you’ve earned it. In fact, you get to co-write it. Write about the TV show based on your life or blog. So … Continue reading

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