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Sunday, October 2, 2011

How We LIVESTRONG!

Kitties!


Salem here.

October 2 is LIVESTRONG Day, when we honor those who have fought the Evil Cancer Monster.

Mommy has lost both friends and family to Cancer.
Kitties, make sure your Humans do all they can to stay healthy, so they can take care of us!

1.  Make (and KEEP) appointments for cancer screening:  mammograms, colonoscopies, skin inspection, prostate exams, etc.
This saved our Grandpaw's life.

2.  Quit all tobacco products.
Cigarettes killed Mommy's Grandpa.

3.  Maintain a healthy weight and eat a good diet full of fruits and vegetables.
This is what we hope will keep Mommy and Daddy around a long time.

4.  Maintain a positive attitude, laugh, and enjoy life.
This is where we Cats can help!

We CAN lick this Evil Disease!

Happy Sunday!

XX  Salem  XX

Note from Mommy:  An excellent book that traces the history of cancer and its treatment:  "The Emperor of all Maladies", by Siddhartha Mukherjee.  Not at all dry or boring, and the science is explained simply in layman's terms.

41 comments:

  1. Thank you for a wonderful and informative post. We, too have lost family and friends to cancer. We agree ... together we CAN defeat this horrible disease. Hugs, purrs and prayers.

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  2. Great post and pics! Thanks fur sharing about the book. Mommy will check it out. xoxo

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  3. Oh Salem you look so photogenic wif da cala lilies, wonderful shade of yellow, jus lights you up ^..^ What a great and informative post:))
    da mom gonna check owt da book :))
    LiveStrong ~
    Purrz ~
    All of us xoxoxoxoxoxo

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  4. What a beautiful Live Strong post, Salem!

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  5. A lovely tribute and many good suggestions. We would add--get enough rest. No one rests enough in the US and this is important to maintain the energetic balance to keep your body healthy. And drink plenty of fluids, eat good fats and make sure you have enough vitamin D.

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  6. Thanks so much for the words of wisdom today - I hope all humans take heed!

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  7. Salem, you look so pretty with those yellow flowers (daffodils or lilies?). This is such a good reminder. We gotta keep our humans healthy!

    Purrs,
    Lucy

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  8. Such very good suggestions, and I like what Cheysuli said as well. Salem, you are so striking with those yellow Calla Lilies!

    We are sorry for the losses in your family.

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  9. Oh, what beautiful pictures of you among the yellow flowers sweet Salem. Very good reminders and advice you have given us. Great post. Hugs and nose kisses

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  10. Salem Darling, This is a wonderful post and message, but honestly, all I can really pay attention to is your delishus pink tongue! Soooooo wonderfully distracting!

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  11. Beautiful pictures and great advice.

    But PLEASE KEEP AWAY FROM THE LILIES - they are toxic to us cats.

    You guys are really sensible we are sure but maybe others aren't - cats and lilies NEVER MIX. They can kill us. Äiti has pulled them all up from her garden even though we never really get to go outside the catio.

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  12. Beautiful post. LIVESTRONG purrs to everybuddy.

    pawhugs, Max

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  13. Salem, that's an excellent post, with sage advice.

    We're purring for All Beings affected by cancer...and sending purrs and purrayers for all to LiveStrong.

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  14. What a beautiful post ~ thank you so much for supporting LiveStrong in helping to raise awareness about cancer. And thanks for telling us about the book!

    LiveStrong!

    Love Milo and Alfie xx

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  15. Thank you for the great advice, Salem. Oh, and happy anniversary to your mom and dad today!

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  16. Dear Salem,
    Thanks for the important message in this post.The number 4 advice is very very beautiful!
    purrs
    Luna

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  17. Great post gang! I agree with you, I really believe we can whip the evil C if we will LiveStrong together!

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  18. Great post we love the yellow flowers are they calla lilies?

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  19. Lovely post and so true words. Thank you. You are so right in the exams, mum went this week for a mamogram and spoke to some there that were saying it hurts and a waste of time. Yes it hurts for a few minutes but those few minutes could save a life. Love the photo's, just gorgeous. we can beat this together.. Hugs GJ x

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  20. Some very good advice there Salem - thank you. I do try to stay healthy and look after myself and my family but it's good to get a reminder of why it's so important once in a while. And the first photo of you - STUNNING (just don't lick the lillies!!) LiveStrong xx

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  21. Wonderful sensible advice! Thank you beautiful kitties of katnip lounge!! Take care
    x

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  22. Thank you Salem for your advice we do try to make mum stay healthy by making her run round after us. She goes to all the cancer checks she can because if can grow before you know it is there.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  23. What a great post and very sound advice Salem! We wish for a world where no being is effected by this terrible disease!!!

    Livestrong and Lovestrong too :-)

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  24. Excellent advice! Our Moms Daddy died because he smoked. We agree, throw away those tobacco products!!
    Happy Sunday!
    ~ The Bunch

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  25. We too have lost family and friends to cancer.Excellent guidelines Salem!
    We are purring and barking for a cancer free world! We drive LP crazy with our efforts!

    Love
    the critters in The Cottage xo

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  26. Good job! Evil cigarettes killed the publicist's mommy

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  27. Great post guys. We are purring for all cancer to be gone someday!

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  28. That is very good advice Salem. Our mum doesn't smoke, but she has totally changed her diet eating mostly fruit and veg and fish. She always has watermelon now for breakfast instead of toast, and she is losing weight too!!! She is determined the evil c will not return.

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  29. Thank you for this post, Salem. You gave us a lot of useful advice and I need to work on eating more fruits and vegetables.

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  30. Awesome post, kits!!! Eggselant advice too.
    Livestrong!

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  31. Salem, you are very wise! We are purring for those Living Strong today too!

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  32. Lounge Kitties, LiveStrong! Excellent post.

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  33. So sorry for the loss of your friends and family to cancer. This is such a terrible disease and I purr really hard that the day will come when cancer will be a thing of the past. Oh, what a wonderful world that would be. Livestrong and Lovestrong!!

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  34. We purr that one day there will be a cure for cancer.
    That is a very informative post :)
    Livestrong, Tillie and Georgia

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  35. Excellent post!! It's so important that the humans take good care of themselves...for them and for us!!

    Livestrong!!

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  36. We are lucky. Canr has not touched us or TBT or hids fambly. But it has taken loved ones of others and so we honor LiveStrong Day today...

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  37. CIgarettes killed both my parents before they reached retirement age. :( (one lung cancer, one heart disease). Three of my grandparents also died of lung cancer and smoking related-illnesses. Follow Salem's advice!

    He looks very handsome with the yellow lilies. :)

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