Wally wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> There is a group of people working on an idea for a press kit, to help
> let the world know about adhesions. This press kit will contain a
> number of things, one of them being a visual aid. We want it to attract
> attention, to explain what adhesions do and we need it to be easy, quick
> to assemble and most importantly cheap!
>
> Mary Wade emailed me with the seed of an idea.....she said I have rubber
> bands rattling around in my head, but I can't seem to finish the
> thought......
>
> I have emailed some friends in Public relations and asked for their
> opinion of our idea.....here is a section of my email to one contact:
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> "As you know Rach, I have been unwell since my surgery last year and I
> am suffering from "adhesions" which is scar tissue that grows inside our
> bodies after surgery for example. These adhesions "glue" things
> together. The adhesions have stuck my bowel to my abdominal wall,
> wrapped my bladder and ovaries & stuck them to other parts of my
> abdominal cavity....ouch!
>
> I am working with a group of adhesions sufferers on a press kit, because
> adhesions is a very serious disease, and little is known about them, and
> the damage they can do. Many people under go surgery after surgery,
> trying to resolve the pain incurred by these adhesions. One woman I am
> in contact with has had over thirty surgeries!
>
> The second idea is to have say 3 sponge balls labelled as different
> organs such as "Bowel", "Ovaries" and "Bladder". These three balls
> would also then be bound with several elastic bands, to represent the
> "ball of adhesions and organs" surgeons often describe after surgery on
> an adhesions patient."
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> Ok....so what do you think? Any suggestions? Any different ideas? All
> comments will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Looking forward to all of your comments,
> Cheers & hugs,
> Jo
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> You will never never know.......if you don't give it a go :)
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