Small Business Saturday

The Black Pearl Friday Sale continues through the weekend! Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday and P.S. You're Lovely will still be offering 15% Off Your Total Purchase!

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Black Pearl Friday Sale

Hello My Lovelies,

I hope you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I had the chance to enjoy my grandmother's famous Lemon Jello Cake recipe in cupcake form and my sister's friend made an amazing Pumpkin Cheesecake! I know, it's almost too much to bear. 

Well check out what goodies I'm sharing with you! I present Black Pearl Friday! 

P.S. You’re Lovely   presents “Black Pearl Friday” starting this Friday 11/25!! 

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday we will have 15 % off total purchase starting November 25^th – November 28^th. 

Make your purchases and enjoy your savings at our Etsy Store.


**NOTE** Paypal does not support discount codes so I can't do the sale directly through the blog. If you would like to order directly through me please email me at Info@PSYoureLovely.com

Blissfully,

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Megan's Latest Update: The Pain

Hey Lovelies,

Another short post. Just wanted to give ya'll the latest link to check in on Megan. Feel free to send her your love and support. She'd really like that.

I don’t think words could do justice to the amount of pain that I’m in right now. And regular pain killers wont do anything to take it away because it’s not joint or nerve or muscle pain. It’s brain tumor pain. A whole ‘nother beast. My whole right side is engulfed in pain. I would get all verbose on ya’ll and use a different word besides pain but I need to emphasize the extent of the pain that I’m feeling. My chest hurts. It hurts when breathe. Lol, but don’t laugh. There is pain when I walk. And I live in a tri-level townhome. I’m the one who cleans and cooks. The house is untidy and we’ve been crock-pot cooking around this mug.  Read More

Send her light and love whenever you think about her.

Purchase "Megan's Bracelet" and $5 of each purchase will go to Epilepsy Research. Thank you all so much for supporting the cause.

Megan's Bracelet

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Sharing is Educating

Hey Lovelies,

This is a short post. I stumbled across this while researching info about Epilepsy. Those who deal with Epilepsy are the best to tell the story. When they share their experiences we all learn a little more. This comic is just one person's story and its so different from Megan's but it allows you to see that the causes of Epilepsy are wide spread.

Check out Hypergraphia: Comics about and by Laura and her Friends.

 Issue 02: Epilepsy - When I was young

Purchase "Megan's Bracelet" and $5 of each purchase will go to Epilepsy Research. Thank you all so much for supporting the cause.

Megan's Bracelet

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Conquering Fear

Hello Lovelies,

Thank you so much for being so supportive this month. "Megan's Necklace" was created specially for Epilepsy Awareness Month and $5 of each purchase will going to Epilepsy Research. The biggest issue when it comes to Epilepsy is the fear of not knowing what to do if someone with Epilepsy should have a seizure.

 Here's a little list of DO's and DON'Ts from the Mayo Clinic that I think will be very helpful. Knowledge is the first step to conquering that fear.

1. Gently roll the person onto one side.
2. Put something soft under his or her head.
3. Loosen tight neckwear.
4. Don't try to put your fingers or anything else in the person's mouth. No one has ever "swallowed" his or her tongue during a seizure — it's physically impossible.
5. Don't try to restrain someone having a seizure.
6. Don't attempt to rouse the person by shouting at or shaking him or her.
7. If the person is moving, clear away dangerous objects.
8. Stay with the person until medical personnel arrive.
9. Observe the person closely so that you can provide details on what happened.
10. Time the seizures with your watch.
11. Keep calm and reassure others nearby.

I want you to really pay attention to #4...for some reason people always say that you are supposed to put a spoon in the person's mouth while they are having a seizure so they don't swallow their tongue and it's WRONG! It is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to swallow your tongue so please NEVER put anything in the person's mouth.

Most importantly just stay calm. You are more help when you are calm.

Purchase "Megan's Bracelet" and $5 of each purchase will go to Epilepsy Research. Thank you all so much for supporting the cause.




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What Causes Epilepsy?

Hey Lovelies,

It has been a very interesting day... Megan received some news today and I think we are all unsure about how we feel about it. Are we happy to have an answer? Are we ok with the answer we got? Are we scared of what happens next?

Epilepsy can be caused by many different factors and that's part of what makes it so hard to understand. I found an article from the Epilepsy Therapy Project that I wanted to share with you and then I'll fill you in on Megan.

Many famous people in history had or may have had epilepsy, including world leaders like Julius Caesar, writers like Lewis Carroll who wrote Alice in Wonderland, artists like Vincent van Gogh, and athletes like Chanda Gunn, goaltender for the US Olympic hockey team.

The causes of epilepsy can be divided into two groups: brain injuries and chemical imbalances in the brain. Anything that injures the brain can lead to seizures. But in over half the cases no cause can be identified. 

The type of injury that can lead to a seizure is age‐dependent. Seizures in children often are caused by birth traumas, infections, such as meningitis, congenital abnormalities or high fevers. Seizures in the middle years commonly are caused by head injuries, infections, alcohol, stimulant drugs or medication side effects. In the elderly, brain tumors and strokes cause a higher proportion of seizures. 

Read More...

So now back to Megan. She called me this morning and told me she just received a call from Mayo Clinic with news of their findings. The findings were...she has a brain tumor. Yep, a brain tumor and it could possible be the cause of her epilepsy and her mystery illness that has consumed the past 6 years of her life. Here's the link to her latest post and the little bit of humor that she tends to find in everything. That's why I love here.

Megan's Post: So....I Have a Brain Tumor AND I'm a Tumor

Just in case you can't see the second post I'll post it below.

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What is Epilepsy?

Hello Lovelies,

What is Epilepsy? Many think they know but many are very wrong. My goal this month is to help educate you as best I can about Epilepsy and to help fund research.

The Epilepsy Foundation explains Epilepsy as follows:
Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It’s also called a seizure disorder. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they are considered to have epilepsy. 

A seizure happens when a brief, strong surge of electrical activity affects part or all of the brain. One in 10 adults will have a seizure sometime during their life. 

Seizures can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. They can have many symptoms, from convulsions and loss of consciousness to some that are not always recognized as seizures by the person experiencing them or by health care professionals: blank staring, lip smacking, or jerking movements of arms and legs.

For everyone the experience is different. Some people have one symptom and others can have multiple combinations but the point I'm trying to get across is that Epilepsy DOES NOT EQUAL convulsions in every person with this condition. For Megan, the symptoms never told her Epilepsy and when she finally did have a Grand Mal Seizure (convulsions) that's when she found out that what she couldn't explain had a name.

We, as a public, as uneducated about something that affects so many people. Get Seizure Smart.

Purchase "Megan's Bracelet" and $5 of each sale will go to Epilepsy Research.

Blissfully,

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Epilepsy Awareness Month and What It Means to Me

 Hello Lovelies,

November is a very special month and I hope you will support this cause that means so much to me. My best friend, Megan Ford, was diagnosed with Epilepsy this past summer and it has completely changed her life at the age of 25.  Through her struggles I have learned there is not much education out there about Epilepsy and many misconceptions about how it affects the every day lives of many people.

November is Epilepsy Awareness month so I want to do my part to help education the masses and donate to the research. The color for Epilepsy Awareness month is Purple so for the month of November P.S. You’re Lovely will have some special pieces and $5 for each purchase will go to Epilepsy Research in honor of Megan Ford.

Epilepsy affects over 50 million people worldwide or approximately 1 in 100 people. That's more than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease combined.

Throughout the month I will post information about Epilepsy, Megan’s personal story, and different pieces that you can purchase to support the cause. An "Epilepsy Awareness Month" page has been added to the blog where the pieces will be showcased.

Megan's post: I Have Epilepsy.

Take the "Get Seizure Smart" Quiz today and start educating yourself TODAY!

Blissfully,

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