Doc Gurley: 5 Things To Do For Your Health This Month - October
1) Check - The first week of October is Fire Prevention Week. Now is a great time to run through a short list of crucial prevention tasks. First, make sure you have a fire evacuation plan for your residence. Do you need a rope-ladder for second-floor bedrooms? Second, do you have an active smoke detector in all bedrooms and the hallways (make sure the batteries work too!)? Third, do you have a fire extinguisher in your kitchen? You can buy one at almost every hardware/home improvement store. If you own one already, this month is a great time to make sure it’s still charged/active. Does your teen know where your fire extinguisher stays (and how to use it)? It’s awfully tempting when you’ve charged through the door and thrown your backpack on the floor to call a friend and fry up something FAST to fill that gnawing pit of hunger. Unfortunately, that’s also a great way to laugh so hard you drop the dishcloth and (whoomp) get a kitchen-fire going (not that we’ve ever done anything like that…ahem).
2) Be Aware - This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! October is a great month to get your boobies flattened (or not - consider an MRI if you can!). Are you reluctant to suffer in silence alone?
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