Observed annually on the first Sunday in June, National Cancer Survivor’s Day has been set aside to “demonstrate that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.” Each year on National Cancer Survivor’s Day, events and celebrations are held and hosted around the United States by local communities, hospitals and support groups honoring …
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Cushing’s
- ❓Guest Question: PTSD and CushingsI’m wondering if anyone post surgery is dealing with PTSD, specifically feeling like you are re-experiencing Cushings when you are having anxiety. I’m almost 3 years post surgery and have regular panic attacks where I feel like I am re-living having the disease Please either respond here or in the comments below.
- 📞 Register for Webinar June 18: Adrenal Insufficiency: Physician and Patient PerspectivesAdrenal insufficiency is still a preventable cause of death, and a diagnosis carries with it considerable implications for the patient, family and caregivers. Early diagnosis and prevention of acute crisis is key. This session will address less well known etiologies, diagnostic tests and novel treatments for prevention of patient morbidity and mortality.
- ❓Can You Help?I have a benign tumor on my pituitary gland. My doctor will not help me. I am begging someone to please reach out. I am at my wits end, so sick and weak, and nobody believes me or cares. I need help. I need real doctors!
- ℹ️ Cushing's Disease BasicsCushing's Disease is a rare condition caused by excessive production of cortisol, a hormone essential for various bodily functions. It is a specific form of Cushing's Syndrome, where the overproduction of cortisol is due to a tumor in the pituitary gland. The condition affects 10 to 15 people per million each year, predominantly women between […]
- ‼️ Message Board Update (and new features!) Coming This WeekendVersion 4.7.21 of Invision Community is now available and includes a security update.
- 👥 Register for Johns Hopkins Pituitary Day October 25, 2025October 25 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm The annual Pituitary Patient Education Day is a free event that features presentations from Johns Hopkins pituitary experts.
- ❗️What’s on *Your* Medical ID?…room for 5 lines on there – not enough for everything but enough to get me through an emergency…and I have had…
- 📅 Cushie CalendarNew Cushie Calendar! Our Cushie Calendar has been updated with a new look and it's now embedded with the message board calendar. All items are color coded. There are iCal and RSS links at the lower right and there is a Printable View.
- 🎬 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach for Pituitary Tumor ResectionThis video depicts an endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary approach for a patient with a non-functioning macroadenoma.
- 🎧 New Episode of "All Things Adrenal" PodcastNew episode of "All Things Adrenal" podcast out now! Join host Vanessa O'Rourke as she interviews Dr. Smita Abraham about the function and disfunction of the adrenal glands. #allthingsadrenal is a monthly podcast featuring the stories and experiences of #adrenaldisease patients and their caregivers, physicians, other medical professionals, and more.
Music & Local Events
- 🎶 Tickets Available Now for Washington Balalaika Orchestra Concert: Fairytales, June 15MaryO is in this Orchestra! Let the Washington Balalaika Orchestra transport you into a fantasy world through the magic of our folk instruments, as well as flutes, oboes, and clarinet. Revel in the thrill of Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade, the passion of Bizet’s Carmen, and the beauty of Borodin’s Nocturne and discover new favorites as well. […]
- 📚 Saturday Family Storytime, TodayInteractive stories, songs and action rhymes. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
- 👜 Mini-Makers – Design your own Library Bag!, TodaySpend a crafternoon designing a bag to carry all of the great books you choose for Summer Reading! All supplies are provided. Registration required. School age kids (5+ years) and families.
- 🎼 A Celebration of Bach, TodayVarious musical performances by Pender’s own musical personnel including the choir, guest musicians and KUMC organist. More details coming soon.
- 🎵Rossini: William Tell Overture ~ Daily Listening AssignmentsToday, we’ll be listening to the end of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini. This piece, originally the overture to an opera, has been arranged for piano and is in several method books, including Piano Pronto Movements 1 and 2. It’s also in Bastien Book 4 and Piano Maestro.
- 🪴 Neighborhood Plant Clinic, TodayCalling all home gardeners! Drop in for horticultural tips, information, techniques, and advice from the Fairfax County Master Gardeners. Weekly until July 26
- 😎 Register for Vacation Bible School (VBS)For potty-trained three year olds through ninth graders. Embark on an exciting journey with Road Trip VBS, based on Joshua 1:9 – "The LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Discover God's presence everywhere as we explore new places, make new friends, and experience God's goodness together. Join us in a fun-filled adventure […]
- 🐞 Illusive Insect Scavenger Hunt, All JuneInsects are moseying around the Children’s Section for the entire month of June! Find 10 hexapods for a prize!
- ✝️ Hymn History: Be Thou My VisionOn Sunday, March 2, 2025, the Pender United Methodist Church congregation joined together in singing the beloved hymn “Be Thou My Vision” as the closing hymn of worship. The hymn was led by Patrick King, Director of Music, and accompanied by Heidi Jacobs on piano.
- 🐤 Rubber Duck Scavenger Hunt, Through June 10Quack, Quack! Be on the lookout for pictures of our library mascot – the rubber duck! Pictures of some of our favorite duckies are scattered among the children’s books.