Monthly Philosophy and Riddle

Philosophy

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
– Helen Keller

“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.

“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
– Yoko Ono

Riddle

*NEW* October Riddle: What has hands, but can’t clap?

Sept Riddle: What has many needles, but doesn’t sew?

Sept Answer: A Christmas Tree

Monthly Patient Education

Domestic Violence Awareness Month
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/national-domestic-violence-awareness-month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
https://safevision.com/blog/october-is-eye-injury-prevention-month/
Health Literacy Month
https://healthliteracymonth.org/hlm/hlm-home
Healthy Lung Month
https://nationaltoday.com/healthy-lung-month/#:~:text=Healthy%20Lung%20Month%20%E2%80%93%20October%202022&text=We%20rarely%20think%20about%20breathing,October%20is%20Healthy%20Lung%20Month.
Home Eye Safety Month
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/injuries-in-home
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
https://www.sdms.org/resources/muam
National ADHD Awareness Month
https://www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
https://www.breastcancer.org/about-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-awareness-month
National Bullying Prevention Month
https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/
National Dental Hygiene Month
https://www.adha.org/ndhm2024/
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
https://ndss.org/syndrome-awareness-month-means
National Physical Therapy Month
https://www.apta.org/news/2020/09/30/nptm-2020–launch#:~:text=October%20is%20National%20Physical%20Therapy%20Month%20%E2%80%94%20a%20time%20to%20celebrate,improve%20lives%20across%20the%20country.
Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month
https://www.groupbstrepinternational.org/october-is-prenatal-onset-gbs-disease-recogntion-month.html
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
https://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/awareness-month/#:~:text=October%20is%20Spina%20Bifida%20Awareness,those%20living%20with%20Spina%20Bifida.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
https://stopcardiacarrest.org/
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/resources/toolkit