Never heard of period poverty? Count yourself lucky. Because, all over the country, low-income girls and women are suffering through their periods without tampons or pads. Imagine having to figure out how to get through a work day or school day without any supplies. Girls are rushing to the school bathroom using swaths of toilet paper. Or, they aren’t going to school at all knowing there’s little they can do to stop the bleeding and preventing breakthroughs. It’s embarrassing for them. It’s heart-wrenching for those of us who think we can do better. Friday is World Menopause Day, and CoolRevolution wants to do something to help. We’ve teamed up with Family Promise of Hamilton County, an Affiliate of Family Promise,...
I heard the “C” word, but little else. It was June 14, 2012. I stared at a box of tissues in the middle of the doctor’s office thinking, some people probably really need those. I will never need those. I had breast cancer. My doctor was talking. I couldn’t take it all in. I remember my doctor saying: “If you have to have breast cancer, this is the type to have.” That’s really all I needed to hear. It would mean surgery and then seven weeks of radiation, five days a week. I didn’t like the thought of radiation but was glad I hadn’t heard the words mastectomy or chemotherapy. I could do 35 radiation appointments. I had cancer. I...
CoolRevolution is celebrating World Menopause Day on Oct. 18 at Books & Brews in Fishers, IN. Menopause expert Janet Carpenter of Indiana University School of Nursing will be answering your questions about menopause, perimenopause and hot flashes, Books & Brews will donate $1 off every beer purchase toward her exhibit Hot Flashes? Cool! You can also donate tampons and feminine hygiene items for women in need, drink Hop Flash beer and try on some cooling PJs.
On a recent girlfriend getaway, these women all take their CoolRevolution PJs and tell us what they love about them. They like the great pockets in the pants and shorts, how soft they are, and that CoolRevolution PJs are so fashionable, you can wear them to the grocery and no one has a clue you're in your PJs.
Inside Indiana Business featured CoolRevolution on its Business of Health segment with Kylie Veleta. Check it out to learn more about the story of how CoolRevolution began, and why we're passionate about helping other women who have night sweats because of perimenopause and menopause.
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