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Bag It News
April 2022
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Tips To Improve Your Medical Records Management
April is National Records and Information Management Month! Keeping comprehensive and accurate medical records can empower you and your healthcare team to make the best decisions for your care. Every detail stored and provided is vital because all the accumulated information can contribute to proper diagnosis, treatment, and follow- up care. All of which are important parts of your permanent healthcare record.
In honor of this month, Bag It would like to share a few helpful tips and benefits of records and information management, and how our My Companion Guidebook is a perfect tool to keep everything in order and in one place.
Use My Companion Guidebook to store medical info, healthcare and personal contacts, reports/scans/labs, calendar items, insurance info, notes and questions for the doctor, track side effects and symptoms, etc.
Maintaining this information and all the paperwork on an ongoing basis will make this an easy go-to reference for you, caregivers and family, and doctor visits. The easy-to-use forms can be filled in by hand or use the fillable PDF format found on our website to print, save, and update later and share electronically with others as you see fit.
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| Did You Know? |
April 17-23 is Volunteer Appreciation Week
Bag It volunteers are the BEST!
Volunteers are a very important part of the Bag It team. So many volunteer hands are needed to support the miscellaneous jobs, community activities and making of chemo caps (which is an important part of of the bag during the colder months).
In 2021, 22 Volunteers gifted 592 hours of their time A value of $16,884!
The last two years have been filled with limited opportunities - HOWEVER things are moving forward and we need you!
Interested in Volunteering?
Contact our Volunteer coordinator to get started!
Lisa Terrazas | Volunteer and Events Coordinator
(520) 575-9602 | lisa@bagitcancer.org
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| Making A Difference |
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 Thank you for supporting our Spring Fundraiser
Thanks to your generosity, we not only met our goal of 50 bags, but exceeded it!
Your gift helps guide someone through their cancer and ensure they have the tools needed to speak up for themselves.
Thanks to your support, we are able to provide the Bag It bag at no charge to cancer patients and their families. You make it possible for people to feel in control and better cope with their diagnosis.
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| Bag It Impact |
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Have you received a Bag It bag?
We want to hear from you!
Your feedback provides valuable information so we can continue improving the bag.
Please share your thoughts. You will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card just for letting us know what you think!
Congratulations to Linda H. for winning our March drawing. We greatly appreciate your feedback!
"The bag helped me be more organized as I can have all my info in one binder, instead of having so many papers everywhere. The contents helped give me a better understanding of what symptoms mean and what care I should be getting." Linda
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| Mark Your Calendar |
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Facebook Live Wellness Wednesdays - 11:30am (MST) - Join us each week as we share tips for healthy living and overall wellness. Watch Live or On Demand.
Practicing Self-Advocacy
Monday, May 16, 2022, 5:00-6:00 p.m. (MST) - Speak up for you! Bag It is providing a free virtual webinar on Self-Advocacy. It will cover the importance of speaking up for yourself in healthcare and some tips on how to do it. Click here to sign up!
Triage Cancer Conference
Saturday, May 21, 2022, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (ET)
We’re pleased to partner with Triage Cancer on their FREE Conference with tips to navigate legal and practical issues, reduce the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis and lower stress. It's for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, & health care professionals. Register here.
Bag It Podcast
Check all our podcasts out here or on Spotify. Leave a review and share with others.
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Bag It Educates, Supports, and Empowers those impacted by cancer.
We help patients, caregivers, and cancer advocates to Fight the Fear of Cancer through our two key programs: the Bag It bag and Escape to THRIVE. The bag helps anyone with any type of cancer to cope with their diagnosis and become active members of their treatment team. Escape to THRIVE is a national leadership conference to support cancer advocates.
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