Wear a Hat Day 2024
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I keep a hat frequently worn by my late father's on his deer antler rack in my living room. I do so in rememberance of him.
I believe the requirements for wearing hats in the Navy may have corrupted my attitude towards wearing head gear overall. There are rare instances when I will wear one but usually my bald head goes glistening in the breeze. I try not to fret over it all, however.
Today is Wear A Hat Day.
It is observed each March 26 as a vehicle to raise awarenness and funds for the field of brain tumor research.
I really cannot knock a hat for filling this role in the public domain. I always attempt to give money to good causes and I certainly would contribute to this one should the need arise. Those funds generated by Wear a Hat Day have resulted in advances in chemotherapy and radiation therapy such as Gamma Knife radiosurgery with subsequent increases in the survival rates for those with this terrible affectation. Newer improved modalities like computed tomography have made the fight more accurate from a standpoint of diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
There is no real prevention for brain tumors in patients. All we may really do is discuss the condition, contribute fundage, engage in experimenntal treatmentns and test trials then hope for an eventual cure.