Get out your blue lipstick!!

[Karren Hutton]

http://www.puckerup4ph.com/lips/f/3043.jpg

From now until the end of October 2010, members of the PH community from all over the world are joining forces to generate awareness of the disease by trying to entice 40,000 people to provide a lipstick print (preferably blue) of their lips and help set a new Guinness World Record™ and help put PH on the Map!!

Why Raising Awareness Of PH Is So Important
Evidence suggests that for every patient (children included) who has been diagnosed with PH, there's another going through a bewildering journey of 2-3 years, possibly being seen by up to 5 doctors, before a correct diagnosis is made.

The good news is that , although PH is incurable, there are new treatments that can help people with PH live longer and with a much better quality of life. The earlier the disease is diagnosed, the better the outcome.

The Blue Lip Link
Blue lips or cyanosis can indicate the presence of number of conditions including PH, so, to try and boost awareness of the condition, the Blue Lip logo was developed as a simple, eye catching motif to grab people’s attention and inspire them to want to know more.

Get Involved In The World Record Attempt
Please 'lend your lips’ to our Guinness World Record™ attempt by downloading and printing off one of our entry forms, following the instructions and posting your lip print (don't worry if you can't source blue lipstick, zinc or face paint) to your nearest participating PH organisation or to the Pucker Up 4 PH campaign office in the UK. (Details provided)

If you live with PH or a member of your family is affected by the condition, why not hold your own event to gather lip prints and raise awareness. We have posters, leaflets and information material available in 9 languages, which we are making available to all the participating PH organisations across the world who are supporting this initiative.

And Once You've Puckered Up???
Please take a few minutes to find out more about the condition and its non-specific symptoms. We’ve also put together a series of short PH Films featuring both people who live with it and those who want to do all they can to raise awareness of the disease in memory of a loved one.

If your interested please go to their website and sign up - http://www.puckerup4ph.com/worldrecord.php

[Karren Hutton]

I posted this on my FaceBook page and a friend asked "What's PH". It didn't even tell on the link.. Lol.

Its Pulmonary Hypertension...

[Susan]

I use blue nail polish and blue eye shadow so blue lipstick should go nicely:

I applaud the sentiments here

[DonnaT]

I have a blue lipstick, but it doesn't go on in a blue color. It turns a shade of red, and lasts a long long time.

Make sure you get one that goes on and stays blue.

[Karren Hutton]

The girls on MUT are whimming that they don't have any blue lipstick either so how about blue eye shadow mixed with clear lipgloss.. Or clear lip plumper?

[DonnaT]

If you (generic you to all members) haven't told your SO, get her to kiss the form, then have her do your lipstick so you can kiss one too.

[Karren Hutton]

She knows but if I showed up with blue lips it better either be 40 degrees below zero out or I have PH! Lol.