Through Voices of Osteoporosis: Stories of Hope and Inspiration and the 40 Faces of Osteoporosis video series, individuals from across the country have shared their personal experiences to help raise awareness and encourage others navigating bone health and osteoporosis. Their stories highlight the importance of education, early diagnosis, support, advocacy, and resilience.
Join the Bone Buddies Online Virtual Support Group this May! Weekly sessions cover topics ranging from diet, exercise, treatment, and more.
Join us on May 5, from 5–6 p.m. ET with instructor Carol Michaels for a live virtual class: Strength Training for Osteoporosis for Beginners. This class will teach you how to strengthen bones and muscles, improve posture and balance. You will learn the exercises that should be performed, the exercises that should be modified and the exercises that should be avoided.
From the iconic skyline of New York City to the harbor of Sydney, and into neighborhoods across the country, Be Bone Strong™ is turning awareness into action, one step at a time. This year, that energy is on full display as our team prepares for two of the world’s most recognized races, while also expanding opportunities for people everywhere to take part, no starting line required.
My name is Dr. Tasneem Hassan, and I work as a general practitioner in Nairobi, Kenya. After earning my degree in 2019, I began working at a public hospital in Nairobi. Later, I worked at a diagnostic imaging center that offered DXA scans. After observing numerous people with low bone mass and learning more about my family's history, I became interested in osteoporosis.
When I was younger, I couldn’t have predicted I would develop osteoporosis, and I certainly couldn’t have predicted that my husband and I would both be diagnosed within two years of each other. At the age of 64, I was at an art fair in a park when I tripped on a cord lying across the grass. It was a short, soft fall to the grass, but when I got back up, my wrist hurt in a way I hadn’t experienced before. Because it was a simple fall, I wanted to shake it off and ignore it. But after about twenty minutes, I told my husband I thought I should have it checked out.
It’s fair to say that I’ve been a rule follower most of my life. I am an oldest child, after all. I’ve always valued and safeguarded my health, making sure that I eat healthy food and get lots of my favorite exercise -- like hiking, yoga, swimming, and cycling. I have been grateful for good health. So, I was dumbfounded to learn at age 61 that I had quite serious osteoporosis.
