Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.) is restricted blood flow in the legs due to plaque build-up.
* 3 in 5 heart attack sufferers have it
* 1 in 3 diabetics over age 50 has it
* 1 in 5 over age 60 has it
Leg pain, leg cramps, neuropathy, skin discoloration, cold feet, and non-healing wounds are some of the symptoms.
Walking is the best medicine to prevent & treat P.A.D.
A study in the journal BMC Public Health, showed that dog owners on average walked 22 minutes more per day compared to people who didn't own a dog. And there are plenty of dogs in this world who would love a walking buddy!
That is the foundation for PAWS for PAD!
Let's Walk Together!
We are teaming up with the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation to raise awareness for P.A.D and the 4 million unadopted dogs who would be great PAD walking companions.
We are competing the entire month of September as The Way To My Heart's PAD Warrior Team against vascular specialist, clinician, and industry teams across the country for bragging rights!
Let's show them how we PAWS for PAD!
Here's how it works!
Walk! Walk! Walk! Together, we will walk to reach 4 million steps as a team!
Participants are encouraged to just get out and walk every single day whether you have a dog or not!
You don't need to have a dog to participate! But if you want to adopt one, you are entered into a raffle for a doggie prize package!
If you have a dog, walk your dog!
You might even borrow a dog!
Volunteer with a local shelter to walk a dog on property as you rack up your steps.
or just enjoy capturing and sharing pictures of the dogs you meet along your walk!
Post! Post! Post! Let's raise awareness to save a life & save a limb!
Participate in our #PAWSforPAD social media challenge to raise awareness and earn more rewards!
Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!
Those who adopt, will be entered into a drawing for doggie bags filled with goodies!
Awards will be provided for steps taken, steps improvement, creativity on social media using the hashtag #PAWSforPAD
Awards include trophies, medals, certificates, PAWS for PAD Tshirts, dog bandanas, arm/foot cycle, and other pet goodies.
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