Don't Shock Me- Maddy Massabni Foundation for Menstrual Toxic Shock Awareness

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If you have had mTSS please share your story with us on our website so others may learn. Thank you

Since Maddy's passing from Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome on 3/30/17, just three days after her 19th birthday, Don't Shock Me was created to save lives by increasing awareness through education and legislative advocacy in her honor

11/02/2026

Honoring November as Bereaved Siblings Month by Dawn Massabni 🫶🦋:

“Georgie & Maddy were extremely close, very protective of each other, never fought, and did everything together.

“Neither of them could wait to share good news with each other or discuss their problems together so they could help each other out.

“Never did a day go by without ‘I Love You’ to each other or ‘I’m here if you need me’.

“I loved seeing the two of them together.

“It brought such happiness.

“I knew how rare their sibling relationship was.

“I was grateful knowing they would always have each other through life.

“As a mom I couldn’t be more proud or blessed to have Georgie & Maddy as my beautiful children.

“To them, family was everything. To me, they are my world.

“Since the tragic day Maddy passed, my heart continuously breaks for my son who lost his sister & best friend in the entire world.

“Watching him miss her is heartache I wish I could bear for him.

“Georgie is a one in a million human being.

“There is no one else with such heart, soul, love, compassion, incredible strength, & love for his family.

“If I could give my son one gift it would be to bring his sister & best friend back so his heart would be whole again, his laugh would return to the way it was, his soul could be at peace, and the way he viewed love & life would bring such bright light back.

“Love you my dear son.

“Although it’s not the same I am always here for you.

“Please believe Maddy is too ❤️🦋😇🥰”

10/28/2026

Throwback to our very first Flag Football Tournament! So proud to have our SIXTH ANNUAL coming up next month. Sign up and share! Let’s spread mTSS awareness and get Maddy’s Law passed!!

10/26/2026

Our Annual Flag Football Tournament wouldn’t be possible without our generous sponsors. Thank you to every individual and business who gets involved each year to support our mission and spread awareness of mTSS.

Your support goes well beyond our Flag Football Tournament. We are able to fuel our nonprofit to spread awareness of mTSS through speaking engagements, articles in international publications, working with legislators creating bills that impact women’s healthcare and more.

We’re now accepting sponsorships for this year’s tournament, and we’d love to have you on the team. Please share our sponsorship information with anyone who might be interested in getting involved. Every share brings us one step closer to a world where no one has to lose a daughter, sister, or friend to mTSS.

Interested in sponsoring? DM us today or call 732.804.9746 🏈

10/23/2026

About 5 weeks to go! Register today at bit.ly/flagfootball2026

10/22/2026

Have you noticed our page name change?

For years, Meta had removed Menstrual from our page name, as it wasn’t “a part of their guidelines.”

We have been working diligently to get our page name approved to be medically accurate and to strengthen our search engine optimization so we can spread awareness of mTSS.

We invite you to head over to our newly-named page and give it a follow. Share our posts. Send our content to the women in your life. Ensure they know the signs of mTSS because knowing them can save a life.

10/20/2026

This week we’re celebrating 8 years of Don’t Shock Me, the Maddy Massabni Foundation for Menstrual Toxic Shock Awareness. We’re also recognizing 6 years of fighting to pass Maddy’s Law, to better protect women and educate our communities about mTSS.

This has been eight years of hard conversations, eight years of teaching people that toxic shock syndrome isn’t a footnote on a tampon box — it’s a medical emergency that can take a life in days. This has been eight years of turning grief into something that protects other families from ever knowing it.

And six years of pushing Maddy’s Law forward, because awareness alone isn’t enough. Women deserve to know the warning signs. Communities deserve to be educated. And no one should lose someone to something that could have been caught.

To everyone who has shared a post, worn a shirt, signed a petition, or sat with us through another year of this fight, thank you. We’re not done 💛

10/16/2026

Game day is set 🏈🌟

Our 6th Annual Don’t Shock Me flag football game kicks off Saturday, November 28*

09/30/2026

Follow us and share this post with your team 🏈

Let em know: our annual football tourney is going to be the biggest one yet!

09/29/2026

Cycle-syncing has taken over TikTok, but the research doesn’t back it up ⇣

According to experts interviewed by the BBC, phase-based workout plans are driven more by marketing than evidence.

Menstrual cycles vary from person to person and even from month to month, which makes one-size-fits-all rules hard to follow.

Some experts also warn that routinely scaling back strength training could slow progress for women, who already face a higher risk of osteoporosis.

The better approach? Be cycle-aware.

Track your patterns, listen to your body, and rest when you need it.

And remember: severe or unusual symptoms during your period are never something to push through.

Knowing what’s normal for you is the first step in recognizing when something isn’t, including the warning signs of mTSS.

Address

PO Box 98
Rumson, NJ
07760

Telephone

+17328049746

Website

http://Dontshockme.org/

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