My hands are still a hot mess of arthritis/trigger thumb most of the time but I discovered I can turn an icord knitting mill well enough, so I made this!

Panic attacks are not a battle. You can't "win" against one. They're a diplomatic mission requiring patience and understanding. If someone you care about has panic attacks, keep that in mind. When their shields are up, you lower yours. 🖤💙😷🥄

Treat your failures as lessons learned and they will sting less.

Reading an article from 1999 which as a side note mentions that autoimmune diseases are often sequelae of influenza viruses. yep.

Running our warp drive at maximum constantly would damage the ship and the space we're sailing through. The same goes for you. You cannot operate at or above your maximum all the time. I give you permission to slow down.

Writing you all a prescription today to more freely block terrible people across your social media feeds. It's not your job to "debate" every bigot or disprove every ridiculous conspiracy theory. You are allowed to enjoy social things without taking that burden on. 🖤💙😷🥄

Health is not a virtue. You are not lesser because of being chronically ill and/or disabled, despite what the health-privileged around you think. You are a good, worthy, and wonderful person and your medical issues don't change that. 🖤💙😷🥄

Take care to not side with those who find pleasure in cruelty, even with supposed justification. They will set their malicious focus on you eventually as well.

Do not tolerate any unpleasant words or actions towards yourself that you would not tolerate being done or said to anyone else you care about. Your shields are there for a reason. Use them.

Fellow doctors: if you are the primary source of your patients' stress, you are doing medicine wrong. 🖤💙😷🥄

I often have music playing in sickbay because I enjoy it. All of the staff and patients around get a say in what's on and a veto for anything that upsets anyone. If you're in my sickbay and music would help you, just let us know. We're here to help you and we care! 🖤💙😷🥄

We must always reach out to help those who are fleeing great peril, each of us to the best of our abilities, always without hesitation or prejudice.

You can't care for others endlessly, especially if you aren't also caring for yourself to at least some degree. Your needs matter as much as the needs of others. Find a balance that keeps you going and set reasonable boundaries around it.

Drink some water, remember your meds, move your body a bit if you can, wear sunscreen/sweaters depending on weather, eat whatever you can, and be proud of yourself for whatever you're able to do today regardless of what other people are able to do. I'm proud of you! 🖤💙😷🥄

All the politicians who talked about the 'legitimate concerns' of protestors who portray all Black and Asian mean as predators and paedophiles should hang their heads in shame. Because condoning those protests has led straight to this vile rubbish. theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

Honored to receive the Future of Science Fund Scholarship at the #KeystoneSymposia on #LongCOVID & Post-Acute Infection Syndromes. A truly inspiring meeting with new insights and collaborations! #KSLongCOVID26 #PASC #PAIS

Never let anyone tell you your health condition doesn't exist just because they haven't experienced it themselves. 🖤💙😷🥄

If you have to convince someone to like you by altering who you are, they're not worth whatever scraps of affection you'll get out of such a forced, faux relationship.

If someone repeatedly violates your boundaries and then tries to blame you for it, accept that they are clearly communicating that they are not to be trusted. Do not willingly capitulate to manipulation.

You're allowed to say, "No," to a lot more things than you think. 🖤💙😷🥄