Ppl will say "listen to your doctors" when what they mean is "obey your doctors". In actuality, listening to your doctors needs to include listening to how they talk to and about their patients -- because that will also tell you a lot.

Let's keep this going for Tinu Abayomi-Paul aka Empress of Twerk. NO DMs!!!

My Only Fans is me dressed up like your doctor and finally admitting that I believe you.

this interview made my eyes well up with tears. to lose a life-changing educator, one who believed in you, on top of everything else

Word of the day is ‘struthious’ (18th century): prone to ignoring unwelcome facts and letting a situation worsen without any intervention. From the Latin for ‘ostrich-like’.

My neighbor took down his Trump sign this morning.

I woke up to Andrew Tate being mad at Derek the menswear guy for {checks notes] pointing out many of Tate’s outfits are similar in style and silhouette to Kamala’s. THIS IS MY SUPERBOWL.

“I wish I could rest as much as you do” Please remember that disabled people are not home relaxing. We are sick. We are in pain. We are still exhausted while resting. We are bored. It’s not a fun little vacation. We are miserable.

Welp.

What’s one thing you wish people would stop assuming about life with a chronic illness? Let’s talk about the misconceptions that don’t reflect our reality.

"I am entitled to ask" ... entitled to ask what my disability is ... why? What on earth would entitle you to that information or to access to me as a person? You are not a treating physician!

Interesting discussion. I was personally affected by the U of Iowa shooting in 1992 (worried about friends!) & Alan was friends with one of the victims, who was paralyzed and has since died ... so my reference point might be different.

Keep it going, everyone! For Tinu Abayomi-Paul aka Empress of Twerk. NO DMs

Someone sent me a fossilized shark tooth pendant--a mystery! Not sure of the name on the package. Had a nice note & a little bag with other fossilized teeth in it, too. It's lovely. I was talking about sharks & how they came up at therapy & someone apparently saw that. <3