When you can’t stand to look at the news, take a break and slip into something more comfortable like a book of poetry. See the world through a different set of eyes and come away refreshed.
#booksky
#poetry
#writingcommunity
National Poetry Month Book Review #4
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I'm excited to announce that my poem "Prescription for Survival" appears in the latest issue of @flarelitmag.bsky.social
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#poetry
#chronicillness
#disability
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Check out this latest review of three spectacular books of poetry!
#Booksky
#writingcommunity
National Poetry Month Book Review #3
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I have five actively going right now. One fiction, two poetry, two nonfiction.
When the real world feels impossibly heavy, escape into another world and find a few moments of peace inside a book of poetry.
#booksky
#poetry
National Poetry Month Book Review #2
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It’s the little things that matter in this thing called Life. Don’t let them slip away. Without the generosity of an organ donor, I wouldn’t be here to enjoy the little things.
#organdonation
#donatelife
Hope & Healing & Saved by a Stranger
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Every Wednesday in April, I will be sharing reviews of books of poetry. I hope this spurs your interest and some of you will order a few of these marvelous books.
#writingcommunity
Kickoff to National Poetry Month
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It's not just Covid. RSV, measles, whooping cough, flu, common cold - all are airborne.
A step-by-step guide for chronic illness patients on preparation to optimize the time spent at doctor appointments.
#disability
#chronicillnesss
One Easy Trick to Improve the Quality of Your Healthcare
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“ #Illness changes you. No one goes through an acute or #ChronicIllness & emerges as the same person who entered. It turns out that going thru Hell is a shortcut to changing your life – for better or worse.": buff.ly/onlwAFQ
by @2heartcore4u.bsky.social
#LifeJourney #spoonie
ICE must not be allowed in Toronto.
They’ve kidnapped Canadians.
They’re currently holding a 7 year old autistic Canadian girl in one of the camps.
Boycott all World Cup games happening in the US, and demand ICE stay out of Canada.
Is chronic pain hereditary? An epigenetic inheritance following mitochondrial DNA? Can suffering follow a bloodline?
#chronicillness
#chronicpain
#disability
A Legacy of Female Pain
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If a woman is in pain, and nobody believes her -
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear -
#chronicillness
#chronicpain
#disability
When Women Are Hurting, Who Heals?
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Reflections on why representation matters on International Women’s Day
#feminism
International Women's Day - My Role Models
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An overview of my life with Congenital Heart Disease which led to two heart transplants, shared with a fellow HCM Warrior.
#chronicillness
#disability
Organ Donors Save Lives
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What do you know about your own heart health?
February 25 is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day. Join me in learning about the congenital heart disease that changed, and nearly ended, my life.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day
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Too many people will refuse vaccines because they “don’t trust the science”… but run to the hospital when they get sick from the disease they chose not to prevent.
They trust the science when their life is on the line.
It’s stunning hypocrisy and when it’s done to children?
It’s child abuse
Reflections on finding moments of joy in the midst of pain and grief. Small nuggets of light can sustain us in the darkest of times.
#chronicillness
#disability
The Joy is in the Journey
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Important information to protect your own heart as well as saving others.
February 14 is All About the Heart!
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Check out a new tool to help you find out where your generic medication is manufactured and if it’s doing more harm than good.
Share to help others discover this tool!
#chronicillness
#disability
Is Your Medicine Making You Sicker?
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My thoughts on why the murder of a woman in broad daylight is just another rung on the ladder of violence against women.
White (hot) Female Rage
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"I was losing my life in slow motion—& no 1 could tell me why. I was taken by ambulance over & over. Scan after scan showed “nothing.” My #parents were drowning in #medical bills & I was still slipping further into the unknown.": buff.ly/JLJC63Q
via LymeAlliance
#undiagnosed #LymeDisease #spoonie
A look behind the curtain of the long and winding road to my second heart transplant and the unexpected source of help and inspiration.
#chronicillness
#disability
#transplant
The Untold Story behind My Second Heart Transplant
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Bags under the eyes - A Poem
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Today is the 20-year anniversary of my Heart Transplant.
Reflections on survival and fighting every step of the way.
#chronicillness
#disability
#survival
Heart Transplant Anniversary – 20 Years
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So sorry to hear about your heart troubles. I hope you received good news from your doctor.
I’ve been lucky enough to share my life with many wonderful dogs over the years. Today, I’m sharing them with you, all dressed up in their holiday attire.
#Dogsky
Dogs of Christmas
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Photo of an ad on the NYC subway. It shows two babies and the text reads “pick your baby.com IQ id 50% genetic”
This is eugenics.
This is a disability rights issue.
This is what we’ve been warning about for years.
“Choose your baby” is another way of saying “eliminate the undesirables”.
It’s out in the open and it’s wrong.
A story of grief and generosity and the kindness of strangers.
#grief
#christmas
#kindness
My First Christmas as an Orphan
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