Just finished listening to #ToExistAsIAm by @gracespencegreen.bsky.social Brilliant writing and I always love it when audiobooks are narrated so authentically by the author.

A pleasure to share some of my favourite recent reads in the @theguardian.com - @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s No Straight Road Takes You There, @gracespencegreen.bsky.social’s To Exist as I am & Yael Van Der Wouden’s sublime The Safekeep 📚 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

I might have finished this a couple of days ago, but it’s one I’m still thinking about. #ToExistAsIAm by @gracespencegreen.bsky.social is a powerful, life-affirming book and is a beautiful testament to the resilience and strength of the #disability community. Must-read book! #BooksWorthReading

Thrilled to be one Waterstones Junes Best Books List! Out on Thursday! www.waterstones.com/blog/the-wat...

Thread. I have read what resulted, and so should you.

if you read anything today, read this article by @archiebland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

So disappointing to hear- these cuts affect real people. Jess does such fantastic work.

Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy. This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.

Join a conversation between @gracespencegreen.bsky.social and Kyla Harris, as Grace explores her journey from spinal-injury patient to qualified doctor and disabled activist. When - 05 Jun Where - Wellcome Collection, London Cost - Free disabilityarts.online/events/radic...

Definitely one to look out for. Super so far. Out 5/6/25 @gracespencegreen.bsky.social

My #nonfiction Titles Not to Miss for June in @thebookseller.com are by @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social @dwhitehouse.bsky.social Barbara Demick @gracespencegreen.bsky.social Jay Griffiths @itaob.bsky.social Pria Anand @jeremyathertonlin.bsky.social Krystal Evans

Happy World TB Day. Grateful for all the work global TB Fighters pour into preventing this curable and preventable scourge. Together, we can end TB.

As usual, Rebekah Taussig finds a way of speaking so eloquently on things I didn't realise I was feeling too but had no words to verbalise. Grateful for her voice here; time.com/7225536/disa...

Beautiful article; www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

Great prize here for writers who are also carers. Please share :)

My partner in crime has written a deeply personal book on her unbeileveable experience. I (perhaps biased) feel that it is a profoundly important insight into medicine and disability which, at it's core, serves as a beautifully effusive paean to all things inclusive: bsky.app/profile/grac...

On the 25th October 2018, from my hospital bed, I began to write. 1/5

I asked a very quiet older patient to write a sentence for a Mini-Mental State Examination, and he wrote 'this test is a bit silly'. Have kept the scrap paper in in my notebook ever since!

‘The great children’s writers trusted children with irony and with sophisticated ideas: they trusted them to see in language a set, not of rules, but of possibilities.’ Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

When you use alt text, I'm thrilled. I love reading what people write. I love to read how people interpret what they see, what they think is important, the details I might not otherwise have known to see, the piece of knowledge you're introducing me to. It's a flexible, fabulous tool.

🧵 Have you heard of leishmaniasis? This neglected tropical disease affects 700,000 to 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites, spread by sandflies. It has three main forms ⤵️ [1/6]

First hat of the year knitted! I have so enjoyed getting back into knitting, its been such a nice approach to have a new year's resolution that's just enjoyable!

Just finished Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver- one of the best books I’ve read in a long time- any one have any suggestions for similiar?

“If you are not disabled and you regularly go to a yoga class, a book group or just the pub, when was the last time you did so with even a single disabled adult present?” Thanks to @johnharris1969.bsky.social for being one of the rare columnists to ask these Qs. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say BBC News reports on new @lshtm.bsky.social study suggesting number of Palestinians who died from traumatic injury underreported by 41%. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New books for a new year! Looking forward to reading all of these

Here’s what I learned in medical school – beyond the curriculum | Roland Bull

“Wound Man” is an illustration which first appeared in European surgical texts during the Middle Ages. It laid out schematically the various wounds a person might suffer in battle or in accidents, with accompanying text stating treatments. Tag yourself as a wound ahead of the holidays!

Medical historian here to remind you of the benefits of #vaccines! This is the final stage of tetanus when nerves fire continuously & body contorts into agonizing posture known as opisthotonus. The mastication muscles clamp down to form the hallmark lockjaw. A vaccine didn't appear until 1924.

Just finished the e-learning part of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training for NHS staff. Found it the most engaging elearning I’ve done so far, an excellent mix of healthcare professionals and people with lived experience - looking forward to the in person training! @oliverscampaign.bsky.social

Woken up today having finished the DTM&H at @lshtm.bsky.social feeling at a loss for what to do with myself! Going to miss my incredible classmates and lecturers- one of the best educational experiences I’ve ever had. Thank you to @clarewarrell.bsky.social for running such a tight ship of a course!

Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever

What a genuinely uplifting & magnficent story. The astounding achievements of medical science - saving lives globally 💉🧬🦠🦟 www.bbc.com/news/article...

The combination of the right wheelchair, my powered wheel, a dry sunny day, a ramped beach & the perfect tide meant I could move fast & free in a way I hadn't done for over a decade. I left with a massive smile, a lighter heart & a sandier wheelchair: www.touretteshero.com/2024/11/12/p...

Just watched Will and Harper on Netflix- such a beautiful film about love, acceptance and navigating a friendship through changes- would highly recommend!

I keep forgetting to add Alt text so this is a brilliant setting to check ✔️ in your 🦋 settings Please do share as, if you're like me, a wee nudge is sometimes necessary to remind us all 🙏

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

I need to start doing this!

I updated the data in my article about the history of child mortality. Without any large exceptions, every second child died — in Ancient Rome, in hunter-gatherer societies, in the pre-Columbian Americas, in Medieval Japan, in Imperial China, or the Renaissance. ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...

Another day, another street cluttered with bikes to the point I can’t use the pavement…

Has anyone created a good #StarterPack for #Disabilty advocates/activists yet? Or can people drop handles here so we can find our people? #ChronicIllness #CerebralPalsy I miss the community that used to be Disability Twitter!

Hi everyone! I thought I should introduce myself on here, I’m Grace, a junior doctor working in London 🧵

Excited to be here, looking for disability advocates to follow please!