"Learn how to avoid #injuries that bring people to the #emergency department. Get a firsthand account of surviving perinatal #depression ..You’ll find these topics & more in these recently published #books by, for, & about #doctors.": buff.ly/NCmZs7C via @aamc.org #BooksToRead #MedSky #ChronicPain

"What’s really important is for #DisabledPeople [and #caregivers ] to understand that their situation is #political ..and that the same system of #ableism that’s entrenched in every care policy we have is entrapping both people.": buff.ly/23KJlin via @MotherJones.com #society #caregiving #carers

"To have [ #FoodAllergies ] made fun of over & over again for #grieving families is terrible. We have the grieving families that come forward and say, “There’s nothing funny. We need to #support these grieving families.”": buff.ly/IEk7IMh via kevinmd #awareness #Allergic #PublicHealth #society

" #Bemotrizinol..is a #chemical #sunscreen filter that is recognized for its broad-spectrum #UVA & #UVB protection. It is photostable & effective at concentrations up to 6%. Unlike many older filters..absorbed minimally thru the skin": buff.ly/JNPRXce via @healthline.bsky.social #skincare #skin

"Winter has permission built into it. Staying in is normal..Needing rest maps onto what the #season asks of everyone. #Summer asks everyone to be at their most alive & if your #body can’t do that, there’s nowhere to hide it.": buff.ly/HC1igw7 by @thethrivingspoonie.com #ChronicIllness #disability

"I can easily spread myself thin, but not spread myself thick..Thinking about it, slowing down requires more #discipline than speeding up. The latter can b motivated by #fear, but the former requires a constant, conscious #choice.": buff.ly/iRQQSgu #ChronicIllness #pacing #disability #SelfCare

“I would feel #helpless when it dawned on me that “I would have been able to see that a couple of years ago..the fact it no longer is can sometimes be #heartbreaking. And that’s when I feel grief’s intense grip the most.”: buff.ly/AiLxjaA by @myblurredworld.bsky.social #VisionLoss #grief #disabled

"In #recovery ..The shift now lies in where the #hope is placed. It no longer rests on the abuser’s potential to change, but on the survivor’s right to #rebuild, their ability to create safety & their vision of life free from #abuse.": buff.ly/76i9KkO by @shadowsofcontrol.bsky.social #trauma

“Go walk in the woods. You’ll see falling leaves; you’ll step on bugs; you’ll see, you know, it’s just #death is everywhere, and it’s completely entwined with #life.": buff.ly/jbDHYK9 from @theatlantic.com #Palliative #mindfulness #humanity #mortality #nature #LifeAndDeath #ChronicPain #wisdom

"A transient ischaemic attack ( #TIA ) is a ‘mild #stroke’ event that doesn’t last for long & occurs when blood supply to the #brain is cut off briefly..Strokes & TIAs are the most common #neuropsychiatric manifestations of #AntiphospholipidSyndrome.": buff.ly/sjwY7fD #BloodClot #RareDisease

"When body #grief hits, there’s no clear map. But people do find paths—thru #mindfulness, stillness, #nature, breath, #creativity, movement. These aren’t quick-fix strategies, but doorways to being with what’s difficult.": buff.ly/4upM2bA via MindfulOnline #emotions #loss #healing #SelfCare

Participants still needed — your experiences shared in this form will be published to the blog at a future date. More importantly, it helps to raise #awareness on #InvisibleIllness & #ChronicPain! Thank u if u decide to contribute 😊 buff.ly/2a4YxyK #ChronicIllness #advocate #disability #spoonie

"Tho I know intellectually that this is what #pacing looks like — that I’m making the right call by not pushing thru — the #guilt still shows up. Esp when I’d made a plan. Esp when I knew better than to #overcommit ..cos some days u feel ok enuf to plan.": buff.ly/BORDz0V by @thethrivingspoonie.com

"In their heads it’s just, “she’s not into such activities”. Yet if you could, you would be a star. In their heads it’s just, “he doesn’t like to #socialize”. But that detail was erased from your #personality profile.": buff.ly/s0SROrF #SelfIdentity #ChronicPain #disabled #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness

"My #mum, who is always polite & sees the good in everybody, replies in the iciest tone I’ve ever heard her use: “Given that she is an ex-athlete..& has consistently been top of her classes..I don’t think she is averse to hard work & #exercise.”": buff.ly/kZJGK3N by chronicallyillkat #MECFS #pwME

"using mice, we've found a specific #brain circuit involving #serotonin that goes straight to the #auditory system & found that it can induce #tinnitus -like effects. When we turned that circuit off, we were able to ameliorate the tinnitus significantly.": buff.ly/feFgmAU via sciencedaily #hearing

"When I became a #mother, I reached out to #blind #parents for advice on feeding, swaddling and keeping track of my baby's whereabouts. Their experiences gave me confidence and reassurance about my own.": buff.ly/Il7nHzO via abcnews #disabled #parenting #disability #DisabledChild #Motherhood

"The prob with #LongCOVID is that most of #society would rather not see it. We want to believe the #pandemic was jz a bad dream we awoke from years ago. (When I hear some1 say during #COVID, in the past tense, I want to flip a table.)": buff.ly/i8fgaOV via @thesicktimes.org #LongHauler #pwME

"Over 115 years ago, #NationalGeographic published its first picture essay & never looked back. These recent #images are pulled from the [Nat Geo] archive & celebrate the power of #photography today.": buff.ly/z6ZeIpN via NatGeo #nature #photography #PhotoEssay #planet #culture #people #environment

"The pain was so intense that I even wondered if that was what hell would feel like..however, from the moment the incident happened..to being discharged, I found the road to #recovery the longest & most arduous of them all": buff.ly/V4Q0FP1 #PulmonaryEmbolism #ChronicPain #AntiphospholipidSyndrome

“ #AxSpA patients have a high risk for #CardiovascularDisease, not only because this type of #arthritis attacks your #ImmuneSystem, but because it creates systemic #inflammation that is extremely hard on your heart.”: buff.ly/9qOxglY by @@carriekellenberger.bsky.social #ChronicIllness #disability

" #ChronicIllness makes u #disappear. Not because you do not care, but because #caring costs energy you do not always have. You cancel plans. You forget birthdays. You leave messages unanswered..& the #guilt is ferocious.": buff.ly/44OgOom by @unremarkableme.bsky.social #awareness #ChronicPain

"We may be #disabled and our #ChronicIllnesses may be unpredictable. But one thing is for certain – we all have our #strengths. We need only find a #sustainable way to maximise them.": buff.ly/XwHRpWN #career #working #spoonie #DynamicDisabilities #ChronicPain #disability #awareness #inclusion

"My #body moves in ways I can’t #control —or it refuses to move at all. It aches quietly, collapses without warning & spasms for no reason. It hides things from me, keeps its secrets & exposes me in the worst ways.": buff.ly/0JmxzTJ by @serenebutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicIllness #FND #disability

"Here’s what Part 2 looks like.. #Pain like a bag of nails under the skin. Invisible, so people assume it’s “just anxiety.” No, Mildred, it’s #neuropathy. My #NervousSystem is staging a revolution.": buff.ly/6GywFys by goblinbloggeruk #MultipleSclerosis #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness #MS #NEisVoid

"Our award-winning #font has made #reading easier for millions..of people & continues to change lives daily..it’s free for everyone—from personal use to all commercial applications. Start reading with ease today!": buff.ly/czGvCC2 via @brailleinstitute.bsky.social #design #disability #disabled

"I also love how everything is so #peaceful & unhurried during these [early #morning hrs] & how the air is so #calm & cool. But let me repeat, it’s rare that I even wake at those hours, & if I am, it’s more likely that I couldn’t #sleep due to #pain.": buff.ly/zQB2b1b #ChronicIllness #painsomnia

"It’s easy to think of ourselves & others in such absolute terms..The internet is awash with quizzes that seek to satisfy this need to put ourselves in boxes..But I’ve recently learned the distinction btwn #personality types & #traits.": buff.ly/12S5tEI via @psyche.co #SelfAwareness #perspective

"Jz like #bankers, #pastoralists specialise in managing #variability. They hv to because they live in some of the harshest #environments on the #planet, whether the savannah rangelands of Africa, the mountain pastures & steppes of Asia, [etc]": buff.ly/N91yZ2W via @aeon.co #survival #WayOfLife

"But what happens if, like the #cancer #patients, [these #aging adults] change their #minds? What if their younger selves had failed to foresee how their older selves might cling to, even enjoy, whatever life was left?": buff.ly/AjWJjpE via @knowablemag.bsky.social #LifeJourney #health #perspective

"when you’re #overwhelmed, give yourself permission to think more slowly..pause before responding, ask for things in writing, or say “I need a moment to think.” Protecting your mental energy is jz as important as protecting physical #energy.": buff.ly/33MpSPk by Health_Sessions #MentalHealth

"These #LittleThings became lifelines. They helped me feel like a #human being again, not just a #diagnosis. And the more I paid attention to them, the more I realized something profound: #Joy wasn’t a luxury. It was #medicine.": buff.ly/eylPSEF via tinybuddha #healing #ChronicPain #MentalHealth

"“I listen to brainless #dance #music with a catchy beat. I dance like a duck but the #movement seems to help!” — Sheryl Chan (A Chronic Voice)": buff.ly/nAP1dYu #motivate #ChronicIllness #MentalHealth #motivation #unmotivated #DepressionHacks #depressed #spoonies #disability #ChronicPain

"Often, simply recognizing our #biases can go a long way. Studies have shown benefits when an #employer is reminded to focus on a person’s innate #capabilities rather than how they talk.": buff.ly/ncVRme7 via @theguardian.com #accent #society #humanity #inclusion #inclusive

“The softest version of #SelfCare on low #energy days should be as easy as possible & just concentrating on the basics is enough. Washing your face, drinking water & taking your #medications all count as self-care.”: buff.ly/uAlQ7Dk by @Beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicPain #PainManagement

"When the GP panics just as much as you, and just directs you to the nearest ER." - For more #ChronicPain #memes & #jokes 👉 buff.ly/nHW5HYR #ChronicIllness #MondayBlogs #FunnyMeme #SpoonieMeme #SpoonieHumor #ChronicLife #disability #awareness #healthcare #MedSky #emergency #InvisibleIllness

“By including #polyendocrine, the new name recognises that it’s a condition that affects the #endocrine system, the network which creates and releases #hormones around the body, not just the #ReproductiveSystem.”: buff.ly/OcphtT4 via @rachelcdailey.bsky.social #ChronicPain #women

"I was going to #walk the other day, but now that it’s warming up, my #POTS is acting up. I thought I was going to #faint while waiting for the pharmacist; there’s no way I could have walked without #fainting after that.": buff.ly/Frx0qM3 by @katethealmostgreat.bsky.social #exercise #ChronicIllness

"the same habits that make for rigorous #science ..r not limited to #research ..When any writer learns to notice where #assumptions & generalizations slip into their #words & makes..revisions..their work becomes more accurate.. #credible &..meaningful.": buff.ly/S19yZI8 via @apastyle.bsky.social

"When You Think You’ve Got It, Then a #PainFlare Rears Its Ugly Head Again — Where did the year go to? It’s officially hit the halfway mark & I’ve officially got nothing done. It’s so..frustrating. No #progression in any direction.": buff.ly/Lbg8WpU #ChronicPain #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness #disabled

"“It’s ok to be #disappointed in #society. It’s ok to be let down.. Even so, the world itself hasn’t given up on #beauty.” Just remembering that is enuf, sometimes, to say, “Okay, I’ll live one more day,” & take a small #breath again.": buff.ly/e9Pgnvk by kenken02122000 #depression #ChronicPain

"I had them behind both #knees which is very rare & they ruptured which is also..rare! This explains the agony & fluid in my legs. I had no extra #pain relief treatments for it. I warrior-ed thru on my regular meds.": buff.ly/ASXamVq by @carriekellenberger.bsky.social #ChronicPain #BakersCyst #cyst

“After a year of sampling products & learning techniques from #makeup #artists, I realised I’d been on a transformational journey. By camouflaging the damage with a host of sophisticated techniques, I knew my #face again.”: buff.ly/5WKWwAz from @psyche.co #disability #SelfIdentity #ChronicIllness

“I’m 38 years old & I just had to ask my mom if I could borrow #money. Writing that email was enough to send me into a sobbing #panic spiral about potentially spending the next 50 years without stable income.”: buff.ly/EPkGnrI By itsmevox #NEisVoid #disabled #ChronicIllness

"Don’t forget to practice #smiling. Yr half-smile will bring #calm & delight to yr steps & your #breath & help sustain yr attention..Each step grounds us in the solidity of the #earth. With each step we fully arrive in the #PresentMoment.": buff.ly/HCy4Pg0 via @LionsRoar.com #mindfulness #walking

"The #salivary metabolome contained in sleep-restricted samples was similar to the well-rested..but they found 10 #molecular diffs btwn samples from well-rested vs #SleepDeprived men (for eg, #sleep deprived..showed a decrease in vit B5).": buff.ly/44D5jqu via @nautil.us #research #MedSky #saliva

"There is only 1 me amongst the billions of us on this planet & we are all worth something in that regard." Don't forget that jz u being u is a powerful thing; u r irreplaceable as a person w yr #personality, #strengths & even quirks & flaws: buff.ly/H0jiUdQ #MondayBlogs #SelfWorth #ChronicIllness

“My #grandmother refuses to use her rollator because she says she doesn’t want to feel #disabled ..& sticks to her cane, so guess what? Another free #rollator for me.”: buff.ly/ggdZKO5 from @themightysite.bsky.social #DynamicDisabilities #ableism #stigma #aging #mobility #accessibility #ChronicPain

“I don’t read abt the #health challenges of #SpinaBifida that I could have 1 day because it causes more #anxiety about something that may never happen..I like to live in the moment & #focus on things I am dealing with right now.”: buff.ly/sjdHKLV by Sarahlynn358 #disability

"I’ve grown a fondness for dried #FloralArrangements too, after a friend gifted me with one when I broke my knees. They are still prettifying a corner of my bedroom after a few years.": buff.ly/KkJTytH #flowers #ChronicPain #friendship #GiftsToGet #MondayBlogs #GiftGuide #BirthdayGifts #disability