Autumn Huon Valley Tas, my garden. Grapes and vanilla persimmons

🙏 I'm INCREDIBLY grateful to be Australian and also for the last decade to have been bulk billed by my gp. Today I had a 25 minute appointment via phone where she checked test results, discussed three health issues and she sent 5 scripts to my chemist. My scripts will cost me $40. Cannot complain.

Love this! Love the Earth and David Attenborough!

Two years ago. Our house during a Southern Aurora. Amazing night

Anyone else had low B12? How did you feel with treatment?

Went to Hobart Farmers Market as a Mother's Day outing. Lots of people. Did not see anyone else in a mask. Noone. Got the nasty stare from one old man. Still enjoyed the outing.

I want to recognise my mother today on Mother's Day. This is us in hospital after the birth of my second baby..baby isn't in the picture..mum died four years ago. I miss her and appreciate her every day. She was the glue in our family. She loved us all. She was practical and stoic and cuddly. 🩷

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc May 2026 edition.

🎂 birthday

Had a little mouse hiding behind a cupboard. Husband did a catch and garden release. First mouse in ten years, probably tried to escape the cold outside

If this form of Hantavirus is spread person to person by bodily fluids why keep passengers on the ship? In other words, if transmission is not airborne these people would only risk spreading it to intimate partners. They could be educated on waiting however many weeks www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Have any of you got an autoimmune condition and had the covid vaccine at the same time as a flu vaccine? How did you go?

Here's my experimental monoprints made with that jellyish seaweed. The seaweed completely squished in the first one

Might get to see the snow on my birthday www.facebook.com/100064583415...

I officially want to state I’m sick of met galah. A bunch of greedy rich narcissists. Here’s the type of galah love

Going to make two monoprints from these bits of seaweed found at a little Tasmanian beach yesterday

Interesting as for the first time in my life I have a bit of money in a high interest earning account, small inheritance while also having a mortgage. As my mortgage interest grows the interest I receive on inheritance account grows. Can only imagine what it's like to get enough interest to live off

Anyone else think the Met Gala is super ridiculous and exemplifies something nonsensical about America?

In the Tasmanian town I live near there"s a mysterious man in his late 30s who wears a black mask. As a masker I'd like to know who he is and his motivations. He looks smart. There's so few of us. 😷

Ventured into supermarket. Getting panadol from my pain. Not far away lady was shoving throat relief stuff into her trolley coughing her guts up, unmasked, uncovered mouth. Another lady stood scowling at my mask. I don't want to say "make it make sense" but make it!!

Link to TGA list of shortages here. Easier to look up and check. apps.tga.gov.au/prod/MSI/sea...

Australians. Saw this today. Glad I have a good supply of my main meds. "Yesterday i went to the chemist to have my heart and bp scripts filled,only to be told there are none to be had and that there is no delivery date included in their list. Found out it is not just my meds in short supply"

Australians. Please sign this serious petition to say no to cuts to NDIS. My son is one who may suffer. There are better ways to get money for our country than from vulnerable people. Tax the rich more etc greens.org.au/campaigns/no...

20c outside 8.40pm far southern Tas and it’s the last night of April. Weirdly warm. Usually around 5c.

It’s lovely having family stay but I can tell you if feel hard as a health vulnerable person doing their Pluslife Covid tests and wearing a mask each morning. Why? Because it feels like I’m asking a lot JUST to protect my remaining health. I know I’m not asking a lot but society thinks so. My son…

Grandson is here!

#COVID19 detections in Australia have risen by 287 in the past 24h; 313 in the 24h before that. That's not a lot, in case anyone wasn't sure. Looking like April will also be our lowest-case-number month since we let it rip. 25APR2026

The barricades are set up for 14mth old grandson visiting for the weekend!

One of my dearest friends has a non verbal autistic adult son. They got covid first in 2023. He had seizures during and they continued. Had medications. He had a second infection. A year ago his legs became weak. Then he couldn't walk...then..

Someone today wrote that we should call the rich "the greedy". I agree

So big NDIS cuts and BIG defense gains. Hmmmmm. Priorities 😡

My loved one will suffer because of the changes and so will I. 😡 😢 People have no idea www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

NDIS cute and defense increased depending. Vulnerable come last yet again.

Our eldest son's famous words when he met his baby brother: "Oh ok...can I have the chicken nuggets now?"

Today. Southern Tasmania

So those of you living "on a budget"- not well off, are you doing anything to prepare for increased food prices and unavailability of some foods/medications/anything? Each shopping I've been putting away some spares of our important stuff. If prices rise by 20% I will atleast have saved $200-300

Also 6 months - 5 yr olds, pregnant women and adults living with high risk health issues like asthma. I'll get it free!!

I've never been to a Costco or Aldi. There's none in Tasmania

💡 My 50s healthy friend died from covid last year and my 40s PE teacher cousin was in intensive care for two weeks from fluA. Have the vaccines!!

Exciting. Son and baby visiting next weekend.

Alot of fuel that's left may end up quarantined for military or potential military use I imagine. Including Australian. Might get I to rationing

Cold one here 🥶 Southern Tassie

Never thought we'd be getting a cot again! Here's D dismantling it to transport it home from a local seller. For baby grandson visit 😊

Tasmanian Green Rosellas..being watched

Pissed off that we asked a health professional not to visit our home to see our health vulnerable son (adult) if they were sick. She agreed but arrived coughing badly. She wore a surgical mask but inadequate. Our son will be spending upto 8 hrs a week with her. The whole thing is exhausting.

Took this photo today, near where I live, Tasmania

I find this intriguing but I do t really understand how it answers the questions posed in the first part of the story.

More false health opinion The fact is that crossing legs can cause leg blood clots. Ask a haematologist. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

On Ancestry.com I've traced one line of ancestors back to 1625! All kinds of surnames are popping up.

Covid infections damage Mitochondria. Mitochondria is almost exclusively passed down through mothers and strongly determine lifespan. One thing we can do is try to avoid Covid infections. lifespan.io/topic/mitoch...