Blue sky & blue sea at Scat Ness #Shetland

Blue sky & blue sea at Sumburgh Head #Shetland

It’s only one week to go until the Supernova Kelpies 5km run! Six months ago I found a breast lump. Tests, surgery (plus complications) and radiotherapy followed. I was superbly well looked after. This is my way of saying thank you! @nhslothcharity.bsky.social. www.justgiving.com/page/patrici...

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Happy World Book Day 📚 For all the bookworms out there - prints, mugs, cushions, notebooks and more. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK. gailmyerscough.co.uk/bookworm-collection #worldbookday

#ntsummit life expectanct at time of Beveridge report 80 years ago was only 61 for men and 65 for women so ageing population and many years (sometimes in poor health/with disability) living in older age did not feature much in the thinking back then at inception of NHS but it needs to now

#ntsummit average wait for home adaptattions and equipment for someone living with progressive motor neuron disease is 375 days

Starting colistin nebs today. Had a vague memory that there was an order I’m meant to do all the nebs in. Just found stuff saying salbutamol then dornase then chest clearance then colistin half an hour later. I have to do this twice a day. I don’t think I can manage that before work each morning.

Read books whenever you can. Read as many as you can because what's on your phone, bleeping in from one social media platform or another, is mostly ********. Happy #worldbookday 🤗 View from the writing desk in an attic bursting with books including some of my granny's childhood favourites.

Press day! My Ada print is featured in this month’s HomeStyle magazine. Designed in my little studio in Manchester, now on national newsstands. Not bad, eh? www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

🪡🩵 Harris Tweed 💜🪡 A new delivery of Harris Tweed bags, mini backpacks, satchels & purses to my gift shop Coralbox 😍 I couldn't wait till the end of the month to show the beautiful items off in Coralbox on Berneray, I have uploaded a selection online 👛 only 1 of each 📦 online: www.coralbox.co.uk

Real privilege to speak at the launch of Trans Actual recent report. Absolute solidarity with the trans community and everyone working so hard for a better future for trans and non binary people. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ t.co/FkDFb5CSpR

Patient-reported dyspnoea documented by nurses twice a day predicts up to 6-fold increased in-hospital mortality and 2-fold increased yearly mortality in the following 2 years. Documentation takes <1 min and provides a tool to identify patients at risk. https://bit.ly/4g9xw2z

Oops. Just discovered that 3 shelves of unread books are mine and only 1.5 my wife’s. May have to catch up before I get to buy more.

It’s so tough for stories by trans people about trans people to reach mainstream media … amazing work … You might feel the community of which I’m part doesn’t count but hear us roar, lament, cry out for hope, justice and the chance to live flourishing lives … is it too much to ask for?

Another run in the bag, flaunting my @nhslothcharity.bsky.social T shirt far and wide! Just a few days now until the “big event” at The Kelpies…

🚨 People living with a lung condition who have taken part in pulmonary rehabilitation in the past 12 months are invited to share their experiences. 🕒 Takes about 10 minutes 📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026 🔗 https://europeanlung.org/en/get-involved/surveys/experiences-of-pulmonary-rehab/

Nice light at the lighthouse this afternoon Sumburgh Head #Shetland

Sunshine and westerlies. Wild on the west side of Scat Ness, calmer on the east side. #ScatNess #Shetland

Blue sky and billowy clouds this afternoon

I saw these trans flag waffle cones the other day and hoped they were a deliberate statement of support

Today, for the first time in about 8 weeks, I can walk up the stairs without desaturating to 87-90% I walked (doddled) past people running on the coastal path today- 3y ago I was running stretches of it. I’m almost scared to think I might get back to that in case I tempt fate

Her name was Sarah Everard.

We’ve come to the seaside. I couldn’t walk as far as the beach but it is nice to be out in the sun

John Curtis highlighting Immigration as the 4th most important issue in voter polls for the Scottish election - far more important than Housing - surely this is a reaction to media coverage as net migration to Scotland is still relatively low? We need to get coverage for Housing

Sunset on the beach #Quendale #Shetland

Just been looking at the donations from easyfundraising for guides, to see that my mother has apparently raised something. She died in October 😳 Dad has clearly just worked out how to do Easyfundraising It’s always a wee bit weird when things like this come up

Some thoughts about women, middle-age and mental health.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInterior The interior of me - this is a cheat, I didn’t take this picture myself

I’ve finally emptied the last box which wasn’t unpacked when we moved in. 10 years ago. It was not completely emptied in the last few places either- I think I packed it in 2008.

The Guardian’s positive action work experience is open for applications! There are (paid) schemes for disabled, BAME, and working class wannabe journalists. Because the media needs more people like us. Info here: workwithus.theguardian.com/entry-level-...

✨️👩🎁 Mother's day - 15th March 💝️🌷✨️ my online shop for my gift shop Coralbox is stocked with a range of beautiful Hebridean, nautical & island themed items - jigsaws, guide books, jewellery, seaweed items, greeting cards & more. #OuterHebrides 🩵 coralbox.co.uk

I don’t just have a brown rabbit squad this year. I’ve recruited the pink ones too.

Timeline cleanse Post a picture of something you have made that you are happy with Raspberry jam doughnuts

Celebrating the efforts that many scientists put into understanding and curing #rarediseases +++investment needed!! 11 years for me working on #CF #IPF, now #BHD #FPF @lifearc.bsky.social @profmarciniak.bsky.social @jennydickens41.bsky.social @thecimr.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekHForHs Harvest

#AlphabetChallenge #HForHs #BonusHomonym

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

As a now rogue nation lights a match to a tinder box...

Look at the face! 😍 I was thrilled to get this shot of a gorgeous Red Kite today near Steart Marshes in Somerset! 😀 It was holding the flesh of some creature in its talons and was eating it as it flew right over my head! 😮 Zoom in and just Look at the face! 😍🐦 #birds 🪶

Three Beach Saturday - lovely day at the south end of Shetland. Quendale Beach, St Ninian’s Beach, West Voe Beach, and then Quendale again. #February #Shetland

The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

I’m feeling really guilty this morning. Someone has nominated me to go to Girlguiding Celebrates in London- they pick some from each region- lovely to be chosen But I can’t imagine anything worse than a “red carpet drinks reception and entertainment” in London in June Is it awful to say no?

Known as Izzy Wheels, Izzy and Ailbhe Keane, sisters from Ireland, are transforming wheelchairs into a form of artistic self-expression. Izzy was born with Spina Bifida and has used a wheelchair all of her life #WomensArt

Exhausted and struggled through the day, dopey in the evening, get into bed *ping* awake with lots of thoughts going round my head I just need some sleep

I am so very tired of People Who Should Know Better not using ALT text. "Here's my piece of intersectional art .. without ALT text" "Inclusion is important to me. Here's an infograph without ALT text!" "How can we make this world better? My manifesto .. without ALT text."

Become a young volunteer (14 - 17yrs) with Girlguiding: www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved...

Lovely paper describing the importance of meaningful moments in healthcare- both having the moments, & also sharing the experience of them with others seems to lower the risk of burnout. System infrastructure to enable these moments is key- very well described here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Urgh. Managed work today mostly. Had to give up not because of the breathing but the side effects of the doxycycline. I’d rather be breathless than 🤮