Worshipping the sun 🌞

Sorry. My @smh cartoon.

People Able To Ignore Airborne Pathogens Still Unable To Ignore Masks

By Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @virusesimmunity.bsky.social 'STORM' is a short documentary about Scott Hugo. A story of Long COVID's impact on his life and family - a reminder of what is at stake in research on Long COVID. His resilience humbles me. Please watch and share 🙏🏼

Israel has killed nine paramedics in just 72 hours in southern Lebanon and it’s business as usual. Now imagine the outrage if that was nine Israeli paramedics. The entire world would be screaming and condemning it as terrorism.

Small crew at masked choir tonight but always lovely to sing and see friendly faces. My hair is as usual doing it's own thing 😆

If you're having a bad day, just be grateful you're not whoever was in charge of the drones at Vivid

Meanwhile chaos monster Muriel has co-opted my sewing patterns

My darling heart

We tolerate indoor air in 2026 that would have horrified sanitation engineers in 1926. We just don’t see what’s killing us.

Haven't made anything at all for #MeMadeMay, except for this super quick pair of pajama pants. Fabric was from the op shop.

I am cat-trapped

I’m still struggling to understand why the solution to NDIS fraud is to cut the NDIS. Shouldn’t the solution to NDIS fraud be to deal with NDIS fraud?

Having a sewing bee with one of my neighbours in my apartment building. Brought my sewing machine and air purifier with me 😊

It's happening!

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Australia Albanese became PM and was given an opportunity to undo a lot of rotten policy and political culture. To dissolve so many myths and prejudices. Whole working life in politics and turns out to be a show pony, without any vision nor ambition for Australia. #auspol #democracy #freespeech

I am buying this and it's going to be my rushing-around-the-hospital-and-take-to-clinic bag and it's going to bring me joy every day.

Some people visit the farmers markets for fresh organic produce. I visit for BAKED GOODS. 3 X savoury, 2 X sweet

What shall I get from the market tomorrow?

It's 19:56 and I just climbed into bed 🥰

Nine years of haematology nursing comes to an end today. Moving to the land of solid tumours, where a haemoglobin of 90 is a cause for concern rather than "talk to me when it's below 80", IYKYK. Sad to leave, but happy to finally have prioritised my mental wellbeing.

Moving my trusty air purifier to my new desk space

CAT VEST CAT VEST CAT VEST

2nd last day in this team! And on leave for a week before moving to my new team.

My favourite consultant got me a wee pressie to thank me for all my work on the trial she's in charge of. She found Platypus chocolates to match the name of the project which is just so sweet 🥰

Fantastic article. The media are complicit.

The public has a right to know that a significant reason for the increase in food prices is climate change. And they also deserve to know that neither climate change nor massive prices are inevitable, but the result of political cowardice

One of my favourite Aussie artists (JOSH PYKE JOSH PYKE JOSH PYKE) is playing a tiny fans first gig just 1km from my house and I've got a ticket!! (In June). I AM SO EXCITED. I have seen him at least 12 times over the last 14 years.

Today I was in an online meeting with cell scientists and two haematology consultants and the first 5 mins was spent talking about how "something must be going around" as so many people are off sick. Meanwhile I'm sitting there in my N95 trying not to roll my eyes. 🫠🫠

My coworker who knows I pay attention to these things, asked me how worried I am about the hantavirus. So I told her: I’m paying attention, but I’m more worried about the coronavirus. And when she asked: why are you still worried about that? I wanted to say: precisely.

Oh gosh this is so distressing. Found an ad on FB marketplace - someone is selling 9 Samsung Ax90 air purifiers as the local school no longer needs them. All that investment in clean air just .....thrown away. Leaving so many kids and teachers disabled.

Happy Tuesday! Visiting immunocompromised patient on the ward (neutrophils 0.0) - of course I'm wearing an N95 mask.

Highly recommend starting your day with coffee and Harry Styles - One Night in Manchester.

Rice cooker dinner for when you have zero energy: (serves 1) 1/4 cup shirt grain rice, 1/4 cup water Any veg Tofu 2 TSP soy sauce 1 TSP sesame oil Throw all into ricw cooker ❤️❤️ Isn't doesn't have to be fancy, it just has to nourish you.

Last week some of the wealthiest people in the country had tantrums because there’s small changes being made to the tax system. (Not enough in my opinion) while we have disabled people being thrown off the only support they have. While charities are running out of food for people.

Courtesy of @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social

Sending all the very best thoughts to Jayson Gillham as he takes on the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He is on the right side of history here. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

How do we campaign to get ensitrelvir in Australia, ideally PBS- funded?

This would be an utter game changer.

Two excellent authors: @euanritchie.bsky.social @yungenchee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I know the world is made up of all sorts of people but I will never understand the love of luxury bags - they're likely all made in sweatshops and you're lining the pockets of multi-million dollar corporations.

One of our beautiful inclusive consultants has put me as a co-author on an abstract she's submitting ❤️❤️❤️

The countdown to leaving my shitty team is on! Five days to go

Muriel enjoying a blanket crocheted by a patient's partner (and it was given to me with firm instructions that it was for the cats) 🥰

Alien: And how did you run out of water? Earthling: Machines drank it. Alien: Machines. Earthling: We had to feed machines the water. Aliens: So the machines were holding your planet hostage for water. Earthling: No, we made the thirsty machines. They worked for us. Alien: End communication.

Incredible

At work, coffee plus classic FM playing, cleaning out my desk, as I know I won't get time this week 🎉🎉🎉

I've got no baking choc chips for my breakfast baking because I ate them for dinner earlier this week 😔