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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 4d

Forgot point: anyone is one bad accident or virus from needing long-term healthcare coverage.

Everyone needs and deserves healthcare.

The fallout of multiple COVID-19 infections on population is a mess, and impact on youth in particular is going to take years to figure out.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 4d

I have narcolepsy with cataplexy that developed after influenza that led to pneumonia when I was in high school.

The undiagnosed autism and ADHD and depression was uh, 2002 until about 2018 of trying to find a med combination to be nearing functionality.

Plus migraines and hyper mobile.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

🫂 slight flashbacks to last year, but, yeah I guess it's weird that taking them in to get their heart rhythm reset via zapping has just become a normal thing in my brain that happens a few times a year

I ate squished chocolate cake in bag and more getting home. Put leftovers away, meds kicking in

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

I hope tomorrow you wake up, and have something tasty or nourishing.

That your beverage of choice is ideal temperature.

That you can celebrate moments of joy in self.

Or see a cool leaf.
Or cuddle a cat.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

I am safely home, got night meds in me.

They're still waiting for a bed.

I kind of wanted to stay to watch zappies, as it usually ends up being teaching moment for as many staff as possible who haven't seen one before.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

I think I overheard 7 hour wait for urgent care

And just heard someone Hulk yell, which, uh, yeah, I'm out. Actually leaving, was making sure roommate had keys and phone still

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Yup, roommate just kicked my wheelchair pedals twice in a minute, I need to leave

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

There have been no more codes.

But two police officers escorting guy they were getting cigarettes for.

And a lot more people clicking videos, having volume blare, then turning their sound off.

My butt is numb. I think I leave roommate to hear their own name

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Security and police asking if anyone has a cigarette to try to keep agitated patient calm.

I'm not going outside to eat my baggie of chocolate cake I guess.

Roommate switched from Japanese to Carcassonne to Snood - there is no way they are hearing anyone at this point 🙃

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

You are very lovely and deserve many hugs

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Also! People watching videos on their phones out loud.

I hate that I can't put earplugs in, because roommate doesn't hear their name ever.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Third stroke code of evening. Although this one being in cardioversion has me a little less mellow at thought of driving myself home and them taking Lyft later.

(Still in main waiting room, absolutely get that strokes and stuff via ambulance is triaged ahead of not experiencing symptoms a-fib)

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Also, the number of people hitting my wheelchair is a lot.

One person wheeled another wheelchair into my foot on the pedals, which is new and awful.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Two code stroke announcements in half an hour feels like a lot.

(Context of roommate was in hospital for about a month last September and I was here most days. Heart attack and combative patients were more frequent codes)

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh ECG time.

I would have stayed put with their pile of stuff if I had realized -- they brought laptop to practice Japanese. And a bag of stuff. And their purse.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

I set them up as referral from me, but the 14 days to use the 50% off and max $10 value is less useful than I thought

(Friends place is just under $50 most days)

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Set up Lyft on their phone, set neighbors as home (because our address for pickup always messes up, despite being a digit off), set up their credit card.

Oh I could spin yarn to space out rather than trying to read. I'm going to do that.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

The good news is: three previous cardioversions, known risk profile. Not into general emergency waitlist category, but emergent care once bed opens for zappy zaps

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

(it might be me and hormones and how much I am breaking out having more self-conscious than normal)

Sweet, into triage

Oh fucking hell, 181 BPM dancing around 155 and then back up to 174 😂🙃

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Also, feels like more people staring at roommate than usual.

Granted, they decided to wear fabulous snazzy outfit of all white with black corset, contrasting their beard and knee high boots. 🤷‍♂️

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

The ten free seats is better than first time I had to bring them in for cardioversion, the night or two before I flew to California early last October.

I don't remember count, but less than 5, because within half hour was people standing.

But there were slightly more people wearing masks then.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Civic emergency waiting room has maybe 10 seats free.

There are 8 people wearing masks, including roommate and myself.

Some of the people wearing masks have it under chin or dangling off their ears. But I appreciate that they made even that effort.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

I wore myself out earlier (went to buy a journal at craft store, forgot Halloween clearance sales would be there)

But I drove, because fuck no on car being stranded across city/ having to pay for a Lyft to go get the car, in addition to them paying for Lyft home.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 5d

Roommate casually "oh, my heart rate is 150, guess I'll drive myself to hospital to get zapped"

Friends, generally you cannot drive or make legal decisions for 24 hours following cardioversion intervention, as they administer a mild anesthetic.

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Ārums / they/them @amalyn.bsky.social · 6d

Loen Designs did workshops on CNC at Ottawa Tool Library, with their small portable CNC that could engrave hockey pucks, despite the Ottawa Tool Library not having a CNC on site.

Ottawa Tool Library hosts workshops for small businesses who want space to do things with groups - furniture upcycling

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