Cato Frederiks 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
@catofrederiks.bsky.social
Trying to live my life, preferably without a dozen chronic issues, assisted by a healthy dose of DnD, and the very slow production of my (Dutch) trilogy.
Help me fund my spinal fusion so I can l live life again
https://linktr.ee/catofrederiks
Help me fund my spinal fusion so I can l live life again
https://linktr.ee/catofrederiks
Pinned
In order to (hopefully) at some point live my life with less CCI (and maybe less ME? Pretty please?) I'll need a C0-C2 fusion... and quite a bit of money. If you have some to spare, I'd be eternally grateful
gofund.me/31b04957
gofund.me/31b04957
Millions people world wide have been forced out of society due to PAIS: post acute infection syndromes.
Sunday November 30th a protest is organised on het Malieveld in Den Haag, with possibilites to join online too. More information through www.hetpaisprotest.nl
#MillionsMissing #postcovid #ME
Sunday November 30th a protest is organised on het Malieveld in Den Haag, with possibilites to join online too. More information through www.hetpaisprotest.nl
#MillionsMissing #postcovid #ME
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Millions people world wide have been forced out of society due to PAIS: post acute infection syndromes.
Sunday November 30th a protest is organised on het Malieveld in Den Haag, with possibilites to join online too. More information through www.hetpaisprotest.nl
#MillionsMissing #postcovid #ME
Sunday November 30th a protest is organised on het Malieveld in Den Haag, with possibilites to join online too. More information through www.hetpaisprotest.nl
#MillionsMissing #postcovid #ME
This is my neck in extension.
Friday January 16th I will finally be receiving my cervical fusion. I won't be able to make these kinds of movements, but in exchange, I'll be able to sit up. Live my life.
Help me with one last big push for my crowdfunding through gofund.me/07342fe1
Friday January 16th I will finally be receiving my cervical fusion. I won't be able to make these kinds of movements, but in exchange, I'll be able to sit up. Live my life.
Help me with one last big push for my crowdfunding through gofund.me/07342fe1
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is my neck in extension.
Friday January 16th I will finally be receiving my cervical fusion. I won't be able to make these kinds of movements, but in exchange, I'll be able to sit up. Live my life.
Help me with one last big push for my crowdfunding through gofund.me/07342fe1
Friday January 16th I will finally be receiving my cervical fusion. I won't be able to make these kinds of movements, but in exchange, I'll be able to sit up. Live my life.
Help me with one last big push for my crowdfunding through gofund.me/07342fe1
The final part of Avyn and Larian's path can now be read through catofrederiks.substack.com/p/table-of-c.... If you loved reading it or would like to support my personal journey to a cervical fusion, you can make a donation through gofund.me/07342fe1
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The final part of Avyn and Larian's path can now be read through catofrederiks.substack.com/p/table-of-c.... If you loved reading it or would like to support my personal journey to a cervical fusion, you can make a donation through gofund.me/07342fe1
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A new part of the collaborative story just dropped! Want to read what Pam Hage made of this story? You can read this part and all previous parts of Avyn and Larian's Path through catofrederiks.substack.com/p/part-6-the...
October 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A new part of the collaborative story just dropped! Want to read what Pam Hage made of this story? You can read this part and all previous parts of Avyn and Larian's Path through catofrederiks.substack.com/p/part-6-the...
This is Perry. Perry brings breakfast in bed and carries my burdens.
No matter how much I love him, I would actually love having actual food even more! You can help me reach that by sending a little money my way through gofund.me/07342fe1 so I can undergo the cervical fusion I desperately need
No matter how much I love him, I would actually love having actual food even more! You can help me reach that by sending a little money my way through gofund.me/07342fe1 so I can undergo the cervical fusion I desperately need
October 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This is Perry. Perry brings breakfast in bed and carries my burdens.
No matter how much I love him, I would actually love having actual food even more! You can help me reach that by sending a little money my way through gofund.me/07342fe1 so I can undergo the cervical fusion I desperately need
No matter how much I love him, I would actually love having actual food even more! You can help me reach that by sending a little money my way through gofund.me/07342fe1 so I can undergo the cervical fusion I desperately need
UK and Switzerland are also available! All countries, of course, have their own unique shops available. Perfect for the Holiday Season just around the corner!
Without paying anything extra, you can give me the best Christmas present extra - my opportunity for life
#CCI #EDS #christmas #support
Without paying anything extra, you can give me the best Christmas present extra - my opportunity for life
#CCI #EDS #christmas #support
Want to shop online and support my crowdfunding to fund a cervical fusion? shoponline.org/cato now offers options for Brazil, South Africa, South Korea and Sweden, with Germany, France, Italy and Spain coming soon!
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
UK and Switzerland are also available! All countries, of course, have their own unique shops available. Perfect for the Holiday Season just around the corner!
Without paying anything extra, you can give me the best Christmas present extra - my opportunity for life
#CCI #EDS #christmas #support
Without paying anything extra, you can give me the best Christmas present extra - my opportunity for life
#CCI #EDS #christmas #support
Want to shop online and support my crowdfunding to fund a cervical fusion? shoponline.org/cato now offers options for Brazil, South Africa, South Korea and Sweden, with Germany, France, Italy and Spain coming soon!
September 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Want to shop online and support my crowdfunding to fund a cervical fusion? shoponline.org/cato now offers options for Brazil, South Africa, South Korea and Sweden, with Germany, France, Italy and Spain coming soon!
All translations of the second collaborative story are now available on my Substack, thanks to @fatherroderick.bsky.social! Here you can follow Larian's Path along with him. If you like it, I would love a donation to gofund.me/07342fe1 in order to fund the cerebral fusion I need!
#CCI #EDS #writing
#CCI #EDS #writing
September 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
All translations of the second collaborative story are now available on my Substack, thanks to @fatherroderick.bsky.social! Here you can follow Larian's Path along with him. If you like it, I would love a donation to gofund.me/07342fe1 in order to fund the cerebral fusion I need!
#CCI #EDS #writing
#CCI #EDS #writing
In the past few months, I've written a collaborative story with six other authors. Thanks to @fatherroderick.bsky.social, it is now available in English as well via gofund.me/07342fe1! This story is part of my crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the fusion surgery I need to help my CCI.1/2
September 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
In the past few months, I've written a collaborative story with six other authors. Thanks to @fatherroderick.bsky.social, it is now available in English as well via gofund.me/07342fe1! This story is part of my crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the fusion surgery I need to help my CCI.1/2
Doctor: *does her job*
Me: 😱
Doctor: "You seem relieved, did you expect something else?"
Yes. Yes I did.
Me: 😱
Doctor: "You seem relieved, did you expect something else?"
Yes. Yes I did.
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Doctor: *does her job*
Me: 😱
Doctor: "You seem relieved, did you expect something else?"
Yes. Yes I did.
Me: 😱
Doctor: "You seem relieved, did you expect something else?"
Yes. Yes I did.
The chronic ill life: being majorly annoyed that an emergency surgery is ruining not one, but TWO sessions of Dungeons&Dragons. I just want to kil- I mean, entertain my players
#EDS #retinaldetachment #notCCIforonce #DnD #TTRPG #ER #DM
#EDS #retinaldetachment #notCCIforonce #DnD #TTRPG #ER #DM
August 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The chronic ill life: being majorly annoyed that an emergency surgery is ruining not one, but TWO sessions of Dungeons&Dragons. I just want to kil- I mean, entertain my players
#EDS #retinaldetachment #notCCIforonce #DnD #TTRPG #ER #DM
#EDS #retinaldetachment #notCCIforonce #DnD #TTRPG #ER #DM
CCI: the gift that keeps on giving. Latest, extremely unwanted, present is gastroparesis. Not like if I needed food or anything
#CCI #EDS #gastroparesis #herewegoagain #crowdfunding
#CCI #EDS #gastroparesis #herewegoagain #crowdfunding
August 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
CCI: the gift that keeps on giving. Latest, extremely unwanted, present is gastroparesis. Not like if I needed food or anything
#CCI #EDS #gastroparesis #herewegoagain #crowdfunding
#CCI #EDS #gastroparesis #herewegoagain #crowdfunding
It only took me about six months to write, but here is my (hopefully) pretty amazing one-shot. Your players too can help the dwarf Atlas Vertilibraedius when his experiment... didn't work out quite as well as he liked! Incl. a short and longer version!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5314...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5314...
Fey or Fiend - Cato Frederiks | DriveThruRPG.com
Welcome to "Fey or Fiend", a bone-rattling adventure where adventurers will assist Atlas Vertilibraedius after an experi
legacy.drivethrurpg.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It only took me about six months to write, but here is my (hopefully) pretty amazing one-shot. Your players too can help the dwarf Atlas Vertilibraedius when his experiment... didn't work out quite as well as he liked! Incl. a short and longer version!
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5314...
legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5314...
As soon as DriveThruRPG is done with reviewing, something very nice is coming up...
#DnD #TTRPG #CCI #crowdfunding #patience
#DnD #TTRPG #CCI #crowdfunding #patience
August 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As soon as DriveThruRPG is done with reviewing, something very nice is coming up...
#DnD #TTRPG #CCI #crowdfunding #patience
#DnD #TTRPG #CCI #crowdfunding #patience
Reposted by Cato Frederiks 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Worklessness ≠ Worthlessness
New Claimants ≠ Worth Less
Disability ≠ Disposability
New Claimants ≠ Worth Less
Disability ≠ Disposability
July 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Worklessness ≠ Worthlessness
New Claimants ≠ Worth Less
Disability ≠ Disposability
New Claimants ≠ Worth Less
Disability ≠ Disposability
Not me, drinking 5L water today to bring my heart rate down to acceptable levels and going to the toilet 15+ times. The heat wave is an absolute joy
People with dysautonomia often struggle in the extreme heat even if they have AC
Our bodies don’t regulate temperature properly. They’re prone to dehydration. Fluid dumping & third spacing make maintaining adequate hydration difficult
If you’re dizzy, tachy, fatigued etc, my intro article may help
Our bodies don’t regulate temperature properly. They’re prone to dehydration. Fluid dumping & third spacing make maintaining adequate hydration difficult
If you’re dizzy, tachy, fatigued etc, my intro article may help
Living Life Upside Down - An Intro to POTS/Dysautonomia
I live my life horizontally thanks to a condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). It's poorly understood, often misdiagnosed and can be devastating to quality of life.
www.disabledginger.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not me, drinking 5L water today to bring my heart rate down to acceptable levels and going to the toilet 15+ times. The heat wave is an absolute joy
Reposted by Cato Frederiks 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
‘Ik hoop een deel van m’n leven terug te krijgen’: Cato (28) gaf circusles, maar kan nu soms amper haar hoofd bewegen
‘Ik hoop een deel van m’n leven terug te krijgen’: Cato (28) gaf circusles, maar kan nu soms amper haar hoofd bewegen
Op de tiende verdieping van de Zeister L-flat ligt Cato (28) op bed, dromend van Amersfoort en een dag waarop ze weer op haar eenwieler kan fietsen en misschien zelfs acrobaten les kan geven: „Ik weet dat ik nooit een normaal leven ga krijgen.”
www.ad.nl
June 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
‘Ik hoop een deel van m’n leven terug te krijgen’: Cato (28) gaf circusles, maar kan nu soms amper haar hoofd bewegen
For everyone who wants to support my crowdfunding but doesn't have the funds: shopping via doelshop.nl/cato grants me a small percentage of your purchase, without you having to pay extra! It has some international webshops such as booking.com, but mostly Dutch shops such as bol.com or Thuisbezorgd!
June 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
For everyone who wants to support my crowdfunding but doesn't have the funds: shopping via doelshop.nl/cato grants me a small percentage of your purchase, without you having to pay extra! It has some international webshops such as booking.com, but mostly Dutch shops such as bol.com or Thuisbezorgd!
The difference between walking with and without a cervical collar is astonishing to me - even now, a year later to the day my CCI suddenly got worse. And it keeps getting worse every month, so I can use every like, every share, every donation.
gofund.me/07342fe1
Thank you.
#CCI #fusion #ME
gofund.me/07342fe1
Thank you.
#CCI #fusion #ME
June 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The difference between walking with and without a cervical collar is astonishing to me - even now, a year later to the day my CCI suddenly got worse. And it keeps getting worse every month, so I can use every like, every share, every donation.
gofund.me/07342fe1
Thank you.
#CCI #fusion #ME
gofund.me/07342fe1
Thank you.
#CCI #fusion #ME
For all the actually healthy Dutchies who want to participate in ME and LC research, the academical hospital in Amsterdam put out a request. Small stuff - blood draw, urine sample, some questionnaires, but your assistance is very important!
www.proefpersonen.nl/proefpersoon...
#ME #longcovid #help
www.proefpersonen.nl/proefpersoon...
#ME #longcovid #help
May 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
For all the actually healthy Dutchies who want to participate in ME and LC research, the academical hospital in Amsterdam put out a request. Small stuff - blood draw, urine sample, some questionnaires, but your assistance is very important!
www.proefpersonen.nl/proefpersoon...
#ME #longcovid #help
www.proefpersonen.nl/proefpersoon...
#ME #longcovid #help
All magic items I need to live a normal life, pt. 7
Bracers of Silver Stabilty
Woundrous item, rare
These bracers crafted of silver, grant you a +1 on your AC. Additionally, due to the added stability, you'll get a +1 on your unarmed strikes.
Bracers of Silver Stabilty
Woundrous item, rare
These bracers crafted of silver, grant you a +1 on your AC. Additionally, due to the added stability, you'll get a +1 on your unarmed strikes.
May 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
All magic items I need to live a normal life, pt. 7
Bracers of Silver Stabilty
Woundrous item, rare
These bracers crafted of silver, grant you a +1 on your AC. Additionally, due to the added stability, you'll get a +1 on your unarmed strikes.
Bracers of Silver Stabilty
Woundrous item, rare
These bracers crafted of silver, grant you a +1 on your AC. Additionally, due to the added stability, you'll get a +1 on your unarmed strikes.
All magic items I need to live a normal life, pt. 6 (1 of 2)
Bottle of Fluid Replenishing
Wondrous item, common
The fluid in this bottle will replenish blood you’ve lost during combat or damage otherwise. When you’ve finished the bottle, you gain 4 temporary Hit Points that last until you pee.
Bottle of Fluid Replenishing
Wondrous item, common
The fluid in this bottle will replenish blood you’ve lost during combat or damage otherwise. When you’ve finished the bottle, you gain 4 temporary Hit Points that last until you pee.
May 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
All magic items I need to live a normal life, pt. 6 (1 of 2)
Bottle of Fluid Replenishing
Wondrous item, common
The fluid in this bottle will replenish blood you’ve lost during combat or damage otherwise. When you’ve finished the bottle, you gain 4 temporary Hit Points that last until you pee.
Bottle of Fluid Replenishing
Wondrous item, common
The fluid in this bottle will replenish blood you’ve lost during combat or damage otherwise. When you’ve finished the bottle, you gain 4 temporary Hit Points that last until you pee.
For eight (!) months, I had colic attacks in my urether. Daily, anywhere between one and six hours long. We finally realised I had an MCAS response to my newly inserted IUD, and now I'm pain free for over a week. Fuck MCAS
#mcas #mastcells #eds #me
#mcas #mastcells #eds #me
May 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
For eight (!) months, I had colic attacks in my urether. Daily, anywhere between one and six hours long. We finally realised I had an MCAS response to my newly inserted IUD, and now I'm pain free for over a week. Fuck MCAS
#mcas #mastcells #eds #me
#mcas #mastcells #eds #me
All magic items I need to live a normal life, pt. 5
Stockings of Constitution
Wondrous item, common
While wearing these stockings, you gain a +1 on your Constitution score. Additionally, you gain advantage against the Fainting condition.
Stockings of Constitution
Wondrous item, common
While wearing these stockings, you gain a +1 on your Constitution score. Additionally, you gain advantage against the Fainting condition.
May 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
All magic items I need to live a normal life, pt. 5
Stockings of Constitution
Wondrous item, common
While wearing these stockings, you gain a +1 on your Constitution score. Additionally, you gain advantage against the Fainting condition.
Stockings of Constitution
Wondrous item, common
While wearing these stockings, you gain a +1 on your Constitution score. Additionally, you gain advantage against the Fainting condition.