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Mark Dignam MDANT

@markdignam69.bsky.social

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Gender-neutral honorific of the No-Shows Chronically under-slept You can’t kill pain, it just comes back as the undead… (Habitual parentheses and ellipsis user…) Settling silently into the sand…

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · Nov 16

Decided to change my profile pic from “the other place”.
This time, I’ve gone for a self-portrait of the back of my head… Oh, and it’s years old…

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 2h

Always drove me MENTAL - because it was TOO SHORT!
What a banger!

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 6h

"Dr. Shin once suggested that perhaps I’ve always been sicker than I recognized, that my baseline for pain and fatigue & discomfort might be radically different from the norm.": buff.ly/eCpnwXB

via @NewYorker.com
#ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #RareDisease #MedSky #spoonie

Nobody Has My Condition But Me

Medical researchers find my genetic mutation endlessly fascinating. But being unique isn’t a plus when you’re a patient.

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 7h

"At some point, u jz have to stop caring. #People's #comments don't define u..we are all living finite lives, with no guarantees of days. So why spend them trying to appease other people's #opinions about an #illness they do not understand.": buff.ly/cJYQ7wC

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#makeup #spoonie

Why I Choose to Wear Makeup While Living with a Chronic Illness

We have all been told those infamous words, “You don’t look sick,” more times than we care to recall. Due to this, I thought I would take a different spin on that ever-so-popular saying by digging…

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 5h

" #Sherpas, on the other hand, have developed several #genetic #mutations that allow them to maintain low levels of #RedBloodCells while the mitochondria in their cells use #oxygen more efficiently.": buff.ly/9NQIAoY

via nationalgeographic

Superpowers are real—these people are living proof

Scientists say that through genetics or training, even mere mortals can develop superhuman powers.

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Carrie - MySeveralWorlds - Artist, Author, Advocate @carriekellenberger.bsky.social · 12h

"Older person: wait until you're old and have to take medication. LOL.

Me: [looking at endless bottles of pills]"

Credit: @patientsupremacy

#ChronicIllnessMeme #ChronicIllnessHumor

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Peter L @peterlatimer6.bsky.social · 22h

Yesterday I helped (mainly chauffeuring) my youngest set up a stall selling her artwork in an actual shop in the actual Trafford Centre, Manchester 🤩
It’s upstairs in Kenji for the next 2 weeks if anyone’s around there.
Or scan the QR code that’s on the stall and that has links to her Etsy shop.

MAKERS KIOSK illuminated sign.
Above a stall selling Zani Latimer’s art.
Featuring Tommy the Tiger.

MAKERS KIOSK illuminated sign.
Above a stall selling Zani Latimer’s art.
Featuring Tommy the Tiger.
With Zani on the left.

MAKERS KIOSK stall on the top floor of Kenji in the Trafford Centre, Manchester.

Entrance to Kenji in the Trafford Centre, Manchester.
With the MAKERS KIOSK stall visible on the upper floor.

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 6h

🙏 We were blessed in some ways.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 7h

Israeli tanks open fire in southern Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-tanks-open-fire-southern-gaza

Israeli tanks open fire in southern Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="430209" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-tanks-open-fire-southern-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-tanks-open-fire-southern-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli tanks open fire in southern Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli tanks fired at Palestinians in the town of Bani Suheila and the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood, east of Khan Younis, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.</p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 7h

A surrogate parent to me Mairi.

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 7h

No exaggeration to say it was formative…

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DontCallMeCliff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇱🏁 @dontcallmecliff.bsky.social · 8h

youtu.be/nCI5ig9QawU?...

Take Hart Children's TV UK Tony Hart Opening Credits

YouTube video by wotnochips

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 8h

You jest, Rick, but I guarantee you Banksy was heavily influenced… Weren’t we all?!

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__________ @jenbren.bsky.social · 8h

I'm She/Her, but I don't mind being They/Them either.

It's so simple and doesn't cause anyone any harm.

#InternationalPronounsDay

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 9h

This is bad, lads! 😂

Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 9h

😂🙏

Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 9h

Tony Hart was born on October 15th, 1925… 100 years ago today.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 18h

Some very old and poignant graffiti seen today on a rusty bridge. One of the locals told me this bridge used to be the lorry route into the Orgreave coking plant and that the Battle of Orgreave was nearby in 1984. The most shameful event in the history of British policing, and that’s a high bar.

Side of a rusty iron bridge with old graffiti saying ‘1984’ and ‘Scargill No.1’

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 9h

🤷‍♂️🙏

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17h

MAGA is breaking all records in the number of protective orders issued against its members of Congress over acts of violence against women

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 1d

"Such #emergency episodes happen on a yearly, monthly & even weekly basis for me..whilst these acute crises are terrifying, it is often the daily attempts to try & live a decent life despite #pain that can really wear on a person.": buff.ly/wFOFSKi

#ChronicPain #Singapore #ChronicIllness

This is What It’s Like to Live With A Chronic and Invisible Illness in Singapore

The post This is What It's Like to Live With A Chronic and Invisible Illness in Singapore appeared first on RICE.

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 20h

"Nearly every #organ in the #body operates on a 24-hour rhythm. The #skin, our largest organ, is more permeable in the evening. The #liver, our detox powerhouse, clears chemicals more efficiently during the day.": buff.ly/ZzZS1oR

via kevinmd
#HealthAndWellness

How timing affects chemical exposure risks

Discover chrono-exposomics, the study of how the timing of everyday chemical exposures interacts with the body's circadian rhythms to influence health and risk.

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 18h

"The nice thing abt these #SmartHome setups are voice controls & a central management system..When u live w #ChronicPain, it’s often a toss up between suffering some pain to get up & adjust the controls, or enduring the cold/heat/lights": buff.ly/gSnGa1k #accessibility

Curated Chronic Illness Gift Ideas for Christmas, Birthdays & Other Occasions!

A curated list of chronic illness gift ideas for a friend or loved one who suffers from chronic pain or mental health issues -for for all occasions!

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 17h

*also World Cup is on in America so they can fuck right off…