heather
@heatherfeather.bsky.social
heather 🍂
saskatoon
single sick&disabled (me/cfs) trans lesbian
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i am sometimes too sick to post alt text
i'm a former "essential worker" dealing with long covid caught in 2020. if you feel like helping a broke bitch, https://paypal.me/gaaaaay
saskatoon
single sick&disabled (me/cfs) trans lesbian
30
- - -
i am sometimes too sick to post alt text
i'm a former "essential worker" dealing with long covid caught in 2020. if you feel like helping a broke bitch, https://paypal.me/gaaaaay
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heather
@heatherfeather.bsky.social
· Apr 4
statstically speaking if you get me/cfs from long covid your doctor is not going to help, and yr actual medical advice will come from ppl like me who've spent the last 5 years reading medical papers.
you do not want someone who can no longer type the word "statidtically" to be your replacement doc.
you do not want someone who can no longer type the word "statidtically" to be your replacement doc.
love the name of the oort cloud. oort oort
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
love the name of the oort cloud. oort oort
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Another way to look at the Zohran-Trump thing is that Trump still fundamentally thinks of his cartoonish fascism as kayfabe with no real-world consequences, and when he's separated from genuine, consequential Nazis like Miller and Vance he's just an old man putting on a show again
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Another way to look at the Zohran-Trump thing is that Trump still fundamentally thinks of his cartoonish fascism as kayfabe with no real-world consequences, and when he's separated from genuine, consequential Nazis like Miller and Vance he's just an old man putting on a show again
this is one overview on why increased physical activity is not safe in ME/CFS. you can't safely undergo activity when your body will start slowly disintegrating if you go over some unknown activity threshold (that we currently have no way to measure).
a self-perpetuating cycle that includes damage to the mitochondria and necrosis (cell death) of muscle tissue.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
![Several mechanisms triggered by an infection can result in circulatory disturbance and hypoperfusion of muscles including autoantibodies [41], inflammation [22], sympathetic overactivity [10], endothelial dysfunction [42], impaired red blood cell deformability [43] and diminished preload [10]. Upon exertion, hypoperfusion of skeletal muscles leads to rise in protons, intracellular sodium and calcium [12], muscle necrosis [9], mitochondrial damage and enhanced production of reactive oxygens [13, 22]. In ME/CFS, the activation of the sodium pump (Na+/K+‐ATPase) upon exertion may be diminished due to low ATP and dysfunctional ß2AdR and CGRP. At a certain level of intracellular sodium, the sodium‐calcium‐exchanger NCX changes its transport mode from calcium export to calcium import causing calcium overload that causes mitochondrial and myocyte damage. As a result, low ATP and ROS production further impair the sodium pump. ROS also impairs vascular function and perfusion. A vicious circle arises.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kxlg4ooqbhefhfa4gv373dtm/bafkreifycc6dml5ny5hliatsgyru3emlhjrfn3erh3luyzj72obceooag4@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
this is one overview on why increased physical activity is not safe in ME/CFS. you can't safely undergo activity when your body will start slowly disintegrating if you go over some unknown activity threshold (that we currently have no way to measure).
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
does the dolphin in xenogears have any relation to the dolphin in aero fighters 2
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
does the dolphin in xenogears have any relation to the dolphin in aero fighters 2
feel like shit because i went to a grocery store for 30 minutes
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
feel like shit because i went to a grocery store for 30 minutes
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![>>Satire - Yoga Instructor Shocked as Stretching Fails to Cure Autoimmune Disorder [woman stretching doing yoga] mybodyistryingtokillme.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreicflmkefr2cjqr6fkiynhhgwmspteymlyahhla7y7msq2qb5bbcii@jpeg)
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This investigation doesn’t actually look at whether kids are actually just sick more often, which they are. Chronic illness isn’t mentioned either.
Despite the data encompassing 2018/19 to 2024/25, the pandemic isn’t even mentioned.
cbc.ca/9.6988661
Despite the data encompassing 2018/19 to 2024/25, the pandemic isn’t even mentioned.
cbc.ca/9.6988661
Kids are missing more school. Experts say mental health is a factor | CBC News
A CBC investigation finds that school time lost due to reported illness is up in all districts that provided data — more than tripling in some places compared to five years ago. While the data doesn’t...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This investigation doesn’t actually look at whether kids are actually just sick more often, which they are. Chronic illness isn’t mentioned either.
Despite the data encompassing 2018/19 to 2024/25, the pandemic isn’t even mentioned.
cbc.ca/9.6988661
Despite the data encompassing 2018/19 to 2024/25, the pandemic isn’t even mentioned.
cbc.ca/9.6988661
*whoosh*
*thwump*
*thwump*
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
*whoosh*
*thwump*
*thwump*
also the lighting and stretched out pose let this slip free from automated labels, but don't be fooled, i just about fill out a C-cup
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
also the lighting and stretched out pose let this slip free from automated labels, but don't be fooled, i just about fill out a C-cup
hey. have you seen this?
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
hey. have you seen this?
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Thread
There need to be social consequences for enacting anti-evidence policies that kill kids.
One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi.
Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi.
Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.
wish i could get some warm IV electrolytes right now
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
wish i could get some warm IV electrolytes right now
cat girl doesn't have to be a throwback. cat girl could be here and now
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
cat girl doesn't have to be a throwback. cat girl could be here and now
as far as i can tell "frozen burrito" is no longer an item you can buy in this city. you can only find the upscale ones that cost like eight dollars each. same with store brand pizza pockets. they're taking all the poor people staples from us
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
as far as i can tell "frozen burrito" is no longer an item you can buy in this city. you can only find the upscale ones that cost like eight dollars each. same with store brand pizza pockets. they're taking all the poor people staples from us
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I can’t even get anyone to admit or remember that asymptomatic Covid is a thing.
The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I can’t even get anyone to admit or remember that asymptomatic Covid is a thing.
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What does he think the new version of groceries is
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
What does he think the new version of groceries is
this is what you might call a "rich text"
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
this is what you might call a "rich text"
trump dropped the "groceries, sort of an old-fashioned word" thing again today
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
trump dropped the "groceries, sort of an old-fashioned word" thing again today
has anyone tried to remaster achewood in a way that preserves the pixels of the original low-res drawings but also doesn't look like ass when you post it on a modern platform
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
has anyone tried to remaster achewood in a way that preserves the pixels of the original low-res drawings but also doesn't look like ass when you post it on a modern platform
digging through my mental drawers and finding the metaphorical hand-scribbled paper badge that says "i personally stopped john mountain goats from spreading long covid denial"
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
digging through my mental drawers and finding the metaphorical hand-scribbled paper badge that says "i personally stopped john mountain goats from spreading long covid denial"
another morning begins with the smell of "instant ramen with marble cheese" filling the air
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
another morning begins with the smell of "instant ramen with marble cheese" filling the air
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It’s surreal to have so many docs repeatedly recommend exercise.
Me: You know that caused a permanent decline in me?
Them: Oh, you need to try it this way.
M: Still causing a decline. (Hands studies showing exercise can be harmful in #MECFS)
T: You need to be more active
Me: You know that caused a permanent decline in me?
Them: Oh, you need to try it this way.
M: Still causing a decline. (Hands studies showing exercise can be harmful in #MECFS)
T: You need to be more active
The rationale behind these studies, Seltzer contests, is [that] “it presumes that the patient had never heard of exercise until a doctor told them [it] exists.”
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
“People who are performing these studies are extraordinarily ignorant, and their ignorance is dangerous,” said @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social. She and other experts agree these trials are a waste of $$ and will not advance our biological understanding of Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s surreal to have so many docs repeatedly recommend exercise.
Me: You know that caused a permanent decline in me?
Them: Oh, you need to try it this way.
M: Still causing a decline. (Hands studies showing exercise can be harmful in #MECFS)
T: You need to be more active
Me: You know that caused a permanent decline in me?
Them: Oh, you need to try it this way.
M: Still causing a decline. (Hands studies showing exercise can be harmful in #MECFS)
T: You need to be more active