Maddy Ruskin
@madeleineruskin.bsky.social
writer & disability advocate
my illnesses are chronic, so naturally i’m iconic ✨
community manager at Spoony ❤️🥄
Naarm/Melbourne
https://madeleineruskin.com/
my illnesses are chronic, so naturally i’m iconic ✨
community manager at Spoony ❤️🥄
Naarm/Melbourne
https://madeleineruskin.com/
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Today is Long COVID Awareness Day.
We recognise those living with LC and those caring for people with LC.
We must all provide support and join the call for research and a remedy for LC.
This Billboard was captured in Melbourne, Australia.
#LongCovidAwarenessDay
We recognise those living with LC and those caring for people with LC.
We must all provide support and join the call for research and a remedy for LC.
This Billboard was captured in Melbourne, Australia.
#LongCovidAwarenessDay
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today is Long COVID Awareness Day.
We recognise those living with LC and those caring for people with LC.
We must all provide support and join the call for research and a remedy for LC.
This Billboard was captured in Melbourne, Australia.
#LongCovidAwarenessDay
We recognise those living with LC and those caring for people with LC.
We must all provide support and join the call for research and a remedy for LC.
This Billboard was captured in Melbourne, Australia.
#LongCovidAwarenessDay
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Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.
March 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.
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It's Long Covid Awareness Day. I know ~10 people (still) suffering from life-altering Long Covid. The only 'special' thing about me? I've been public about my own illness, so I hear stories others don't. Long Covid is widespread, devastating, and deserves everyone's attention
March 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's Long Covid Awareness Day. I know ~10 people (still) suffering from life-altering Long Covid. The only 'special' thing about me? I've been public about my own illness, so I hear stories others don't. Long Covid is widespread, devastating, and deserves everyone's attention
I’m thinking of everyone who has been affected by Long COVID. This condition is unimaginably lonely, but I promise you’re not alone.
The disability community has been a lifeline for me through this, I would be lost without them. I hope you can find people who understand and support you ❤️
The disability community has been a lifeline for me through this, I would be lost without them. I hope you can find people who understand and support you ❤️
'I’ve never wished so hard to be wrong, but I was right. Long COVID changed everything for me.'
March 15 is International Long COVID Awareness Day. Thinking of everyone who has been impacted by and is living with Long COVID 💜
Our Community Manager, Maddy, shares her experiences with Long COVID.
March 15 is International Long COVID Awareness Day. Thinking of everyone who has been impacted by and is living with Long COVID 💜
Our Community Manager, Maddy, shares her experiences with Long COVID.
March 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I’m thinking of everyone who has been affected by Long COVID. This condition is unimaginably lonely, but I promise you’re not alone.
The disability community has been a lifeline for me through this, I would be lost without them. I hope you can find people who understand and support you ❤️
The disability community has been a lifeline for me through this, I would be lost without them. I hope you can find people who understand and support you ❤️
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How many years is a panic-attack supposed to last?
November 27, 2024 at 7:59 AM
How many years is a panic-attack supposed to last?
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i've got a type A personality. type A lot on da copuder
April 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
i've got a type A personality. type A lot on da copuder
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What. The. Actual. Hell?!
"Face masks would also be banned at protests, with Allan saying they were being used by some demonstrators to conceal their identities."
So, disabled/immunocompromised people have just lost their right to protest and stay safe!?
SHAME ON VIC GOVT!
#COVIDisntover
"Face masks would also be banned at protests, with Allan saying they were being used by some demonstrators to conceal their identities."
So, disabled/immunocompromised people have just lost their right to protest and stay safe!?
SHAME ON VIC GOVT!
#COVIDisntover
Victoria will legislate to ‘thwart’ protests at places of worship while banning masks and flags
Jacinta Allan announces measures targeting protests in bid ‘to combat antisemitism’ after synagogue attack
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:39 AM
What. The. Actual. Hell?!
"Face masks would also be banned at protests, with Allan saying they were being used by some demonstrators to conceal their identities."
So, disabled/immunocompromised people have just lost their right to protest and stay safe!?
SHAME ON VIC GOVT!
#COVIDisntover
"Face masks would also be banned at protests, with Allan saying they were being used by some demonstrators to conceal their identities."
So, disabled/immunocompromised people have just lost their right to protest and stay safe!?
SHAME ON VIC GOVT!
#COVIDisntover
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*lying face down in a pile of trash* yep. i'm on it. i'm doing that. i'll get that to you soon
December 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
*lying face down in a pile of trash* yep. i'm on it. i'm doing that. i'll get that to you soon
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I’m only a failure by human standards. if I was a children’s book badger in an apron I’d be like “whoa this house is massive, and I own so many cheeses and jams.”
December 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I’m only a failure by human standards. if I was a children’s book badger in an apron I’d be like “whoa this house is massive, and I own so many cheeses and jams.”
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mental health break? you bet it did
November 14, 2024 at 2:38 AM
mental health break? you bet it did
the coolest part of being disabled in a pandemic is the ongoing normalisation of eugenics and complete disregard and dehumanisation of disabled and chronically ill people
November 15, 2024 at 1:32 AM
the coolest part of being disabled in a pandemic is the ongoing normalisation of eugenics and complete disregard and dehumanisation of disabled and chronically ill people
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The only lockdown that's happening is the locking out of higher risk people from society indefinitely because governments are refusing to enact basic public health policies to slow the spread of disease during an ongoing pandemic.
August 30, 2023 at 6:23 PM
The only lockdown that's happening is the locking out of higher risk people from society indefinitely because governments are refusing to enact basic public health policies to slow the spread of disease during an ongoing pandemic.
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I'm tired of trying to get people to care about ME/CFS
I need to stop trying, at least for now. It's not worth my time. People just don't believe it because they're like "but surely if there was an illness this bad and this prevalent we would have done something about it already!" and well, no. :/
I need to stop trying, at least for now. It's not worth my time. People just don't believe it because they're like "but surely if there was an illness this bad and this prevalent we would have done something about it already!" and well, no. :/
September 6, 2023 at 3:15 AM
I'm tired of trying to get people to care about ME/CFS
I need to stop trying, at least for now. It's not worth my time. People just don't believe it because they're like "but surely if there was an illness this bad and this prevalent we would have done something about it already!" and well, no. :/
I need to stop trying, at least for now. It's not worth my time. People just don't believe it because they're like "but surely if there was an illness this bad and this prevalent we would have done something about it already!" and well, no. :/