Mark Dignam MDANT
@markdignam69.bsky.social
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…
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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This book by @epwebber.bsky.social is brilliant. Up there with Seumas Milne's The Enemy Within. Yes, that good 🙏
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This book by @epwebber.bsky.social is brilliant. Up there with Seumas Milne's The Enemy Within. Yes, that good 🙏
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BAM! We’re back with the stuff of dreams, a new collab with legend David Keenan, turning This Is Memorial Device into a gloriously tactile, Glasgow-made letterpress art print. Numbered, signed, only 100. Cult-novel magic for your wall. More news soon. 😎
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
BAM! We’re back with the stuff of dreams, a new collab with legend David Keenan, turning This Is Memorial Device into a gloriously tactile, Glasgow-made letterpress art print. Numbered, signed, only 100. Cult-novel magic for your wall. More news soon. 😎
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"While I personally know how difficult it can be to do some things when you’re flaring every day, I believe that we should try when an #opportunity arises. It doesn’t have to be complicated, in fact, it could even relieve you of some #pain.": buff.ly/8Rxixom
#ChronicPain #disabled #spoonie
#ChronicPain #disabled #spoonie
Keeping Up with the World: Why it's Important Despite Pain
Anyone with a chronic illness spends a lot of time resting at home. Here's why keeping up with the world still matters, despite chronic pain.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"While I personally know how difficult it can be to do some things when you’re flaring every day, I believe that we should try when an #opportunity arises. It doesn’t have to be complicated, in fact, it could even relieve you of some #pain.": buff.ly/8Rxixom
#ChronicPain #disabled #spoonie
#ChronicPain #disabled #spoonie
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"There’s a point where you realize that #boundaries aren’t just about saying no; they’re about creating space for your real yes..When you live with a chronic condition, the line between #survival and connection can blur...": buff.ly/SYhrVTU
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#ChronicPain #spoonie #disabled
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#ChronicPain #spoonie #disabled
The Truth About Setting Boundaries with Chronic Illness (and Why It Feels So Hard at First)
Learn why setting boundaries with chronic illness can feel uncomfortable at first, and how with practice, you can reclaim your voice.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"There’s a point where you realize that #boundaries aren’t just about saying no; they’re about creating space for your real yes..When you live with a chronic condition, the line between #survival and connection can blur...": buff.ly/SYhrVTU
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#ChronicPain #spoonie #disabled
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
#ChronicPain #spoonie #disabled
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“It was in a canoe in Algonquin Provincial Park where I first told him I loved him. To lose that was another devastating #loss. Yet as we sat there, I realized: we are still a team, navigating uncharted waters.”: buff.ly/QysHicf
from globeandmail
#marriage #carer #Alzheimers
from globeandmail
#marriage #carer #Alzheimers
The shift from wife to caregiver was instant and soul crushing
My heart broke as I realized life is changing, but despite that we are still a team, just now navigating uncharted waters
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“It was in a canoe in Algonquin Provincial Park where I first told him I loved him. To lose that was another devastating #loss. Yet as we sat there, I realized: we are still a team, navigating uncharted waters.”: buff.ly/QysHicf
from globeandmail
#marriage #carer #Alzheimers
from globeandmail
#marriage #carer #Alzheimers
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“ #Hustle culture assumes every body functions predictably. It assumes yr energy will rise to meet yr #plans ..It assumes #discipline can overcome physical #limitations. It assumes rest is something u do only after everything else is finished.": buff.ly/0xUejdy
#disabled
By @thethrivingspoonie.com
#disabled
By @thethrivingspoonie.com
How to Resist Hustle Culture When You Have a Chronic Illness
Learn practical ways to resist hustle culture when you have a chronic illness with gentle, realistic strategies.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“ #Hustle culture assumes every body functions predictably. It assumes yr energy will rise to meet yr #plans ..It assumes #discipline can overcome physical #limitations. It assumes rest is something u do only after everything else is finished.": buff.ly/0xUejdy
#disabled
By @thethrivingspoonie.com
#disabled
By @thethrivingspoonie.com
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"Yet the current version of us – in this time, in this place & in this circumstance – is bound to need an upgrade..if we don’t experiment and work towards an improved build, then are we ‘truly ourselves’, or a mere fragment of it?": buff.ly/Iq7Plqj
#spoonie #PersonalGrowth #potential #SelfWorth
#spoonie #PersonalGrowth #potential #SelfWorth
Every Next Level of Your Life Will Demand a Different You
What's stopping you from the next level of your life and reaching your full potential as a person? Tips on self-improvement and personal growth.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Yet the current version of us – in this time, in this place & in this circumstance – is bound to need an upgrade..if we don’t experiment and work towards an improved build, then are we ‘truly ourselves’, or a mere fragment of it?": buff.ly/Iq7Plqj
#spoonie #PersonalGrowth #potential #SelfWorth
#spoonie #PersonalGrowth #potential #SelfWorth
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"Fibromyalgia May Be Invisible, But It's Not Silent...
If only you could hear it
then maybe you'd understand it."
Credit: Via the one and only Beth at @dear fibromyalgia
#FibromyalgiaAwareness #DearFibromyalgia #ChronicPain #MySeveralWorlds #InvisibleIllness
If only you could hear it
then maybe you'd understand it."
Credit: Via the one and only Beth at @dear fibromyalgia
#FibromyalgiaAwareness #DearFibromyalgia #ChronicPain #MySeveralWorlds #InvisibleIllness
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
"Fibromyalgia May Be Invisible, But It's Not Silent...
If only you could hear it
then maybe you'd understand it."
Credit: Via the one and only Beth at @dear fibromyalgia
#FibromyalgiaAwareness #DearFibromyalgia #ChronicPain #MySeveralWorlds #InvisibleIllness
If only you could hear it
then maybe you'd understand it."
Credit: Via the one and only Beth at @dear fibromyalgia
#FibromyalgiaAwareness #DearFibromyalgia #ChronicPain #MySeveralWorlds #InvisibleIllness
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Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
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When you live with #ChronicAnxiety, sometimes you want to switch your brain off.
"It’d be nice if I could switch my brain off for a couple hours. No #anxiety, no panic attacks, no #depression, no worries, no pain."
🔗
buff.ly/37pXrBD
#MentalHealthAwareness
@achronicvoice.com
"It’d be nice if I could switch my brain off for a couple hours. No #anxiety, no panic attacks, no #depression, no worries, no pain."
🔗
buff.ly/37pXrBD
#MentalHealthAwareness
@achronicvoice.com
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
When you live with #ChronicAnxiety, sometimes you want to switch your brain off.
"It’d be nice if I could switch my brain off for a couple hours. No #anxiety, no panic attacks, no #depression, no worries, no pain."
🔗
buff.ly/37pXrBD
#MentalHealthAwareness
@achronicvoice.com
"It’d be nice if I could switch my brain off for a couple hours. No #anxiety, no panic attacks, no #depression, no worries, no pain."
🔗
buff.ly/37pXrBD
#MentalHealthAwareness
@achronicvoice.com
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#PainAwareness
#ChronicPain & #MentalHealth are intricately interwoven. Here are just 5 ways life w/ pain can detrimentally affect mental #wellbeing.
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invisiblyme.com/chronicpain-...
Via @invisiblyme.bsky.social
#spoonie #invisibleillness
#ChronicPain & #MentalHealth are intricately interwoven. Here are just 5 ways life w/ pain can detrimentally affect mental #wellbeing.
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invisiblyme.com/chronicpain-...
Via @invisiblyme.bsky.social
#spoonie #invisibleillness
Chronic Pain & Mental Health : 5 Detrimental Effects
Chronic pain & mental health are intricately interwoven. Here are just 5 ways life with pain can detrimentally affect our mental wellbeing.
invisiblyme.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#PainAwareness
#ChronicPain & #MentalHealth are intricately interwoven. Here are just 5 ways life w/ pain can detrimentally affect mental #wellbeing.
🔗
invisiblyme.com/chronicpain-...
Via @invisiblyme.bsky.social
#spoonie #invisibleillness
#ChronicPain & #MentalHealth are intricately interwoven. Here are just 5 ways life w/ pain can detrimentally affect mental #wellbeing.
🔗
invisiblyme.com/chronicpain-...
Via @invisiblyme.bsky.social
#spoonie #invisibleillness
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How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health
"In Barcelona there are an estimated 300 #HeartAttacks and 30 deaths a year just from traffic noise, according to researcher Dr Maria Foraster, who has reviewed evidence on noise for the WHO."
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
"In Barcelona there are an estimated 300 #HeartAttacks and 30 deaths a year just from traffic noise, according to researcher Dr Maria Foraster, who has reviewed evidence on noise for the WHO."
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Noise: The invisible killer in all our lives
The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health
"In Barcelona there are an estimated 300 #HeartAttacks and 30 deaths a year just from traffic noise, according to researcher Dr Maria Foraster, who has reviewed evidence on noise for the WHO."
🔗
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"In Barcelona there are an estimated 300 #HeartAttacks and 30 deaths a year just from traffic noise, according to researcher Dr Maria Foraster, who has reviewed evidence on noise for the WHO."
🔗
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Carrie shares her story of life with D2T #axSpA as an expat in #Taiwan. She opens up about life with treatment-resistant symptoms & talks about how her advocacy meshes with #MySeveralWorlds which was launched in 2007. @arthritischeryl.bsky.social
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arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/2024/12/19/a...
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Art, Advocacy, and Adaptation: Carrie’s Journey with Difficult to Treat Axial Spondyloarthritis - Arthritis Life
Listen Now: Watch Now: Summary: In episode 150 of The Arthritis Life Podcast, Carrie shares her inspiring journey of living with “difficult-to-treat” axial spondyloarthritis while building a new life ...
arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Carrie shares her story of life with D2T #axSpA as an expat in #Taiwan. She opens up about life with treatment-resistant symptoms & talks about how her advocacy meshes with #MySeveralWorlds which was launched in 2007. @arthritischeryl.bsky.social
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arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/2024/12/19/a...
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arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/2024/12/19/a...
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"When I think about what will be presented at healthcare conferences, I am frustrated. I don’t want an app to tell me how to track my fitness goal, but that’s what is popular. Digital med reminders are not what I need when I’m poor & can’t afford meds."
myheartsisters.org/2014/07/13/e...
myheartsisters.org/2014/07/13/e...
Erin Gilmer: “Us” vs “them”: the under-served patient speaks up
“High-tech digital medication reminders are not what I need when I’m poor and can’t afford medicine.” If big health conferences are going to host “experts” speak…
myheartsisters.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"When I think about what will be presented at healthcare conferences, I am frustrated. I don’t want an app to tell me how to track my fitness goal, but that’s what is popular. Digital med reminders are not what I need when I’m poor & can’t afford meds."
myheartsisters.org/2014/07/13/e...
myheartsisters.org/2014/07/13/e...
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Never not At It. Even when Bulgarian.
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhrán na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria after organisers mistakenly played Britain's God Save the King over the speakers
Irish team sing anthem after God Save the King blunder
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhran na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers mistakenly played Britain's 'God Save the...
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Never not At It. Even when Bulgarian.
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The government should have scrapped this as soon as they were elected and the fact Starmer used it as a prop to score political points is a fucking disgrace.
The government should be applauded for scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap in the budget. But tackling poverty requires more, writes @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social.
At last: a budget that ends the two-child limit
The government should be applauded for scrapping the cruel policy, but tackling poverty requires more
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The government should have scrapped this as soon as they were elected and the fact Starmer used it as a prop to score political points is a fucking disgrace.
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The media really will treat LLMs as human before they give trans people the same courtesy
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The media really will treat LLMs as human before they give trans people the same courtesy
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He's a liar and a racist.
And you know what? If his current endeavour wasn't an essentially racist one, people wouldn't be talking about it. But he's been remarkably consistent all his life.
Racist kid.
Racist teenager.
Racist adult.
Fella's a racist.
And you know what? If his current endeavour wasn't an essentially racist one, people wouldn't be talking about it. But he's been remarkably consistent all his life.
Racist kid.
Racist teenager.
Racist adult.
Fella's a racist.
Another contemporary accused the Reform leader of being a “complete liar” in an interview on Tuesday afternoon. Andy Field, a GP who was two years below Farage at Dulwich, said he had directly witnessed racial abuse from the Reform leader.
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
Nigel Farage’s abuse was persistent, not banter, claims ex-schoolmate
Peter Ettedgui says he was targeted at Dulwich College. The Reform UK leader denies he racially abused anybody
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
He's a liar and a racist.
And you know what? If his current endeavour wasn't an essentially racist one, people wouldn't be talking about it. But he's been remarkably consistent all his life.
Racist kid.
Racist teenager.
Racist adult.
Fella's a racist.
And you know what? If his current endeavour wasn't an essentially racist one, people wouldn't be talking about it. But he's been remarkably consistent all his life.
Racist kid.
Racist teenager.
Racist adult.
Fella's a racist.
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Living with #chronicillness often means juggling a *whole team* of specialists—not by choice, but by necessity.
This post breaks down why we see so many doctors and the toll it can take.
achronicvoice.com/why-need-see...
This post breaks down why we see so many doctors and the toll it can take.
achronicvoice.com/why-need-see...
Why I Need to See More Than 10 Different Types of Doctors Regularly
Patients with autoimmune disease often have comorbidities. Here’s why I need to see more than 10 different types of doctors regularly.
achronicvoice.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Living with #chronicillness often means juggling a *whole team* of specialists—not by choice, but by necessity.
This post breaks down why we see so many doctors and the toll it can take.
achronicvoice.com/why-need-see...
This post breaks down why we see so many doctors and the toll it can take.
achronicvoice.com/why-need-see...
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"Some studies show that [#RedLightTherapy ] can help with delayed onset #muscle soreness & muscle #recovery. However, the evidence is mixed. Most of the studies that have found a positive benefit are small, short-term 1s.": buff.ly/EOdqKBG
via @lifehacker.com
#RedLight #AlternativeTherapy
via @lifehacker.com
#RedLight #AlternativeTherapy
What the Science Says About Red Light Therapy for Athletic Recovery (so Far)
Do red light therapy gadgets live up to the hype, especially for muscle recovery? And does the average gym-goer really need to consider adding one to their recovery routine? Let's take a look at the…
lifehacker.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Some studies show that [#RedLightTherapy ] can help with delayed onset #muscle soreness & muscle #recovery. However, the evidence is mixed. Most of the studies that have found a positive benefit are small, short-term 1s.": buff.ly/EOdqKBG
via @lifehacker.com
#RedLight #AlternativeTherapy
via @lifehacker.com
#RedLight #AlternativeTherapy
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" #Zinc #lozenges? There’s some evidence they can help, but only if you take them within 24 hours of your first #symptoms. Wait too long? It’s a no-go. Also, nausea, metallic taste & stomach cramps can be #SideEffects.": buff.ly/KKbjTzs
via @sciam.bsky.social
#PublicHealth #influenza
via @sciam.bsky.social
#PublicHealth #influenza
Here Is What Helps—And What Doesn’t—When Sick with a Cold or Flu
Should you take vitamin C or zinc when you are sick with a common cold or influenza? Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains which at-home remedies actually help.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
" #Zinc #lozenges? There’s some evidence they can help, but only if you take them within 24 hours of your first #symptoms. Wait too long? It’s a no-go. Also, nausea, metallic taste & stomach cramps can be #SideEffects.": buff.ly/KKbjTzs
via @sciam.bsky.social
#PublicHealth #influenza
via @sciam.bsky.social
#PublicHealth #influenza
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" #Accept it, allow the #emotions it triggers, but be careful to not add any #meaning to it about what it means for the #future. Then, to distract myself and make myself as comfortable as possible while I wait for the worst to pass. - Julie.”: buff.ly/ay1wuCm
#ChronicPain
#ChronicPain
40 People with Chronic Illness Share Their Best Pain Management Tips (What to Do if an Unforeseen Pain Flare Hits)
A roundup of best chronic pain management tips from 40 people who live with chronic illness, for when a pain flare strikes without warning.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
" #Accept it, allow the #emotions it triggers, but be careful to not add any #meaning to it about what it means for the #future. Then, to distract myself and make myself as comfortable as possible while I wait for the worst to pass. - Julie.”: buff.ly/ay1wuCm
#ChronicPain
#ChronicPain
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"The #cookbook is the end result of a yearslong #ResearchProject documented on Grant’s TikTok..ghostlyarchive, wherein she traveled to every corner of the country to pay witness to #headstone #recipes & connect with the #families of the deceased.": buff.ly/syXFejS
via @eater.bsky.social
#BookReview
via @eater.bsky.social
#BookReview
A New Cookbook Compiles Recipes From Gravestones Around the World
From snickerdoodles to cheese dip, these recipe epitaphs — compiled in a new cookbook — will live forever
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"The #cookbook is the end result of a yearslong #ResearchProject documented on Grant’s TikTok..ghostlyarchive, wherein she traveled to every corner of the country to pay witness to #headstone #recipes & connect with the #families of the deceased.": buff.ly/syXFejS
via @eater.bsky.social
#BookReview
via @eater.bsky.social
#BookReview