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Alright, y'all, who wants an essay about disability? This thread is vitally important to understanding canes, crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, & any other mobility aids. Ask yourself, would you feel shame about using an aid like glasses to do this task?
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Gentle reminder: a mobility aid is not a last resort. You are not obligated to endure increased pain and fatigue or to miss out on valued activities and experiences. If a mobility aid would improve your quality of life, that's a good enough reason to use one!
— The Tweedy Mutant \u267f\U0001f308 (@the_tweedy) January 6, 2021
Would you shame me for using a wheelchair one day so I can use a single crutch the next day? Would you shame me for using a single crutch in 90% of circumstances & then using a wheelchair to navigate a convention or big event? Would you shame me for standing up from my chair? 2/
I have been shamed, verbally & to my face, for all of these things.
Mobility aids are TOOLS. There is no one right or wrong way to use a tool (just ways that might be less likely to cause injuryâif you're new to crutches DM me & I can give you a tutorial).
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Here's another vital thing to understand. Mobility aids, wheelchairs especially, are LIBERATING. I know to many they look like a symbol of all that you'd give up as an able-bodied person, & I have also struggled with big emotions abt my chairs in childhood & coming back
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to my wheelchair when I was an adult. It's okay to grieve the things you lose when your body isn't able to do a thing.
But the wheelchair isn't what you think it is. The wheelchair is FREEDOM and MOVEMENT and ACCESS.
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Also, latam armys has been trying to report these acc for months but hasnât been working. They dm me and ask me if I can tweet about this since they want our help. And I said yes.
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Lets cut the crap: many of you on this app are not okay.
It has been a bad 10 months, & while some cracked earlier, some of you are starting to crack down recently & it's time we talk about it.
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First thing's first: it's okay to not be okay.
We have all suffered the lockdowns, economic turmoil & worldwide events in different ways.
Nobody can say that they had a perfect year.
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Before going into why I think many of you are not okay, here are a few things we can physically change to make it better:
- Move more & do exercise
- Proactively get more sun & fresh air
- Unfat yourself
Mind is body, body is
I'm certain there is a positive correlation between being hyper online & mental unwellness.
— \U0001f1ea\U0001f1f8 benjamingeorge.substack.com \U0001f1ea\U0001f1f8 (@BGZeroTwoOne) January 9, 2021
For the last year people have been moving less, getting less fresh air & sun, doing less fun activities.
If you can't leave your house, log off more often to keep your wellness in check. https://t.co/jGkpW9DSVu
Now, to the Twitter part. Many of you are so far down a rabbit hole that only does you harm the only reason you aren't coming out of it is due to the sunk-costs fallacy.
You have invested so much time going through a specific road your ego won't let you pause & go back.
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You've followed people for so long you do not want to unfollow or mute.
People you like & have followed for ages who do not have your best interests in mind.
All they do is purposefully make you upset & rile you up.
All they do is groom you. Because u "wanna stay informed"
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One philosophy for conflict resolution within psychology is that there are three main priorities you can have in a conflict: respecting yourself, maintaining a good relationship with the other person, or getting a task done. (Reference: these DBT skills https://t.co/C7CAlDaE5A )
Most people want to do all three, and you can, but the idea is it can be unrealistic to get all three goals accomplished perfectly-- maybe it's worth thinking about which goals matter most to you right now, in this scenario and relationship, and which you're willing to sacrifice.
To respect yourself, these are good guidelines to prioritize:
1 Keep fairness strongly in mind.
2 Be wary of apologizing. Think hard before offering any apology-- do you really need to say sorry here?
3 Keep in mind what you value.
4 Stick to being truthful, even if you're angry.
To maintain a relationship, keep these in mind:
1 Be gentle, not aggressive.
2 Ask questions, be actively interested in their opinions.
3 Actively validate the way they feel.
4 Have an easy manner. Watch your tone of voice & body language. It's not all about what you're saying.
For historical purposes remember, I was able to get rid of the INDIVIDUAL MANDATE, the most unpopular and expensive part of ObamaCare. You are no longer forced to pay a fortune for the \u201cprivilege\u201d of NOT getting bad healthcare. This ended ObamaCare as we knew it. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2021
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— Nature Communications (@NatureComms) December 21, 2020
1. The gender analysis was "only meant to be exploratoryâ and used techniques that âcannot be claimed to establish causalityâ but causal inferences were made anyway.
Causal claims were justified by pointing out that other people do it too. "While this technique does not establish the existence of a causal effect, it is commonly used to infer causality from observational data."
But we wanted to share the 10 reasons we are proud of 2020 by the S-Lab research group of @PICU_BCH & @BacrUob @unibirmingham
AND to say a HUGE 'thank you' to everyone who has made this possible #teamscience #PedsICU #2020

1)In the last 12 months we have built up a team of Neuro-critical care, resuscitation science, early rehabilitation and COVID19/PIMS-TS researchers for in Birmingham to improve the lives of critically unwell children. Currently called the S(cholefield)-Lab pending a better name!

2)In 2020 we watched our early career researchers shine
Hussin Albargi @AlBaRqi14 (PhD student: paediatric prehospital cardiac arrest)
Mirjam Kool @mirjam_kool (ACF â post-arrest #TTM Intra-arrest physiological monitoring @ILCOR) & 1st publication! https://t.co/9PIOYh8hub

c. Rosie Watts (Med student - BACC-PACK audit of #TTM @PICU_BCH and our need to improve quality of #TTM).
d. Trystan Gruffydd @TrystanGruffydd (BMedSci student â GCS prognostication post-TBI @ISPNeurosurgery ). & many more stars of the future

3) We foughtđŞwith the world against #COVID19
Helped co-ordinate UK @PICSociety involvement in #NIHR & UK #COVID19 / #PIMSTS research. Local PIs to @GenomiccStudy @RecoveryICU
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