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Ash

@drkidneyash.bsky.social

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🫘 Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist 🕹 Simulation Educator 🍰 RCPCH Baking Officer 🚴🏽‍♂️ Gym/Spin/Cyclist 🌱 Vegetarian🍷 Wine ☕️ Coffee 😴 Nap master 🤓 Geek 📚 Book lover

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Russell 🏳️‍🌈 @medicrussell.bsky.social · 19h

Going in to do the 4 am ward review

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 4d

Taylor somehow makes any situation slightly less horrific and controls my anger against the world/governments

Fate of Ophelia on full blast

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10d

'Yellow Pumpkin', Naoshima Island by Yayoi Kusama (photo by F.Bradshaw) #WomensArt #October1st

Photo of a sculpture resembling a spotty yellow pumpkin beside the sea under a morning golden sky with purple clouds

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 11d

No more mandatory training. Please! 🙏🏽

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 14d

I have the other 2 and cannot wait to read them. Alternating with a fantasy book in between

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 14d

Thoroughly recommend to any book lover!! An excellent twist, very gripping I could not put it down. 9.5/10 🤓

Let’s share recommendations #booksky

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 15d

Back to average!

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 15d

A log burner takes cosy to a whole other level!

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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 16d

🔔 Deadline: 10 Oct 🔔

We’re close to 10,000 signatures on the open letter urging the PM to make kidney disease a national health priority.

Millions are affected – yet it was left out of the NHS 10-Year Plan.

✍️ Add your name today: bit.ly/4nC3BDr

#KidneyHealth

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 16d

Dreams do come true sometimes!

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 16d

I grew up learning that having a diagnosis of Huntington’s disease was basically a death sentence.

Now there is hope. Medicine can be life changing!

Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 17d

One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases known to humanity, Huntington's disease, has been successfully treated for the first time in our history.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 16d

Not had a 2 in a long time!

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · 16d

I need therapy for my book buying addiction 😂

This is just 1 weeks worth of purchases! Help!

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Sep 2

Too early to put the heating on?

I feel cold 🥶
It is September….

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 31

Where is this so I can avoid this area entirely!!

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 31

A normal word with no tricks!!

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 29

If you can vaccinate it should be offered to all children not just families who can afford it.

Great to see this will now be included in the immunisation programme!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 28

Brown butter, hazelnut and dark chocolate madeleines! 🌰🍫

The chocolate shell looks cool but absolute buggers to get out of the tin - let’s stick to classic madeleines next time 😂

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is such a valuable lesson! When I think I should water (usually weekly) I stop myself and wait another few days in the Summer, and at least another week in the winter. The exception is the veg I am growing which need water every few days

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 25

Exactly what happened today when the tomato plant toppled over by itself! 😱

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 25

It was doing great and now the leaves are getting black spots. I think I have overwatered so it is now getting neglect

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 25

Having house plants is 10% watering and 90% moving them around to see where they ‘feel happiest’ 😂

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Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 9

This is wise

Ash @drkidneyash.bsky.social · Aug 8

This says it all