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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
@heatherbadenoch.bsky.social
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She/Her. Living liver donor (non-directed), plasma donor. Skye and Dori’s fur-mom. RIP Mini, my Saint Bernard. Runs Village PR: comms for nonprofits. Lefter than left. Not related to that hateful UK "leader." Taller than you. Ottawa πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Jul 24
Hello!
I post about:
- living organ donation (mostly liver because it’s a thing I did and loved, non-directed)
- my rescued dog, Skye
- Ottawa πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
- Communications and PR for charities
- Things I cook, if they turned out exceptionally well (or badly)
- My leftie political opinion. Very, very left.
Black dog in the sun. Organ donation cooler leaving the surgery room.
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Jeff Leiper πŸ›΄πŸš²πŸš‡β™»οΈπŸšŒπŸ“Š @jleiper.bsky.social Β· 8d
This morning, Mayor Sutcliffe held a press conference outlining the modified Lansdowne 2.0 recommendations before city councillors or the public had access to them. That’s unacceptable. Transparency and respect for Council should come before media rollouts.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· 20d
Reducing the deferral period from 12 months to 3 months for those with "high-risk behaviours" did not increase the incidence of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis B appearing in donated blood from 2017 to 2023.
www.ajmc.com/view/overall...
Overall Incidence of HIV in Donated Blood Declined Despite Reduction in Deferral Periods | AJMC
Reducing the deferral period from 12 months to 3 months for those with high-risk behaviors did not increase the incidence of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis B appearing in donated blood.
www.ajmc.com
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· 20d
A new study has found that caffeine may impair the quality of donated blood and reduce the effectiveness of transfusions. Your morning cup of coffee may impact the quality of stored blood and its effectiveness when transfused into patients.
news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories...
Study Reveals Caffeine May Undermine Blood Transfusion Effectiveness
Study Reveals Caffeine May Undermine Blood Transfusion Effectiveness
news.cuanschutz.edu
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· 27d
Appointments are available at several Shoppers Drug Marts near me.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· 27d
Fall COVID vaccine on board.
Vaccine needle in arm.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 23
Looking forward to attending the #DEIinTransplant2025 conference in October.
www.deiintransplant.com #MedSky
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 15
Just received.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 15
Northern lights are happening right now.
GO OUTSIDE if you're away from light pollution. Some incredible photos are showing up in the aurora groups. (that I don't have permission to share)
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 15
Congratulations on your new family member!
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 15
Impressive!!!
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Jeff Leiper πŸ›΄πŸš²πŸš‡β™»οΈπŸšŒπŸ“Š @jleiper.bsky.social Β· Sep 10
The @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social and I were pleased to welcome to Council for a performance of the national anthem students from Nepean High and their teacher Jeannie Hunter. It rocked!
Jeannie Hunter, Mark Sutcliffe, Liam West, Gregory Nicholas, Ethan Tam and Jeff Leiper in Council chambers.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 10
Zero chance.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 10
Reading glasses can be a lot of fun. So many great styles. Welcome to the club.
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Jeff Leiper πŸ›΄πŸš²πŸš‡β™»οΈπŸšŒπŸ“Š @jleiper.bsky.social Β· Sep 10
At today's Council meeting, I brought a motion forward to reverse the City Manager's five-day-a-week return-to-office order. We'll debate that in two weeks. I've heard from many City staff about the diminishment in the quality of both life and work the order will create, with too little benefit.
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Nature @nature.com Β· Sep 8
This is the longest a pig organ has survived in a living person

go.nature.com/42dgjzo
β€˜Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant
The first six months after an organ transplant are the riskiest for recipients.
go.nature.com
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
Right?!
We are extremely thoughtfully, and with expert guidance, helping our dog (new to us, recently adopted from a rescue) work through her trauma and trust people.
Nobody should be grabbing anything that doesn’t belong to them.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
That fully checks out in this case.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
Why do people do the least helpful thing?
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
Right?! That would have put Skye in an extremely vulnerable position. It’s WAY over the line to grab for a dog’s leash.
Skye is making slow and steady progress and it’s going to take a long time.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
Skye, one of my dogs, is *extremely* fearful of people. There are only three of us who can touch her.
At the park, someone tried to GRAB SKYE’S LEASH to force Skye to interact with them. Thankfully they missed.
That’s how you terrify a dog and get bitten. And it’s always the dog’s fault.
FFS.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
Oh my goodness he’s adorable. I hope he finds a great spot with an owner with giant breed experience.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 6
CBS plasma donation waiting area…
People talking: I wonder what kidney paired donation is?
Me: Hi strangers! Lemme tell you…
Kidney paired donation brochures.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 5
Cars on the street were broken into last time, so I’m checking our doorbell footage and hiiiiiiiiii.
Raccoons on a front step.
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Sep 1
French toast bake? Naw, make it a croissant bake for brunch.
butternutandsage.com/prosciutto-a...
Prosciutto and Gruyère Croissant Bake
This Prosciutto and Gruyère Croissant Bake is basically a fancied up ham and cheese breakfast casserole. Layered with crispy prosciutto, cheesy Gruyère, buttery croissants and herby mushrooms.
butternutandsage.com
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Heather Badenoch πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @heatherbadenoch.bsky.social Β· Aug 31
This was for dinner and it was DELICIOUS.
www.happyveggiekitchen.com/creamy-lenti...
Creamy "Marry Me" Lentils
A dreamy pan of lentils in the viral creamy sundried tomato "marry me" sauce! This is amazing scooped up with bread, with rice or as a sweet potato topping. I love to use luxurious black
www.happyveggiekitchen.com
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