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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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
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The day ended here in Glastonbury in lilac loveliness. 💜
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The day ended here in Glastonbury in lilac loveliness. 💜
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Has anyone else been waiting years/decades for a tiny bit of health to come back? I have. I keep hoping if I get a tiny bit back, I can put my life back on track.
"WAITING FOR SPOONS BE LIKE...
Some day my
Spoons will come"
Credit: Unknown
#ChronicTruths #MySeveralWorlds
"WAITING FOR SPOONS BE LIKE...
Some day my
Spoons will come"
Credit: Unknown
#ChronicTruths #MySeveralWorlds
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Has anyone else been waiting years/decades for a tiny bit of health to come back? I have. I keep hoping if I get a tiny bit back, I can put my life back on track.
"WAITING FOR SPOONS BE LIKE...
Some day my
Spoons will come"
Credit: Unknown
#ChronicTruths #MySeveralWorlds
"WAITING FOR SPOONS BE LIKE...
Some day my
Spoons will come"
Credit: Unknown
#ChronicTruths #MySeveralWorlds
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Clothing Bans and Logic
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Clothing Bans and Logic
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25 November 1938 | French Jewish boy, Henri Herszhorn, was born in Paris.
In 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
In 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
25 November 1938 | French Jewish boy, Henri Herszhorn, was born in Paris.
In 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
In 1942, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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I need to link up with a proper screenwriter, I can't write characters or stories
I just want to make shit that looks cool
Someone else do the feelings and shit I'll do some snazzy colouring in
I just want to make shit that looks cool
Someone else do the feelings and shit I'll do some snazzy colouring in
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I need to link up with a proper screenwriter, I can't write characters or stories
I just want to make shit that looks cool
Someone else do the feelings and shit I'll do some snazzy colouring in
I just want to make shit that looks cool
Someone else do the feelings and shit I'll do some snazzy colouring in
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A local paper doing the Lord's work here. The editor found out a freelancer who pitched a remarkably well-researched story had a long history of submitting entirely AI-generated stories with invented quotes supposedly from real experts. A lot of well-respected titles had to take down stories.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A local paper doing the Lord's work here. The editor found out a freelancer who pitched a remarkably well-researched story had a long history of submitting entirely AI-generated stories with invented quotes supposedly from real experts. A lot of well-respected titles had to take down stories.
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It is estimated that nearly 10 million adults in #Taiwan aged 18+ are affected by #pain. The 3 most common types reported are muscle soreness, headache & joint pain, according to the latest survey on pain perception & behaviors in Taiwan. #ChronicPain
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english.news.cn/20240904/ad8...
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english.news.cn/20240904/ad8...
Half of the surveyed in Taiwan experience pain weekly
english.news.cn
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It is estimated that nearly 10 million adults in #Taiwan aged 18+ are affected by #pain. The 3 most common types reported are muscle soreness, headache & joint pain, according to the latest survey on pain perception & behaviors in Taiwan. #ChronicPain
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english.news.cn/20240904/ad8...
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english.news.cn/20240904/ad8...
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What doctors wish patients knew about menopause
“When you have a decrease in estrogen, you can have hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, other emotional symptoms, insomnia, changes in your sex drive, & a host of symptoms. It's individual to the patient."
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www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
“When you have a decrease in estrogen, you can have hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, other emotional symptoms, insomnia, changes in your sex drive, & a host of symptoms. It's individual to the patient."
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www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
What doctors wish patients knew about menopause
Menopause is often accompanied by discomfort, though symptom severity does vary. Three ob-gyns share how to navigate this transformative period.
www.ama-assn.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
What doctors wish patients knew about menopause
“When you have a decrease in estrogen, you can have hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, other emotional symptoms, insomnia, changes in your sex drive, & a host of symptoms. It's individual to the patient."
🔗
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
“When you have a decrease in estrogen, you can have hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, other emotional symptoms, insomnia, changes in your sex drive, & a host of symptoms. It's individual to the patient."
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www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
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"Disabled people & 'being controlling'
"When you interact w. a disabled person who is 'being demanding' - look again. Maybe all they are asking for is basics that will allow them to function, to be part of society, & to not get worse."
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www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/post/disable...
#disability
"When you interact w. a disabled person who is 'being demanding' - look again. Maybe all they are asking for is basics that will allow them to function, to be part of society, & to not get worse."
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#disability
Disabled people, self management, and 'being controlling'
Disabled people are often seen as demanding and controlling - here I look at an example of why this might be, and what is really going on.
www.stickmancommunications.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Disabled people & 'being controlling'
"When you interact w. a disabled person who is 'being demanding' - look again. Maybe all they are asking for is basics that will allow them to function, to be part of society, & to not get worse."
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www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/post/disable...
#disability
"When you interact w. a disabled person who is 'being demanding' - look again. Maybe all they are asking for is basics that will allow them to function, to be part of society, & to not get worse."
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www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/post/disable...
#disability
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Name changes for #AxialSpondyloarthritis and #Sjogren's a big deal! #axSpA has come to encompass the spectrum of disease formerly divided into non-radiographic vs. radiographic axial SpA.
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buff.ly/3CISx4v
#AnkylosingSpondylitis #nrAxSpA
@asintfed.bsky.social
told @gohealio.bsky.social
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buff.ly/3CISx4v
#AnkylosingSpondylitis #nrAxSpA
@asintfed.bsky.social
told @gohealio.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Name changes for #AxialSpondyloarthritis and #Sjogren's a big deal! #axSpA has come to encompass the spectrum of disease formerly divided into non-radiographic vs. radiographic axial SpA.
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buff.ly/3CISx4v
#AnkylosingSpondylitis #nrAxSpA
@asintfed.bsky.social
told @gohealio.bsky.social
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buff.ly/3CISx4v
#AnkylosingSpondylitis #nrAxSpA
@asintfed.bsky.social
told @gohealio.bsky.social
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" #Bliss is the scent of #dog fur at the end of a long, #painful day. I may never understand what goes on behind those coal black eyes, but they are endless wells of #love and #loyalty, and that is enough for me.": buff.ly/Wu2BFkU
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
The Way My Dog, Talisker, Brings Me Joy
Let's talk about something more uplifting for today.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
" #Bliss is the scent of #dog fur at the end of a long, #painful day. I may never understand what goes on behind those coal black eyes, but they are endless wells of #love and #loyalty, and that is enough for me.": buff.ly/Wu2BFkU
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
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CW: death
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“The time our “ #autism whisperer” spent with us felt like a gift from beyond. Sean made miraculous progress with his help.
As our despair..was turning to hope, our young #teacher friend died suddenly from a..heart condition.": buff.ly/VJh7wMZ
by @hikingautism.bsky.social
#autistic
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“The time our “ #autism whisperer” spent with us felt like a gift from beyond. Sean made miraculous progress with his help.
As our despair..was turning to hope, our young #teacher friend died suddenly from a..heart condition.": buff.ly/VJh7wMZ
by @hikingautism.bsky.social
#autistic
Our Guardian Angels
Our Guardian Angels I have written over the years about a gifted young special education teacher who appeared in our family’s lives during our greatest struggle to help our...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
CW: death
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“The time our “ #autism whisperer” spent with us felt like a gift from beyond. Sean made miraculous progress with his help.
As our despair..was turning to hope, our young #teacher friend died suddenly from a..heart condition.": buff.ly/VJh7wMZ
by @hikingautism.bsky.social
#autistic
.
“The time our “ #autism whisperer” spent with us felt like a gift from beyond. Sean made miraculous progress with his help.
As our despair..was turning to hope, our young #teacher friend died suddenly from a..heart condition.": buff.ly/VJh7wMZ
by @hikingautism.bsky.social
#autistic
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“Sean Pocock has been hosting a monthly #Disco -bility event in #Dalby for about 10 years. The event provides a space for people with #disabilities to #dance and socialise in a welcoming environment.”: buff.ly/9yvvwBR
from abcnews
#DisabledPeople
from abcnews
#DisabledPeople
Country town DJ creates safe space for people to cut loose
Sean Pocock says he is still learning after 10 years of providing a space for people with disabilities to dance and socialise in a welcoming environment.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Sean Pocock has been hosting a monthly #Disco -bility event in #Dalby for about 10 years. The event provides a space for people with #disabilities to #dance and socialise in a welcoming environment.”: buff.ly/9yvvwBR
from abcnews
#DisabledPeople
from abcnews
#DisabledPeople
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“[They] convinced..Trager – who runs an #OffRoad #DrivingSchool – to install #HandControls into 1 of its #Jeeps. The experiment was a hit: off-road enthusiasts with #disabilities raved about navigating the school’s 75-acre obstacle course.”: buff.ly/FpVjxHU
via @theguardian.com
via @theguardian.com
‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs
Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trail
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“[They] convinced..Trager – who runs an #OffRoad #DrivingSchool – to install #HandControls into 1 of its #Jeeps. The experiment was a hit: off-road enthusiasts with #disabilities raved about navigating the school’s 75-acre obstacle course.”: buff.ly/FpVjxHU
via @theguardian.com
via @theguardian.com
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“My #emotions r not in a good place &..this causes me to feel paralyzed. I havent been accomplishing anything & #Thanksgiving day is almost here. I love (or did in the past) cooking a big dinner from scratch, but now it’s..a dread.”: buff.ly/jLHpa6D
by Lisa Ehrman
#disabled
by Lisa Ehrman
#disabled
When I Am Weak
When I Am Weak - Feeling very weak as I head into Thanksgiving, because of emotional as well as physical pain.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“My #emotions r not in a good place &..this causes me to feel paralyzed. I havent been accomplishing anything & #Thanksgiving day is almost here. I love (or did in the past) cooking a big dinner from scratch, but now it’s..a dread.”: buff.ly/jLHpa6D
by Lisa Ehrman
#disabled
by Lisa Ehrman
#disabled
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"Jenny and Amy share how #grief has changed how they view the world, their #relationships with their #fathers and families.": buff.ly/o69DFUK
via @lifesapolyp.bsky.social
#family #podcast
via @lifesapolyp.bsky.social
#family #podcast
How Grief Changes Us
Jenny and Amy share how grief has changed how they view the world, their relationships with their fathers and families.
Life's a Polyp explores daily life with chronic illness caused by two rare…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Jenny and Amy share how #grief has changed how they view the world, their #relationships with their #fathers and families.": buff.ly/o69DFUK
via @lifesapolyp.bsky.social
#family #podcast
via @lifesapolyp.bsky.social
#family #podcast
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"Having a healthy sense of #SelfWorth is to understand that every #human being has inherent value, no matter who they are or where they come from. It is not reliant on..anything material.": buff.ly/ffoHERm
#ChronicIllness #disability #MondayBlogs
#ChronicIllness #disability #MondayBlogs
Loss of Identity with Chronic Illness & The Plot Twist: Sharpened Self-Worth
The loss of identity with chronic illness is an inevitable trauma experienced with a new diagnosis. Here's how to regain your self-worth.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Having a healthy sense of #SelfWorth is to understand that every #human being has inherent value, no matter who they are or where they come from. It is not reliant on..anything material.": buff.ly/ffoHERm
#ChronicIllness #disability #MondayBlogs
#ChronicIllness #disability #MondayBlogs
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"This isn’t about #micromanaging your life or squeezing #productivity out of every moment. It’s about giving yourself permission to #prioritize your #wellbeing, even if that looks different every day..about creating a system that meets you where you are.": buff.ly/ekwoAiP
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
How I Use Energy Budgeting for Chronic Illness
Learn about energy budgeting for chronic illness and how it can transform your approach to daily activities and energy management.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"This isn’t about #micromanaging your life or squeezing #productivity out of every moment. It’s about giving yourself permission to #prioritize your #wellbeing, even if that looks different every day..about creating a system that meets you where you are.": buff.ly/ekwoAiP
by @thethrivingspoonie.com
by @thethrivingspoonie.com