DR. Ashley the Charlatan
@becauseimatter.bsky.social
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Ashley Perkins PharmD she/her Co-founder @WeMatterTooInc TEDx speaker https://youtu.be/mRhO6ooS3eQ award winning MH advocate - messages aren’t med advice
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becauseimatter.bsky.social
As everyone can probably imagine…we have accrued quite the financial hit with Spike needing emergency surgery & two nights at the hospital. At this point, we need help. If you can, it’s appreciated. Spike I know appreciates it as he recovers!

Link will be included below.
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Not sure if everyone is aware but they do have COVID + Flu A/B home tests available now.

I prefer the iHealth brand. As far as home tests are concerned, they have been reliable for us.

Just thought I should share in case others wanted to know!
becauseimatter.bsky.social
TWO WEEKS?!?! That seems a bit excessive
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We got very fortunate! There was another storm in the middle of the Atlantic, which pulled the one closest to states towards it and we all got a lot of rain but that was it…we were lucky & im glad I was able to have it too! I just hate the recovery process
becauseimatter.bsky.social
I had surgery Tuesday to remove the rest of that spot off of my gum…just venting about recovery…I’m wide awake but I’d rather be sleeping right now & yesterday that’s all I could do was sleep
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Slept all day yesterday, day after surgery

Today…nothing & it’s almost 10:15 pm and I’m wide awake…

For me, the second day after surgery is always the worst…always
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Awe fuck no…this will end up in a fucking shitshow bc there is zero chance this will actually work the way it’s supposed to…I don’t trust this at all, not one fucking bit
Screenshot of a headline on Reuters.com that says “TrumpRX website to launch in early 2026, senior administration official says” and below is a picture of Trump surrounded by men in suits in the Oval Office
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Home now. Took some medicine bc the numbing meds were wearing off…I’m going to look like hell tomorrow but it’s out
becauseimatter.bsky.social
It’s been stormy but I’ll take that bc I can still get this thing taken off my gum!

Off to have it sliced and diced 😅
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Hahahaha I remember these 🤣 it would shake so badly that it ended up looking like a torn out, tangled ball of yarn
becauseimatter.bsky.social
And she’s totally giving you the side eye hahahaha
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Yup, very on brand for that demographic bc I’m fairly sure many of us TOLD THEM how bad it was going to be so they should really just be apologizing to everyone they ignored
becauseimatter.bsky.social
It’s been stormy but I’ll take that bc I can still get this thing taken off my gum!

Off to have it sliced and diced 😅
becauseimatter.bsky.social
OMFG 🤦‍♀️ I thought this was a different post & clearly am losing my mind…I’m sure none of that made sense…sorry! But yes, you right…
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Believe it or not, they are all nonwhite…chronic illness is another one but I’ve not been asked to write them yet but I totally will! This place is a hellscape
becauseimatter.bsky.social
You know, the amount of letters of support I’ve had to write for moots I have on social media is ridiculous

They all have something in common too which is also ridiculous

White people…how about you knock it off with your racism and hate bc yall claim you’re not racist but I have BIG NEWS for you…
becauseimatter.bsky.social
LOVE THEM ALL! I’m obsessed. I totally wish I felt up to putting makeup on more frequently bc I love doing stuff like this
becauseimatter.bsky.social
I’d love for some gym bro/gal to tell me with a straight face I should exercise more

Praytell how shall I accomplish this while my immune system attacks my joints causing pain in every single one of them, causing fatigue which winds me from walking & leads me to almost fainting?
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Me too! I’m crossing my fingers bc I really just want to get it over with
becauseimatter.bsky.social
Fucking hurricane!

I have surgery scheduled for Tuesday & predicted landfall is between Monday - Tuesday! OMFG. I just want this damn thing out of my mouth…with 10% chances of turning into cancer…I do not want it….
becauseimatter.bsky.social
This is beyond fucked up…multiple men tacking a single person…then threatening people who are rightfully concerned

Y’all will one day have to answer for this disgusting behavior & I hope you get worse than you are giving
noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.
Reposted by DR. Ashley the Charlatan
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
“It’s yet another way this regime practices eugenics. By refusing disabled people the accommodations they need, they’re targeting them for elimination.

People die in ICE custody every year, but we often don’t hear about them. Their stories go untold, their pleas unheard and the eugenics unopposed”
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
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jerseyoutwest.bsky.social
My dad made one of these high chairs for me when i was a Smol Bean, then made them whenever anyone had a kid, and then made them to give away. Now it’s my turn to make one for my kid, and if anyone in PDX has a little one and needs a high chair, let me know - times are hard and i’ll make you one too
A handmade oak high chairs on a workbench, with tools strewn about. A diagram for the side view of a high chair A diagram for the front view of a high chair
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Disabled people are particularly vulnerable to abuse under fascism.

ICE has been neglecting the medical needs of detainees.

One disabled immigrant, Rodney Taylor, needs our help.

He's a double amputee who's been in the country since he was two years old. He's being held in solitary:
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
becauseimatter.bsky.social
This right here…
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.