Cancer Mommy
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Lover of travel, beauty, kindness. Working on losing my snark.
I fucking love science. #CancerSurvivor #Cancer
December 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I fucking love science. #CancerSurvivor #Cancer
I fucking love science. #RDH #Dentistry
Scientists have created a new protein-based gel that can regenerate damaged tooth enamel. The material mimics a natural process to regrow enamel mineral structure inside holes and cracks. This technology could prevent decay and treat sensitive teeth.
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New Bio-Inspired Gel Helps Tooth Enamel Grow Back
THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dental appointments may get easier and less painful soon. Scientists have developed a revolutionary gel that can repa
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December 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I fucking love science. #RDH #Dentistry
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Here’s a helpful chart to understand why people are panicking
The country or your state’s immunity threshold doesn’t have to get to 0%. A 20% decrease in vaccination still has PALPABLE TANGIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Every seed of distrust harms ALL of us.
The country or your state’s immunity threshold doesn’t have to get to 0%. A 20% decrease in vaccination still has PALPABLE TANGIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Every seed of distrust harms ALL of us.
September 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Here’s a helpful chart to understand why people are panicking
The country or your state’s immunity threshold doesn’t have to get to 0%. A 20% decrease in vaccination still has PALPABLE TANGIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Every seed of distrust harms ALL of us.
The country or your state’s immunity threshold doesn’t have to get to 0%. A 20% decrease in vaccination still has PALPABLE TANGIBLE CONSEQUENCES.
Every seed of distrust harms ALL of us.
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this remains a critical point going into the hearing this week. and because you need high vaccination rates to get the benefits of herd immunity with viruses like measles, small cracks -> small coverage drops -> big problems
The perennially difficult thing with writing about vaccine polling -- which this story handles nicely -- is that it's crucial to highlight two things at once:
-Americans broadly (and correctly) support vaccination, across party lines
-There are concerning cracks being leveraged in that consensus
-Americans broadly (and correctly) support vaccination, across party lines
-There are concerning cracks being leveraged in that consensus
Just 6% of U.S. parents say they are "anti-vaccine" and 8%-13% believe RFK Jr.'s false vaccine claims. But larger shares "don't know" enough to reject false claims or have other doubts about childhood vaccines - 26% think the CDC recommends too many shots www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
September 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
this remains a critical point going into the hearing this week. and because you need high vaccination rates to get the benefits of herd immunity with viruses like measles, small cracks -> small coverage drops -> big problems
Not sure how true this is everywhere, but in my neighborhood pharmacy, I had no trouble getting the updated Covid vax today. Not even a questionnaire asking if I qualify. Get vaxxed - it's a win-win!
September 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Not sure how true this is everywhere, but in my neighborhood pharmacy, I had no trouble getting the updated Covid vax today. Not even a questionnaire asking if I qualify. Get vaxxed - it's a win-win!
"You don't have to win every battle. You have to make them fight on more fronts than they can handle." #idpol #idleg cmarmitage.substack.com/p/republican...
Republicans Broke Democracy. Here's How to Fix It Without Them.
In November 2023, Ohio Republicans watched in horror as 57% of their voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"You don't have to win every battle. You have to make them fight on more fronts than they can handle." #idpol #idleg cmarmitage.substack.com/p/republican...
In general, policies need to have near immediate effects on citizens in order to gain support. Otherwise, you end up with this see-saw situation, where one admin puts policies in place, and the next rescinds it all, and people don't know what they could have had.
The IRA was surprisingly effective at spurring investment in green energy. Where it failed was making it *politically* sustainable by delivering immediate tangible benefits to the public. In that sense, the Green New Deal was, in retrospect, the more prudent and realistic approach. on.ft.com/4n4Ayra
August 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In general, policies need to have near immediate effects on citizens in order to gain support. Otherwise, you end up with this see-saw situation, where one admin puts policies in place, and the next rescinds it all, and people don't know what they could have had.
I've spent the last week in Canada, and have been using cash we've saved from previous trips. The number of times people have said "I haven't seen that in years!" is kind of hilarious. (It's probably been decades since my last trip.) Still works though!
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I've spent the last week in Canada, and have been using cash we've saved from previous trips. The number of times people have said "I haven't seen that in years!" is kind of hilarious. (It's probably been decades since my last trip.) Still works though!
If you've never heard of Doug Wilson, or don't know much about what he stands for, do yourself a favor and listen to @hdruzin.bsky.social's Extremely American.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you've never heard of Doug Wilson, or don't know much about what he stands for, do yourself a favor and listen to @hdruzin.bsky.social's Extremely American.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/podcast/extr...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/podcast/extr...
I'm sure this has no bearing on the fact that every woman I know here has had to book appointments out 2 years ahead of time just to get the *chance at seeing her gyno. These policies have consequences far beyond what they target. #idpol #idleg
The exodus of Idaho obstetricians continues: a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows Idaho has lost a little more than a third of its OBGYNs since the repeal of Roe V. Wade in 2022.
Idaho OBGYN exodus continues: state lost 35% of obstetricians since abortion ban
A new study shows Idaho has lost more than a third of its OBGYNs since the repeal of Roe V. Wade in 2022.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Hey there. We are all suffering from cognitive dissonance … people in Gaza are being starved, LGBTQIA & women’s rights rolled back, public media lost, disabled people targeted… and we are still being asked to live life as usual, go to work, butter toast. Some helpful thoughts from my work on grief:
July 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hey there. We are all suffering from cognitive dissonance … people in Gaza are being starved, LGBTQIA & women’s rights rolled back, public media lost, disabled people targeted… and we are still being asked to live life as usual, go to work, butter toast. Some helpful thoughts from my work on grief:
#idpol There's Senator Crapo, right in front with a big fat smile on his face. Remember that image when you're told how hard he works to help Idahoans keep costs down. 🙄
Your health insurance premiums could soon go up 15 percent — or more -- because of decisions made by GOP, POTUS47
www.vox.com/health/42004...
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Your health insurance premiums could soon go up 15 percent — or more
The health care consequences of Trump’s budget bill are already here.
www.vox.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#idpol There's Senator Crapo, right in front with a big fat smile on his face. Remember that image when you're told how hard he works to help Idahoans keep costs down. 🙄
If this is how difficult it can be for a physician to discuss treatment and approvals with insurance companies, imagine how difficult it is for the patients trying to get medical procedures covered. For profit insurance has motive to deny coverage. US healthcare is unsustainable.
A U.S. surgeon trying to have a “peer to peer” consultation with a doctor at a health insurance company who is hiding his identity as her patient gets denied coverage. And it gets worse from there. You have to see it to believe it.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If this is how difficult it can be for a physician to discuss treatment and approvals with insurance companies, imagine how difficult it is for the patients trying to get medical procedures covered. For profit insurance has motive to deny coverage. US healthcare is unsustainable.
Is there an app or something for people who travel a lot and want to let their friends know where they are in case there's a chance they could meet up in X country without making that information public? Anyone know? #travel #nomadlife
July 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Is there an app or something for people who travel a lot and want to let their friends know where they are in case there's a chance they could meet up in X country without making that information public? Anyone know? #travel #nomadlife
People don't realize how unsettling this is for breast cancer survivors. We've been through hell, and had to get a lot right in our heads. And then to ask a routine question without any regard for the patient in front of you... it brings a lot of feelings up and causes real pain. Do better.
Medical professionals should really finish reading my chart before commenting on the fact that I haven't had a mammogram since July 2022, given that that is when I had a mastectomy
June 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
People don't realize how unsettling this is for breast cancer survivors. We've been through hell, and had to get a lot right in our heads. And then to ask a routine question without any regard for the patient in front of you... it brings a lot of feelings up and causes real pain. Do better.
I wore this to a concert last night. It's what I'd worn all day, and I didn't think anything of it. I got stopped 3 times - twice to compliment my shirt, and once to get a hug. In these times, in this place, we do what we can. #LoveIsLove #Boise #Pride
June 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wore this to a concert last night. It's what I'd worn all day, and I didn't think anything of it. I got stopped 3 times - twice to compliment my shirt, and once to get a hug. In these times, in this place, we do what we can. #LoveIsLove #Boise #Pride
After a long and stressful week, there's nothing better than spending time with really good friends who just get you. It's the antidote to stress.
Also, wine helps.
Also, wine helps.
June 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
After a long and stressful week, there's nothing better than spending time with really good friends who just get you. It's the antidote to stress.
Also, wine helps.
Also, wine helps.
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Saw this recently reshared on Twitter and figured it may be useful for many:
Your guide to stopping COVID in your home (by @joeyfox85.bsky.social on Twitter)
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Your guide to stopping COVID in your home (by @joeyfox85.bsky.social on Twitter)
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Your guide to stopping COVID in your home
What you need to know to protect yourself.
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June 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Saw this recently reshared on Twitter and figured it may be useful for many:
Your guide to stopping COVID in your home (by @joeyfox85.bsky.social on Twitter)
itsairborne.com/your-guide-t...
Your guide to stopping COVID in your home (by @joeyfox85.bsky.social on Twitter)
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And all I ever hear is how a woman could NEVER be president because women are too emotional. 🙄
Crypto is crashing. $TSLA is plummeting. Elmo pointing at the Epstein files. DJT threatening to cancel Elmo's subsidies and contracts. Kanye's calling for peace between bros. Catturd2 is begging everyone to calm down and be reasonable. Manospehere Twitter is assuring us this is all Alpha behavior.
a cartoon character with a beard is pointing at a computer monitor
ALT: a cartoon character with a beard is pointing at a computer monitor
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June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
And all I ever hear is how a woman could NEVER be president because women are too emotional. 🙄
Has anyone done any follow-up on this closure? Cuz, from where I'm sitting, it wasn't a temp closure, and they aren't working to help patients get the care they need. You know, CANCER PATIENTS, who can't wait for people to figure things out. boisedev.com/news/2025/05...
St. Luke's to temporarily close Boise cancer treatment clinic
A St. Luke’s clinic will shutter at the end of the month following the departure of a physician. The health care provider’s urology oncology clinic, part of the St. Luke’s Cancer Institute on Idaho St...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Has anyone done any follow-up on this closure? Cuz, from where I'm sitting, it wasn't a temp closure, and they aren't working to help patients get the care they need. You know, CANCER PATIENTS, who can't wait for people to figure things out. boisedev.com/news/2025/05...
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How can you not respect this woman when she describes Jake Tapper’s book as “fairy smut.”
May 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
How can you not respect this woman when she describes Jake Tapper’s book as “fairy smut.”
How many times can you hear "we'll call you as soon as can" from a doctor's office before you absolutely lose your shit? I've been patient, but going on nearly 4 weeks of getting the same answers instead of a damn appointment, and I'm losing it. #Boise #IdahoHealthcare #idpol
May 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How many times can you hear "we'll call you as soon as can" from a doctor's office before you absolutely lose your shit? I've been patient, but going on nearly 4 weeks of getting the same answers instead of a damn appointment, and I'm losing it. #Boise #IdahoHealthcare #idpol
It's amazing to me that not one of the reporters in that room understand that by just ingesting the 💩 coming out of her mouth, rather than pushing back on her nonsense, WH feels MORE empowered to spew more 💩. In the moment rebuttal ?s could do a lot of work here.
REPORTER: Is the president okay with this bill adding to the deficit?
LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
May 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's amazing to me that not one of the reporters in that room understand that by just ingesting the 💩 coming out of her mouth, rather than pushing back on her nonsense, WH feels MORE empowered to spew more 💩. In the moment rebuttal ?s could do a lot of work here.
What's the ratio of male to female mosquitoes? 🦟 It's gotta be like one male to like 2,000 females, right? Or maybe the female mosquitoes are the only ones attracted to me?
May 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What's the ratio of male to female mosquitoes? 🦟 It's gotta be like one male to like 2,000 females, right? Or maybe the female mosquitoes are the only ones attracted to me?
I don't live in NYC, so I have no dog in this fight, but I don't understand how politicians can still get away with this kind of rhetoric. Like, HOW are you planning to do this? Be specific, because words don't mean anything unless you can deliver, and voters need to understand how you'll do it.
4 out of 5 NYC families cannot afford out-of-school care — often forcing parents out of the workforce, and families out of our city.
The status quo is not working.
As Mayor, I'll ensure EVERY CHILD in NYC has access to high-quality after school.
The status quo is not working.
As Mayor, I'll ensure EVERY CHILD in NYC has access to high-quality after school.
May 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I don't live in NYC, so I have no dog in this fight, but I don't understand how politicians can still get away with this kind of rhetoric. Like, HOW are you planning to do this? Be specific, because words don't mean anything unless you can deliver, and voters need to understand how you'll do it.