Deanna Ronson 🇨🇦
@deannaronson.bsky.social
She/Her Disabled activist challenging broken systems.
Repro Justice • Community Care • Clean Air
Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
Repro Justice • Community Care • Clean Air
Don’t let the bastards grind you down.
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This is why masks belong in healthcare! Measles is not seasonal, it’s airborne, and sick people should not become sicker when seeking treatment.
@ipaccanada.bsky.social are not serious about their jobs.
@ipaccanada.bsky.social are not serious about their jobs.
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is why masks belong in healthcare! Measles is not seasonal, it’s airborne, and sick people should not become sicker when seeking treatment.
@ipaccanada.bsky.social are not serious about their jobs.
@ipaccanada.bsky.social are not serious about their jobs.
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People with #MECFS, and many with #LongCOVID experience post-exertional malaise: a flare of symptoms after activity. The response is disproportionate to the activity and can lead to permanent drops in functional capacity.
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
Diagnosis and Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic neurologic
disease often preceded by infection. There has been increased interest in ME/CFS recently
because of its significant...
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
People with #MECFS, and many with #LongCOVID experience post-exertional malaise: a flare of symptoms after activity. The response is disproportionate to the activity and can lead to permanent drops in functional capacity.
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
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...of the presumption that gradually increasing exercise is a rehabilitative for people with infection-associated chronic conditions like #MECFS and #LongCOVID.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
...of the presumption that gradually increasing exercise is a rehabilitative for people with infection-associated chronic conditions like #MECFS and #LongCOVID.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
Is it someone that you have to pay to help? Because if it is, that defeats the whole purpose of running the campaign.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Is it someone that you have to pay to help? Because if it is, that defeats the whole purpose of running the campaign.
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This paper goes into more detail on why infection control and public health leaders in 2020 were close to a century out of date on how infections are transmitted in aerosols. Mechanistic science training is inadequate in many medical programs.
The errors would be funny, except for all the death.
The errors would be funny, except for all the death.
What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID‐19 pandemic?
The question of whether SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted by droplets or aerosols has been highly controversial. We sought to explain this controversy through a historical analysis of transmission res...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This paper goes into more detail on why infection control and public health leaders in 2020 were close to a century out of date on how infections are transmitted in aerosols. Mechanistic science training is inadequate in many medical programs.
The errors would be funny, except for all the death.
The errors would be funny, except for all the death.
COVID rates have dropped in the last week. I’ve had several people say to me that they’ve noticed more people masking lately. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if folks were starting to realize they could prevent airborne infections by masking?
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
COVID rates have dropped in the last week. I’ve had several people say to me that they’ve noticed more people masking lately. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if folks were starting to realize they could prevent airborne infections by masking?
I’m both the organizer and the beneficiary.
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I’m both the organizer and the beneficiary.
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"Patient Relations": only a phone number on TW's information board. Left a message there and am sending a letter to submit to your portal, but I also deem it super important to let everyone know:
FOR #COPD AND #ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IN TORONTO: THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO GO FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE.
FOR #COPD AND #ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IN TORONTO: THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO GO FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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the clinic hallways, coming in and out of rooms while I was in the waiting area.
With this level of lack of care, there was no sense in bothering trying to explain to anyone on that floor, or in the hospital, for that matter, that they are putting patients at risk.
With this level of lack of care, there was no sense in bothering trying to explain to anyone on that floor, or in the hospital, for that matter, that they are putting patients at risk.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
the clinic hallways, coming in and out of rooms while I was in the waiting area.
With this level of lack of care, there was no sense in bothering trying to explain to anyone on that floor, or in the hospital, for that matter, that they are putting patients at risk.
With this level of lack of care, there was no sense in bothering trying to explain to anyone on that floor, or in the hospital, for that matter, that they are putting patients at risk.
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I just transferred my lung care to UHN after WCH made it clear they weren't going to accommodate me or any other patient under the AODA.
I asked for the first appointment of the day to reduce exposure to airborne pathogens. Witnessed 7-8 staff members going around without masks in (cont)
I asked for the first appointment of the day to reduce exposure to airborne pathogens. Witnessed 7-8 staff members going around without masks in (cont)
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I just transferred my lung care to UHN after WCH made it clear they weren't going to accommodate me or any other patient under the AODA.
I asked for the first appointment of the day to reduce exposure to airborne pathogens. Witnessed 7-8 staff members going around without masks in (cont)
I asked for the first appointment of the day to reduce exposure to airborne pathogens. Witnessed 7-8 staff members going around without masks in (cont)
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I came to 7th floor respirology
For the first appointment of the day
I saw an unmasked receptionist upon arrival
And unmasked staff coming in and out of exam room 428
I heard coughing from rm 428
And that "deep cough" from somewhere to my right.
I GTFO'd saying "this test - not happening today"
For the first appointment of the day
I saw an unmasked receptionist upon arrival
And unmasked staff coming in and out of exam room 428
I heard coughing from rm 428
And that "deep cough" from somewhere to my right.
I GTFO'd saying "this test - not happening today"
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I came to 7th floor respirology
For the first appointment of the day
I saw an unmasked receptionist upon arrival
And unmasked staff coming in and out of exam room 428
I heard coughing from rm 428
And that "deep cough" from somewhere to my right.
I GTFO'd saying "this test - not happening today"
For the first appointment of the day
I saw an unmasked receptionist upon arrival
And unmasked staff coming in and out of exam room 428
I heard coughing from rm 428
And that "deep cough" from somewhere to my right.
I GTFO'd saying "this test - not happening today"
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What enrages me is that I likely will get "pathologized" for following science in a setting where capitalism and healthcare instersect.
It's all about narrative, not facts anymore. It's politicized, embedded, and cultural.
Ableism IS the culture in Canada.
It's all about narrative, not facts anymore. It's politicized, embedded, and cultural.
Ableism IS the culture in Canada.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
What enrages me is that I likely will get "pathologized" for following science in a setting where capitalism and healthcare instersect.
It's all about narrative, not facts anymore. It's politicized, embedded, and cultural.
Ableism IS the culture in Canada.
It's all about narrative, not facts anymore. It's politicized, embedded, and cultural.
Ableism IS the culture in Canada.
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Thank you for posting. The hospital is the most dangerous place I go. It doesn’t have to be this way. #DisabledLivesMatter #WearAMask #DoNoHarm
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thank you for posting. The hospital is the most dangerous place I go. It doesn’t have to be this way. #DisabledLivesMatter #WearAMask #DoNoHarm