Heidi
@thecunningwif.bsky.social
Mortician, Pagan, & whole-ass Virginian mountain witch. Chronically ill with a post-Covid inflammatory disease. Cis, pansexual, she/her.
I have no idea how this will go. Lol
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Well, here we go.
Why on earth would I make a blog about being sick? It’s so fucking depressing. It’s not sexy, not something many people want to read about. For a long time, I thought maybe it would be …
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December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I have no idea how this will go. Lol
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#disability #chronicillness #invisibleillness #chroniclife
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#disability #chronicillness #invisibleillness #chroniclife
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You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
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"genuine appreciation is somehow considered less intellectual than criticism" is such a word
the number of times I've said I enjoyed something and IMMEDIATELY, like a starting pistol just went off, someone gallops in to do "too bad you are simply Not Smart Enough to have spotted this list of flaws"
the number of times I've said I enjoyed something and IMMEDIATELY, like a starting pistol just went off, someone gallops in to do "too bad you are simply Not Smart Enough to have spotted this list of flaws"
It goes into that weird thing that genuine appreciation is somehow considered less intellectual than criticism but everybody is getting trained to be such a cynical unfeeling asshole nowadays that I find the smartest people often are the “hell yeah cool song/drawing/story/video” people
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"genuine appreciation is somehow considered less intellectual than criticism" is such a word
the number of times I've said I enjoyed something and IMMEDIATELY, like a starting pistol just went off, someone gallops in to do "too bad you are simply Not Smart Enough to have spotted this list of flaws"
the number of times I've said I enjoyed something and IMMEDIATELY, like a starting pistol just went off, someone gallops in to do "too bad you are simply Not Smart Enough to have spotted this list of flaws"
I was just talking about this with a coworker. We both have immune diseases & I was telling her how I had to basically threaten enforcement of the ADA & EEOC in order to get accommodations I need (which was frustrating & kind of humiliating but kept me from getting fired).
Disability socially marginalizes you. There are so many layers of cultural values about ability and labor, dehumanizing representations of disability, the ways people build their senses of self, and more that disincentivizes self-identifying as disabled, much less going further to self-advocate.
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I was just talking about this with a coworker. We both have immune diseases & I was telling her how I had to basically threaten enforcement of the ADA & EEOC in order to get accommodations I need (which was frustrating & kind of humiliating but kept me from getting fired).
Ended up looking up Health Grades reviews of that awful rheumatologist I saw and 9 of 14 written reviews described the exact same experience as I had 😐
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Ended up looking up Health Grades reviews of that awful rheumatologist I saw and 9 of 14 written reviews described the exact same experience as I had 😐
I read this & feel both comforted & full of dread at the same time. On the one hand, at least it's not just me. On the other, if it took them 13 years, I still have 9 years to go before I get my diagnosis 😑
#chronicillness #autoinflammatory
#chronicillness #autoinflammatory
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I read this & feel both comforted & full of dread at the same time. On the one hand, at least it's not just me. On the other, if it took them 13 years, I still have 9 years to go before I get my diagnosis 😑
#chronicillness #autoinflammatory
#chronicillness #autoinflammatory
Simping for heels with this description
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Simping for heels with this description
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
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So, UVA Rheumatology doesn't have time to see me. Cool, cool.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So, UVA Rheumatology doesn't have time to see me. Cool, cool.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
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”Our trauma is not our fault, but our recovery is our responsibility.”
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
”Our trauma is not our fault, but our recovery is our responsibility.”
How a Virginia Tech graduate student is helping support a dwindling Southern Appalachia species share.google/ZLQtqzxDHLHy...
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How a Virginia Tech graduate student is helping support a dwindling Southern Appalachia species
What was once an everyday sight around our region is gradually vanishing before our eyes, but a graduate student at Virginia Tech is researching if a species of tree that used to be common in Southern...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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I think of that tweet that was like, "Looking for shoes that can only be described as orthopedic but sexy" all the time. Like. Yes please. Give us ho shoes with gd support please. I'm done suffering.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I think of that tweet that was like, "Looking for shoes that can only be described as orthopedic but sexy" all the time. Like. Yes please. Give us ho shoes with gd support please. I'm done suffering.
@usurpedlettuce.bsky.social "I get it. You don't want to pass on the generational trauma of austerity, but also, [they need to] grow the fuck up."
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
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November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
@usurpedlettuce.bsky.social "I get it. You don't want to pass on the generational trauma of austerity, but also, [they need to] grow the fuck up."
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
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American exceptionalism is believing that ICE Agents are Russian stooges "gifted" to Trump by Putin, because one cannot conceive of any reality where America is evil. It is an unironic "this isn't us" as an immutable truth, and all deviation must be a subversion to prevent inward reflection.
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
American exceptionalism is believing that ICE Agents are Russian stooges "gifted" to Trump by Putin, because one cannot conceive of any reality where America is evil. It is an unironic "this isn't us" as an immutable truth, and all deviation must be a subversion to prevent inward reflection.
Hydrocortisone-fueled dreams are wild.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Hydrocortisone-fueled dreams are wild.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
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Dear San Antonio, but ESPECIALLY Black San Antonio, or, anyone else who wants solid healthcare for birthing people round that way, my midwifery sib Shiphrah is launching her practice and could use your support (and a few specific items).
Shiphrah Israel
🌻 Shiphrah | Student Midwife & Doula
Empowering births, one fam at a time.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dear San Antonio, but ESPECIALLY Black San Antonio, or, anyone else who wants solid healthcare for birthing people round that way, my midwifery sib Shiphrah is launching her practice and could use your support (and a few specific items).
"Mom, what's your worst fear besides someone you love dying?"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Mom, what's your worst fear besides someone you love dying?"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
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Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Weird side effects of laparoscopic surgery that I didn't anticipate: chest and shoulder pain due to irritated phrenic nerves, and a swollen uvula that's resting against the back of my throat (thanks, intubation)
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Weird side effects of laparoscopic surgery that I didn't anticipate: chest and shoulder pain due to irritated phrenic nerves, and a swollen uvula that's resting against the back of my throat (thanks, intubation)
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9) Prof. Hughes wrote a new book about this called 'Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism' which can be found here:
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You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
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You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
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Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism
Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism reveals how psychology reinforces conservative norms and challenges claims of liberal bias in the field.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
9) Prof. Hughes wrote a new book about this called 'Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism' which can be found here:
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
Super grateful that this was actually helpful and not shaming people 🙏
A friend said he was having trouble finding a site that's a replacement for amazon.
That's because the replacement for amazon is buying from a mix of:
1. Local small/niche businesses
2. Less local small/niche businesses/creators
3. Companies who make just one kind of thing really well
That's because the replacement for amazon is buying from a mix of:
1. Local small/niche businesses
2. Less local small/niche businesses/creators
3. Companies who make just one kind of thing really well
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Super grateful that this was actually helpful and not shaming people 🙏