Patricia Kelly
trishy22.bsky.social
Patricia Kelly
@trishy22.bsky.social
Retired nurse and Health Visitor
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It is unprecedented that 47 medical and public health organizations should come together to condemn the actions of the CDC.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...

1. American Academy of Pediatrics
2. Academic Pediatric Association
3. American Academy of Family Physicians ....
Statement on CDC autism website changes
Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting the ...
www.apha.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Airline strands ex-BBC editor, citing Parkinson's www.bbc.com/news/article... Don’t travel with Turkish Airlines- they discriminate against people with Parkinson’s
'My sin was having Parkinson's': Presenter left stranded
Mark Mardell was left feeling 'humiliated' after he was told he could not board a flight.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Turkish Airlines appalling discriminatory treatment of passengers with Parkinson's is an outrageous example of prejudiced and unacceptable behaviour. It must be widely called out and strongly pushed back against.

Please repost and share the Facebook link detailing what happened to Mark Mardell.
www.facebook.com/share/p/19C1...
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This #WorldOsteoporosisDay, I’m proud to be a ROS Ambassador as we launch #TheGreatBritishBoneCheck 🦴
An early diagnosis means you can take action to help prevent broken bones.
Check your risk in 3 minutes: thegreatbritishbonecheck.org.uk
Great British Bone Check | Free 3-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Check
Take the free 3-minute Great British Bone Check from the Royal Osteoporosis Society. Quick, expert-backed, and confidential - understand your bone health risk today.
thegreatbritishbonecheck.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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I saw this in the cinema recently and it’s brilliant. About Kenyan ghostwriters and the epidemic of cheating among students in rich countries. Nuanced, thoughtful and enraging. You can catch it on uk tv tonight 10pm, channel 4
#academicsky
www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/e...
“I don’t want passive viewing”: how The Shadow Scholars goes inside the academic cheating industry
Eloise King’s debut documentary explores the hidden world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ – ghostwriters powering a global academic industry. Ahead of screenings in cinemas and on Channel 4, she joined u...
www.bfi.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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5:25 and if like me you’ve been awake for hours it’s time to sign the #parkypetition100K - we need another 70 signatures by 8:20 to hit our daily target petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
June 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Awake at 6 to find we’re still needing 60 signatures by 0820 to hit our daily #parkypetition100K target - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
June 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Well done everyone- after a slow start for the #parkypetition on Friday we eventually stormed it with 874 new signatures, well ahead of the 630 daily target. Now looks likely we can hit 50K by this time tomorrow- perhaps even late today petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
June 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Well it’s a bit tight - we still need 66 more signatures by 8:45am on Saturday..surely we can do that?! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
June 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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I know it’s a bit hot but we’re a little slow with the #parkypetition today - just 400 signatures when we need c630 by 0845 tomorrow to keep on track for 100,000 by September 10. Please get your friends to sign!
June 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Worrying to see increasing levels of measles in parts of UK and Europe- if you are not vaccinated please do consider the MMR which is a safe way to prevent a potentially deadly disease
Measles warning to holidaymakers as cases rise across Europe
As the summer holiday season gets going, families are being warned of measles outbreaks in many popular European destinations, with vaccination rates in the UK still far below what experts advise.
www.bbc.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Last time I posted this, you were so helpful, we’re now just a few hundred people short of our optimum number. Thank you.

Please share with anyone who its relevant to.
April 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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16 April 1958: pioneering physical chemist and X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin passed away at age 37.

She is mostly remembered for not receiving full credit for her contributions to the discovery of DNA’s structure, but it’s time to recognize her for the full breadth and

🧪 ⚛️ #histsci
April 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I don't want to be on ghastly x anymore but it's where a lot of my sales come from so this post is a brazen request for shares to spread the word about my work on a kinder platform that isn't run by a dangerous megalomaniac!

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Sara...

#selfemployedartist #ukgifthour #shopindie
February 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Sabotaging the global fight against polio is an act of almost unparalleled sadism.
We must not let anti vaxxed RFK Jr push for NO vaccines like polio!! My friend @alphwilliams.bsky.social sent me these as a polio survivor it is important to them!!! Thank you my friend for sharing💙😊💙
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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December 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #4,633,079!
October 3, 2024 at 9:35 AM