CO2 monitors have become popular tools people can use to estimate their indoor air quality.

A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.

Actual practical science!!!

A thread

If you’re interested in a more breathable and comfortable respirator, consider the sampler packs from @donatemask.bsky.social and @canadastrong.bsky.social. There are lots of options available. Many #CovidConscious people have noted the VFlex as a budget-friendly choice for exercise.

Starting a 🧵 of things not to say to a family in crisis.

Feel free to chime in:

- All the rain is what makes the flowers bloom.

- Say ( ) prayer. (Pick whatever combo.)

- You're like Job.

- You need an exorcism on your house. (Seriously!)

“I could never deal with what you’re going through.” (Perhaps it’s meant well, but my experience is that no one really knows what/how they will manage through a crisis until it occurs. So hearing this can feel lonely/othering.)

I spent the first 10+ years of my academic career studying young caregivers so I was more than happy to give expert commentary for this story.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Everything is a lot these days and I know I’m very lucky to live in a place in a situation that is relatively calm right now. So how about you come kayak along Lake Winnipeg with me? Hopefully it brings a little peace to your day. 1/ 🌿

Today’s #ThereForME blog is from our very own @oonaghcousins.bsky.social!

Oonagh explores the importance of understanding rest, comparing her experiences as an athlete to those as a patient.

Link in next post 👇

Better late than never.

We’ve asked why we are still doing routine measles immunizations when we’re in an outbreak.

Now, the guidance appears to have changed (though the date thing is confusing) 2nd doses for those who have only had one measles vaccine.

Routine: Outbreak:

School Indoor Air Quality Basics.
"Easy-to-understand resources are designed for school staff and decision-makers without a technical background, helping them make informed choices about indoor air quality."
Direct link to fact sheets ( www.ashrae.org/file%20libra... ). #school #iaq #airquality

I'm 5'1" on a good day so getting my kayak on the roof of my car by myself can be a challenge. My friend lent me this roller that suctions to your window and it helps so much. That combined a with a folding stool that I keep in my car, and I'm good to go all by my short self :)

Grateful to @putrinolab.bsky.social and the clinicians, researchers, & PLRC members who authored this response piece in the BMJ yesterday. There are countless biological findings in severe ME, and people with severe ME need to be treated with effective therapies! #pwME www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Hey fellow therapist & MH peeps. Anyone have a curriculum for a caregiver (esp stroke caregiver) support group they'd be willing to share with a student (me)? I'm putting together a support group for stroke caregivers specifically and while I have ideas I'd love advice from others!

by the patient community. For the longest time, patients have told us that CBT and GET cause harm. We finally have hard physiologic data to support this and yet idealogues are allowed to freely publish OPINION about #MECFS and other energy-limiting diseases in @bmj_latest. To 4/

Nifty! I’ve been able to get away with a fairly mid-range robot vacuum. I tidy before running it, but it still saves me time. In How to Keep House While Drowning, KC Davis talks about everyone deserving a space that works for them. For me, that includes a reasonably crumb-free floor.

Help and support automatically should be there for us, side by side with support for our carees.

We also need to define caregiving as an emotional experience rather than one about tasks and chores. It's how we feel that takes a toll. /4

A few thoughts on this beautifully-written piece by @mcgowankat.bsky.social

We deserve help during difficult times. Receiving help and support shouldn't depend on what we call ourselves.

www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n... /1

#caregiving

Le Musée de Vancouver prépare une exposition captivante visant à faire découvrir au public la réalité de la vie avec la covid longue.
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The Museum of Vancouver is planning an intriguing exhibition to show people what it’s like to live with long Covid. Longhaulers from across Canada are invited to share up to six pictures and captions, showing people what it’s like to live a day in your life.
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NEW PUB (open access): Weathering the Storm: Climate-Related Weather Event Experiences of Families of Children With Medical Complexity
#ClimateChange #ClimateImpacts
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The other day my husband got the "you should really go on vacation" line from our GP. This is one of the worst things you can say to a caregiver. This is not support. This is just making a person feel worse about a situation over which they have little control.

Please don't reply with suggestions.

@caretechandtips.bsky.social Selecting the best robot vacuum might be an interesting podcast topic!

My robot vacuum isn’t perfect, but it saves me an hour or two a week. It’s one of the few ways I’ve “found” more time. If you’re supporting a friend who is #Caregiving, this could be a useful gift, especially if you’re not in the same location and want to help.

And people with ME/CFS, and people with Lyme, and and...

If "think yourself better" worked for *any* biological illness, we'd know about it and would all be taking advantage of it.

Try telling someone with MS or cancer to "think themselves better" and notice how ridiculous you sound.