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I've seen four different rheums since 2020

One of them berated me the entire appointment for "doing it wrong" and told me the fibro pain was probably psychological

The next pinched my arm and said that I couldn't possibly have fibromyalgia

The one after that told me I'm hypermobile and have fibro but can't have EDS because "it doesn't count if you force it" to bend your thumb to your wrist (according to her, this image from the Ehlers-Danlos Society is "wrong" and "forcing it" - I guess she just wanted me to be telepathic?)

Only the very last rheum took me seriously. Turns out, I DO have EDS and fibromyalgia. Hell, we even figured out that my brother has it too.

My appointment with my new rheumatologist is a couple days from now. My last one said I had fibromyalgia, to try yoga, and to never come back.

Really hoping this one will be different because the pain is getting to be unbearable.

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So my mum has an aviary and she had to take down one of the protective sheets to feed the birds

It was full of ants

The dog decided to roll in them while I took a closer look

IT'S A SATELLLITE NEST

HOW COOL IS THAT

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You know it's been an interesting year when you find out you fractured your spine and have no idea how

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One of the best dog breed origin stories belongs to the Doberman.

They exist because people hated taxes. Just. That. Much.

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same vibes as barnacles being crustaceans

@lazyfandombean says:

"butterflies have scales on their wings.

"also "bees apparently aren't considered bugs for some reason."

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Fun fact: before I got my fibromyalgia diagnosis, I was diagnosed with "vaccine injury"

That doctor no longer has a licence

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everything is fish

ANGELS AND DEMONS ARE DINOSAURS? what do you mean WHY would you INSULT the dinosaurs :(

They don't swim, so they can't be fish.

They fly, which means they're birds. Which, as I am reliably informed, are actually just small dinosaurs in disguise.

Which I thought made sense, but now I'm learning that birds aren't even real?!?!

So if birds came from dinosaurs, which aren't real, then it stands to reason that birds aren't real either.

But then what did Mom make for Shabbos dinner? Fake chicken? Wait, chickens don't fly. So they can't be birds. Which means chickens are real. Obviously they are, I eat them all the time.

So the only real birds are bats, chickens, and angels. Yeah?

Dinosaurs obviously aren't real, but dragons, unicorns, and angels are.

Dinosaurs are cooler than angels and I apologize to all dinosaurs. I will be sure to write the names of each species in the Book of Life when I get it, right next to @the-metatron 's family, Alan Rickman, and the dodo.

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Cockatiels are one of the most deliciously fragranced birds I've ever had the pleade of sniffing. They smell like a barn in the best way.

If I had asthma I would gladly spend my last moments of breathing with my face buried in their dust.

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apparently my family takes issue with my habit of wearing sweaters until they're reduced to a pile of loose threads

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A very quick comic about how I've been feeling recently!

Trying to give myself the same grace that other people are kind enough to give me, even when I'm feeling burnt out

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his name is inigo montoya

his father is dead

prepare to die

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behold: He

They're like little nokia-sized beanbags and everything about them just scratches my brain the right way

HE!!!

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Aren't we all

behold: He

They're like little nokia-sized beanbags and everything about them just scratches my brain the right way

HE!!!

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My hot take today is that fun is more important than optimal in video games, as long as you're not actively negatively affecting others with your playstyle you should be able, nay, encouraged to get silly with it

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It's absolutely crushing just to think about- like the microbats off the coast of Australia that scientists wanted to establish a captive population of but went extinct before the government could give the go-ahead to catch them and how nobody could do anything without risking legal repercussions

how does the constant overbearing anguish of extinction at the hands of unfair forces not totally paralyze you every waking moment 😭 i am so unhealthily high strung from it

It does! I’m finishing out my degree in Environmental Sciences and honestly the last few courses (for example Climate Change) have just made me wanna die. There are good things happening too, and people trying to reverse some of the damage we’ve done. Know that while it is sad that so much damage has been caused by humans, there is always hope for change and revolution.

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Gently tuck

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birds!

YEAHHH!!!!