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[declaweddisabledpurebred]

Theo [Original Post]

Senior (10-11 Years) | Neutered Male | Domestic Shorthair

Theo is diabetic and receives insulin injections twice a day.

Theo would do best in a home without other cats but has lived with other cats before.

Available In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) [Stray Cat Relief]

Posted on February 8th 2025

[nick-the-insomniac-raccoon]

Just had a sorta-fight(?) with my partner, and I'm stuck. What's the difference between explaining/clarifying my words and actions, vs making excuses? How do you show your feelings during a discussion without it being manipulative? Also, am I just supposed to know when the other person wants advice, my imput, or just to be heard, without them explicitly telling me? Is that something normal people can tell?

[swallowbricks]

doctors do have to go through a board recertification process every 8 years to maintain their certification. this post is valid but that piece is misinformation.

also not to, like, stand up for doctors or whatever but they’re not perfect. there are definitely some who suck, like in every profession unfortunately, but doctors do have a very difficult job. figuring out exactly what’s wrong with your body is difficult and most treatments are based on symptoms. i think there is a conversation of doctors having lower life expectancy and one of the highest suicide rates of any profession. the way doctors are treated by the healthcare system (as well as nurses) is similar to the way patients may feel they’re being treated by doctors. i agree there are old fucks in every profession who need to stop practicing because they’re stagnant and racist and don’t help most of the people that they’re supposed to be helping. but there is something to be said about the corrupt and exploitive nature of the healthcare industry that has turned a system that should be prioritizing health and wellness into a system that optimizes profits for pharma and execs while exploiting the healthcare workers who keep it running and by result treats patients with real problems poorly.

I'm so extremely serious when I say doctors should be put through an extremely extensive reliscensing process every 10 years. Doctors should have their knowledge scrutinized against current medical research and be de-barred at even the tiniest discrepancy. Too many old doctors absolutely refuse to stay up to date on research and dismiss patients because of their personal experiences. Too many people die every year because doctors don't take us seriously and refuse to listen to people who KNOW something is wrong. Too many people are told their problems are nothing and come back in a year or more with serious illnesses and doctors are just like "lol everyone makes mistakes" but doctors mistakes routinely cost people their lives! I'm tired of medical malpractice being swept away under the guise of "mistakes were made."

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[corrodedparadox]

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[salvadorbonaparte]

my mum has severe knee problems and needs a replacement. Today she was told she's too fat to be operated on and the knee specialist suggested she gets a gastric band - which also involves surgery. So my mum was like first of all you didn't read my file because it explains that I'm not fat because I eat too much second of all you said it's impossible for me to get surgery and then suggested I get a surgery about it? He then asked her her weight and height, didn't believe her answer, and made her prove it to him because she "looks fatter than that". So she was like so you also just entirely based this on looks instead of actual numbers?

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

The worst thing is that there is so much potential for exploring the horror of psych wards from the angle of medical abuse, ableism, forced treatment/drugging, loss of autonomy, power imbalance, demonization, dehumanization, etc, and YET the horror genre keeps defaulting to "insane asylums and psych wards are scary because there are mentally ill people in there"

[animentality]

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)

[liminalweirdo]

just an FYI for trans people in the US right now

[id: reddit post by user spaghettishoestrings titled "(UPDATE) Just lost my healthcare !" with the flair "Celebratory."

Post reads:

Original post is viewable through my profile. Apologies, since I’m on mobile, I couldn’t hyperlink. The TLDR: my doctor called me on Monday and informed me that their practice would no longer be providing treatment for gender affirming care as a result of a recent presidential Executive Order, even though the EO was for people under 19. Even though I’m 25.

Also, because it was asked a few times, this happened in Michigan, and I’ve been on HRT for 5+ years. It’s a practice that includes like 15+ physicians, and I think that the decision was made over my PCP’s head, given that she once told me that she literally moved states to be able to provide gender affirming care here.

First off, genuinely, thank you so much for all the replies and messages. I genuinely felt frozen after that phone call and didn’t know where to start, and you all really helped me get my feet off the ground.

A couple people mentioned contacting the ACLU, which, truthfully, I thought, “there’s no way that the ACLU will get back to me” but I sent a message anyway. They actually called me a few hours after my post and we talked about the Executive Orders and my rights. They offered to fax my provider a letter reminding them of my rights and some other legal terms. It’s crazy how a post on reddit resulted in my name being on the official ACLU letterhead.

Anyway, today my doctor’s physician assistant called me and shared that their practice is reversing their decision and they will continue to provide gender affirming care. I’m still keeping a bunch of the resources that y’all shared saved, including Planned Parenthood, Plume, and looking into a private endocrinologist.

This whole experience just reminded me how great this community is. I appreciate y’all <3"

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[id: reddit user copurrs commented:]

You should contact Chase Strangio from the ACLU, I believe he is looking for reports of folks being denied their GAC due to these EOs. He's @chasestrangio on IG and Threads.

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[valdevia]

The fringe Parasitic Encephalization Theory claims our nervous system is a parasite that took over the body of the earliest vertebrate ancestor. It captures 20% of the body's resources, while staying separate from the blood and being considered unique by the immune system.

While very few defend this theory, one fact supports it: If the body dies while the skull is open, the brain and spinal cord sometimes detach and briefly flail outside, in what could perhaps be an ancient host-seeking reflex.

[liberalsarecool]

Such timing.

Goes to show the insurance companies don't need the money.

[archi-pelago]

maybe never forgive. but things are different now. so we'll use maybe.

[aropride]

a character who isn't used to being cared for or treated kindly being gently and tenderly cared for for the first time in years or maybe ever. save me

[achromaticabberation]

"what if someone's faking-" WHO CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAREEEEEEEEEEEEEES LITERALLY WHO EVEN CAAAAAAAAAAAARES OH MY FUCKING GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DUDE WHO EVEN CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO GIVES A FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!