Ask Aunt Lori - Death
There are two things every person, regardless of race, wealth, gender, or anything else will do: be born and die. The latter of the two creates a wide variety of emotions and reactions. Sometimes it's tragic and unexpected but sometimes it's just someone's time.
Lethal allergies aren't your punchline
TW: ableism, bullying, anaphylaxis
The fact that that has to be said is sad. The covid-19 pandemic unfortunately showed just how many people don't care about their fellow humans, and that number goes down when you throw in disabled people or something that might slightly inconvenience them.
Maximize your appointment time
With such a tight schedule, a little bit of prior planning will go a long way!
Ask Aunt Lori - allergic reaction first aid
Dear Aunt Lori,
My friend has a severe peanut allergy. I'm scared that she'll have an allergic reaction around me and I don't know what to do!
Concerned Friend
The Cyberbully Part 2
Duplicate of “The Cyberbully” with a short update on the bottom. His current defense is that the screenshots were edited, so I have taken the liberty of adding the time stamps of the screenshots (all from October 16, 2023) in order to be more transparent. I've kept the time and date I'm viewing these
Earlier this month, I joined the Facebook group, "Gain and grow REAL supporters" that someone I went to middle school with had created. The premise of the group is to follow and engage with each other to gain followers for your Facebook page.
The Cyberbully
Earlier this month, I joined the Facebook group, "Gain and grow REAL supporters" that someone I went to middle school with had created. The premise of the group is to follow and engage with each other to gain followers for your Facebook page.
Chronic SOS - October 16, 2023
Black cats started to get a bad reputation during the Middle Ages for their association with witches; shockingly some of the bias against them (and other black pets) has stuck around! Some consider them to be bad luck, others don't like how they photograph. Most people are shaking off the notion that black cats are unlucky and some even go to the opposite end of the spectrum and say they're good luck!
Anaphylaxis
Sniffling, sneezing, and itching are the worst that allergies can be - right? Unfortunately, they can be so much worse.
There's a whole spectrum of allergy symptoms, but the worst is anaphylaxis (also called anaphylactic shock). If untreated, anaphylaxis is fatal!
Chronic SOS - October 10, 2023
Ask Aunt Lori - Celebrating Halloween while sick
Dear Aunt Lori,
Halloween is coming up soon and I want to do something special, but I'm too ill to go out. How do I celebrate?
Casper
The strange world of vitamin D & B12 deficiencies
The combination of symptoms from vitamin D deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency had produced a near perfect syndrome that mimicked lupus.
Spoonie Life Hack - Positive Self-talk
I wanted to take positive self-talk and affirmations to the next step and add a modern twist! After writing them down or saying them outloud, I've created phone wallpapers with them.
Chronic SOS - October 1, 2023
It's spooky season! That means cooler weather (hopefully), Halloween, and all things autumnal!
I should have some great things to share soon after a long time of keeping them under wraps for a while, but today it's all about Halloween costumes!
The Keyhole Craniotomy
The thought of performing a brain surgery through a hole the size of a penny sounds like science fiction - but it's possible! This surgery offers a lot of benefits over the traditional "open craniotomy". This isn't suitable for everyone and every type of surgery, but is a groundbreaking surgical technique.
Dopamine Playlists
Listen - sometimes the world is a difficult place and we just want to crawl into a comfy spot and watch something and not think for a while. I hear you and I've thought of how to make a life hack for it!
Ask Aunt Lori - Finding a Job
Dear Aunt Lori,
I'm disabled but still able to work. How do I find a job? How would I get accommodations?
Job Hunter
Chronic SOS - September 24, 2023
It's another birthday!
For this person, I'll be sharing a few amazing crochet and sewing projects that I scoured the internet for.
Love & Other Drugs Review
The movie is about a man, Jamie, who is sort of the black sheep of his family: a lot of his relatives are doctors and generally successful people, but he sells stereo equipment. That is, until he slept with a coworker and got fired. His younger brother sets him up with a job as a pharmaceutical rep for Pfizer. Through this job, he meets a woman, Maggie, who has early onset Parkinson's Disease.
Chronic SOS - September 21, 2023
Like most people, I watched the new Barbie movie (and loved it). In it, the women hold all the positions of power, like all the government positions and believe that the real world is the same.
So it made me think - what if it was true, what would that look like?
Ask Aunt Lori - Rocks
Dear Aunt Lori,
Do you like rocks? What's your favorite kind?
Totally NOT Dwayne Johnson