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thefrogman:

tyleroakley:

ideal life

This robot is for a very sick little boy who suffers from eosinophilic esophagitis and anaphylactic shock syndrome. His obesity is a symptom and unrelated to why he must send a robot to school. 

If there are even tiny particles of milk or peanuts in the air, he will end up in the emergency room. He is basically allergic to life and has been in intensive care twice in the last 2 years. This robot allows him to go to school. He can learn, interact with students and teachers, and make friends that aren’t nurses and doctors. 

Sometimes when I tell people I have to work from bed most days, they respond with, “I wish I could do that.” or “That sounds awesome.”

I know this is an easy and obvious joke to make, and I am not admonishing anyone who has made that kind of joke. But I would like people to know that it is hurtful. One of the more hurtful things that is said to me, if I’m being honest. Because I want nothing more than to get out of this bed. And I think this kid would like to play with his friends in real life rather than sending his robot to school. Our lives are not ideal, but we adapt them to make the best out of a bad situation. 

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livingaschristian:

Today my boyfriend asked me what dysphoria looked like to me. I honestly didn’t know how to answer it, because I try to suppress it, so I’m not very good at listening to myself, and I’m not good with words. I forget things, I lie or change subject.

I don’t experience my dysphoria, it just sometimes peaks it’s ugly head up and tell me my body is horrible and something to be ashamed of. And I keep pushing myself to not let it affect me, ‘cause I don’t want to feel it.

Drawing this makes me dysphoric. It forces me to think about my situation, about my body and my future.

I should probably think about it some more. It’s not healthy not to feel your feelings, I think.

And about the surgeries.. I want top-surgery, but I can’t afford it right now. I fear bottom surgery because it can’t give me what I want, so for me, it wouldn’t be worth it, and that upsets me.

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jumpingjacktrash:

peoplemask:

blue-author:

loriadorable:

sexworkerproblems:

untouchmyhair:

ovo-yonna:

sckrewedup:

Spread the word

please be aware that this is in only CERTAIN areas and that your emergency call center may or may not have the technology ready to receive and process your text messages

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/text-messaging-911-takes-effect/story?id=23728906

the actual article and find out what areas in your state have it

Signal boosting

Please share this with the workers you know.

SWP

Check it out, sex workers!

Boost, but please heed the bold.

I hope they start doing this everywhere for all people who communicate more readily via text than verbal speech.

sadly, not in mn yet.

one of my recurring terrors is that i’ll need to call 911 in a situation where i’m nonverbal.

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shamelesslyunladylike:

seimsisk:

seimsisk:

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2014/03/30/why-does-he-do-that/why-does-he-do-that.pdf

There have been many moments in life that I felt were kinda creepy, like when a guy I barely knew offered to pay me an expensive ticket to a show, or when my friend rambled nervously about how his exboyfriend would never survive without him… And this book is confirming that creepy behaviours are really associated with controling, manipulative, abusive partners. This is giving me more confidence in my creep-dar. I think everyone should join me.

It actually has to do with how our brains work. We do this thing called “thin slicing”, where we analyze micro details of a situation and look for associations with things we’ve seen before. This is a very fast process and it’s not a rational one, and often we get this “bad vibes” feeling way before our rational mind realizes the reason why we’re uncomfortable.

So yes, listen to your discomfort. That’s your brain picking up on signals that there is something wrong with the situation you’re in, signals that your rational mind didn’t perceive yet. It’s a built-in survival mechanism. You get bad feelings about a dude, it’s probably because you noticed something about him that matched some other creep you’ve met before.

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exist-ed:

erinkyan:

prettysickart:

emmisnotshortforemma:

Every day… 

I have to share the awesome app I use to negate this issue!

it’s called Medisafe and it’s a free app available in the app store or on google play and it allows you to input all your medications and:

-choose the shape, color, and dosage of each medication (including indicating if it’s an injection or a pill or an inhaler)
-notate the dosage and/or # of pills
-each time of day/night it needs to be taken
-add food or other special instructions
-schedule refill reminders
-add a med-friend (someone who will be notified if you forget to take it!)

The interface is great and i’ve found it very easy to use.  You can also add meds to take “as needed” so you can indicate that you’ve taken an out-of-time painkiller or booster pill etc.

When it’s time to take your pills it uses the text-notifcation noise on your phone to alert you- so it’s lowkey, but (usually) unmissable.  When it’s time, you have the option to snooze, dismiss, or take pills.  OR you can just shake your phone to indicate that you’ve taken them (I usually either snooze or shake the phone).

It tracks your progress too and you can export yourself an excel spreadsheet of your pill taking to give your physician etc if needed.

You can set the snooze time manually, the maximum number of alarms, all kinds of things- you can set your own alert sound too if you don’t want it to use your text-notification.

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I am TERRRRRRRIBLE about remembering pills (seriously, I forgot for 3 weeks).  I haven’t missed a dose since I started using it and it’s fantastic.

S I G N A L B O O S T

I know a lot of folk have trouble with this so this could be super helpful!

I’m awful with remembering whether or not I’ve taken my meds #forgetful totally gonna get this

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adviceforall1:

You never know what somebody is going through. That’s why it’s important to treat everyone you come across with love and compassion.

Everyone is fighting their own battle with some people it may surprise you with the struggles they face in their day to day life someone who appears to be happy and have everything may in fact be facing some pretty dark stuff in their personal life.

This is a STOP STIGMA campaign and original credit for the images goes to http://www.stopstigmasacramento.org/

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lokis-chains:

The bound Loki with his wife, Sigyn, who is capturing poison in a bowl so that it does not hit and harm her husband. However when she empties her bowl, drops of poison falls from the snake’s mouth and hits Loki causing him to whither in pain. His pain is said to be shown in the form of earthquakes here in Midgard.

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livingwithdisability:

We like really like this cup with a rotating handle:

Many conditions, such as Parkinson’s Disease, arthritis, and MS, cause symptoms such as tremors, muscle and joint pain, and dexterity problems that can make using standard cups challenging. handSteady® has been developed by physicist, designer, and researcher Chris Peacock with a unique rotatable handle that enables the user to tilt it easily without needing to twist the wrist, raise the elbow or lean the head back as far as is necessary with a regular cup.

Crucially, while handSteady® looks like a normal cup the rotatable handle means the body of the cup remains upright when the handle is tilted, giving the user more control and reducing the risk of spillages.

The cup also comes with an anti-slip base for increased grip on flat surfaces, and a discreet lid to keep drinks warm for longer and to further reduce spillages. In addition, the handle has been designed to allow all four fingers to fit through it for better grip and enabling the user to hold the handle at any comfortable angle.

There is a “try before you buy” offer, currently available, free worldwide delivery. Click here