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DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) | DIR. PETER WEIR
I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life; and not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived.
Asking me this question, there's a good chance that you'll just get a story about the "craziest" thing I've ever seen. You know, the odd or ridiculous ones where everyone walked away alive and now it's a funny tale to relive at parties.
The "worst" things I've seen are the ones that I want to forget. But they're also one of the many reasons that I do this job. I see it so that others don't have to.
for anyone that needs medical help today
PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS. PLEASE DO NOT LIE TO YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS
I have never heard of insurance denying coverage due to protest involvement. Please fact check before you believe in this.
I work in the ED, and trust me when I say we do not give two shits why you were where you were. We care about DISEASE PREVENTION. The current fight is important as it always has been, but don’t forget that COVID IS ACTIVELY KILLING PEOPLE DAILY, especially in black communities, AND THERE IS NO CURE OR VACCINE.
We as medical providers support you and your voice. We see racism everyday through the healthcare inequalities that have rampaged poorer minority communities. We encourage you to continue fighting for justice. I personally pledge to treat each and every one of you brave souls when you’ve been gassed, beaten, and abused by police. BUT PLEASE, extend us the courtesy of the truth. Just like BLM, the current COVID crisis extends beyond yourself.
Help us in our fight, just as we will help you in yours.
This, but also, trust me. Your insurance company won’t find out. Like, have you seen our healthcare system? We do not have it together enough to figure out if there’s some kind of “respiratory distress due to COVID s/p doing their patriotic duty by protesting” diagnosis code. I just had a provider order a COVID test with the diagnosis of “cataracts” selected. Coders are way too exhausted and run down from night drinking to narc on you
Also look, friend, I am here to make sure you stay breathing. I keep a folder of chart notes that are “adjunctive” to actual charts. It’s just a word document that I have coded with things people didn’t want in their charts but I thought id like to know the next time I saw them.
I am just doing healthcare. Honestly I’m going to be nicer if you got covid at a protest than if you took an unnecessary vacation to somewhere crowded for selfish reasons, but it is my job to take care of you regardless
All of this. Every state is handling Covid differently, but continue to self quarantine if you have symptoms and avoid socializing unnecessarily. Your healthcare provider will likely recommend that the people you were around will need testing too. That’s it - we are not law enforcement and it is not our duty to enforce things. Doctor-patient confidentiality still exists, HIPAA protects you. And if healthcare providers illegally share your information, you can report them.
High-Risk Populations & Coronavirus
I see a lot of people worried about contracting COVID-19. Young, healthy people that generally will/might have already gotten the virus and recover(Ed) just fine. (Yes, you could have already had it and just thought it was the flu or didn't show symptoms.)
But the majority of deaths have been in older populations or those with underlying health issues or compromised immune systems. The fatality rate in these persons has been calculated to around 15%.
We need to be worried about these people.
So how do we protect these populations and slow down the transmission.
[DISCLAIMER: ALL OF THIS INCLUDING RISK OF MORBIDITY APPLIES TO THE FLU AS WELL.]
DO NOT PANIC
Freaking out does not help anyone. Listen to the science, not the panic. Don't spread misinformation and arm yourself with relevant and useful knowledge.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
This the best defense we have. Coronavirus can only exist in the air for so long and falls down to settle on surfaces. We touch a lot of surfaces in a day and can spread the virus to everything we handle. Wash your hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds. Rub all surfaces of you hands with soap and water. Rinse well. Try to not touch your face as much as possible. This is how the virus comes in contact with your respiratory tract.
IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME
As we know, coronavirus can be spread for 14+ days following exposure. We can not always know if we are infected as some people will never show symptoms or haven't showed symptoms yet. However, if you are feeling poorly then stay home. (This applies for the flu as well.) You do not need to rush to an Emergency Room where at-risk persons may be unless you are having an EMERGENCY. Normally healthy persons with a fever, cough, body ache, etc. are not having an emergency.
DO NOT RUSH GETTING BETTER
Any illness takes time for your body to recover from. You should at least be fever-free WITHOUT medication for 24 hours before thinking about going about your daily activities. Even after you start to feel better you are contagious. Keep that in mind- you can and will still make others sick. Do not take enough medication to "power through". This only puts more people at risk.
DO NOT WASTE MASKS
Wasting masks could lead to issues for healthcare workers. There is already starting to be shortages at hospitals. There are only a few specific times that wearing a mask is appropriate. Hand washing is far more effective as far as protection.
In general, masks are for those already sick. The mask prevents sneezing and coughing from spraying the virus into the air (where it doesn't stay if you remember from above). If you're sick, stay home. If you must seek medical help or someone is caring for you, wear a mask in their presence.
Masks worn by caregivers are only meant for those within close proximity to an infected person . Very close proximity. And the patient should wear one too.
This is how you can keep your loved ones safe. Five things. You can count them one one hand- after you go wash it.
Reblog if you think asexuality is a legitimate sexuality.
I'm trying to prove something.
Reblog if your blog is a safe place for asexuals.
Reblog if you support aromantic and asexual as legitimate identities.
Reblog if you support all aspec identities.
🎃👻🎃🍁🍂It’s October folks that means it’s time to…..
get your fucking flu shots!! 🎃🎃🎃
Bringing this back this year!
Protect yourself and others by reinforcing herd immunity 💕
To head off the inevitable arguments:
1. The flu shot will not and can not give you the flu! It is a killed virus. It is incapable of causing disease. It takes the outer protein of the virus, without the RNA, and presents that to your immune system. It’s like teaching guards to recognize enemy uniforms. It’s just the outer coat. An enemy uniform, uninhabited, is not an enemy. An enemy uniform can’t hurt you.
2. If you got the flu shortly after getting the flu shot, it was because you were already exposed to the flu somewhere, not because of the vaccine. It takes two weeks for you to develop full immunity following vaccination, so if you got sick any time within that two week period, it was because someone with the flu gave it to you. It wasn’t the shot. (The nasal flu vaccine, which is made with a live attenuated virus, can, in people with compromised immune systems, make you sick. So if you’re a spoonie, on immune modulating medication, or otherwise have a weakened immune system, do not get the nasal vaccine, get the shot!)
3. Just because you have never gotten the flu in the past, does not mean you do not need a flu shot. It just means you were lucky and didn’t get exposed. Nobody has such a robust immune system that they can’t get the flu.
4. If the only time you ever got the flu was the one year you got the flu shot, it was because you were exposed to the flu. It wasn’t because of the shot. The shot isn’t 100% effective. It protects you against the strains of flu in the vaccine, but it isn’t a guarantee you won’t get sick. However, if you do get sick with one of the strains it protects against, it will significantly shorten the course of your illness. And every year the flu vaccine is manufactured to protect against what are expected to be the most common strains of flu.
5. Even if you are young and healthy and will probably just be miserable for a few days if you get the flu, other people around you are not. People you care about. A grandparent, a pregnant friend, a cousin who has cancer, a neighbor who has an autoimmune disease… For those people, the flu isn’t an inconvenience, it can be life-threatening. You’re not just protecting yourself against the flu, you’re protecting other people. Not just strangers. People you care about.
So get you flu shot. Get it now. It’s going to be a nasty flu season, according to the CDC. For more facts about the flu and flu vaccine, the CDC website is a good resource.
It’s Monday did you take your medicine ?
It’s Tuesday did you take your medicine ?
It’s Wednesday did you take your medicine ?
It’s Thursday did you take your medicine ?
It’s Friday did you take your medicine ?
It’s Saturday did you take your medicine ?
It’s Sunday did you take your medicine ?
This actually reminded me to take my meds, thank you
random self-care/health tip i once got that basically blew my mind and i think might be helpful to other people too: when trying to “eat healthy” (w/e that means for you), instead of focusing on trying to take things away, focus on adding things. so instead of being like “ok i’m not gonna eat chips anymore”, be like “every day i’m going to make sure to eat one piece of fruit”. it’s a way of approaching healthy eating from self-love instead of self-hate (like, i love myself yay i deserve one piece of healthy fruit, vs i hate myself i want chips but i can.not.eat.them.they.are.bad.). also by adding healthy things to ur day maybe u’ll be less hungry for unhealthy things, so it can have that effect too.
this is so legit, positive reinforcement - “I ate a mandarin, i did a good thing and it tastes good” - is more effective at changing behaviour than punishment. and its much more sustainable to build habits with small, easy, self-rewarding steps!
and the thing about ~eating healthy~ as i understand it is one of the crucial things is ADDING vitamins, nutrients, variety, and so on. So whatever you chuck into the mix is helping :)
10000000% truth
Real Life USMLE Question
Wayfaring: Wow, your blood pressure is still pretty high.
Patient (who is Austrian): Ja, Ja, I don’t know why is all of a sudden going higher but it is better today. Last week it was higher.
Wayfaring: Has your diet changed? Do you eat a lot of salty food?
Patient: No, maybe little more since coming to US but not a lot.
Wayfaring: I’m going to increase your blood pressure medication to this.
[later during encounter]
Patient: So I was eating a lot of - I don’t know how you say but it is black candy? We call lakritz? And it made my stomach hurt so I quit a few days ago.
Wayfaring: Wait, LICORICE?
Patient: Ja, you know it?
Wayfaring: How much licorice?
Patient: A LOT. I really like it.
Wayfaring: It’s the licorice!! I never thought I’d have to know that piece of information from medical school!
Patient:
Wayfaring: Your blood pressure! You gotta cut back the licorice. It’s raising your blood pressure!
Patient: Is zis a real thing?
Wayfaring: Yeah! It was on my board exams! But I never thought I’d need to know it in real life.
hey all! i've checked the faq regarding female libido-stimulating pills, but i'm still confused as to why they aren't such a great idea. it was suggested to me online so i figured... maybe it will help me feel not so broken? i recently found out about asexuality so i'm not up to speed on the ~discourse~. ty for your help!!
Addyi can be legally prescribed in cases of ‘interpersonal difficulties’ with low libido; in other words, so long as a woman’s ‘low libido’ isn’t the side effect of existing medication, the pill can be prescribed by a doctor. And even though asexuality is no longer recognized as a disorder, ‘female sexual interest/desire disorder’ is.
So long as someone (let’s be real; it’s not just women involved) doesn’t fit the false ‘born this way’ narrative of being asexual, a doctor is obligated to treat you for it.
Why is this a problem? Because although some might be all for it, with no strings attached, this pill isn’t marketed nor legally available for appropriate reasons. We’re not kidding ourselves; there’s no imaginary scenario where someone ties a woman down onto a bed and forces the pill down their throat. It’s about how, in a world where asexuality just isn’t a known option for a lot of people, this pill is marketed for the intention of ‘fixing’.
As for the pill itself; it’s not like Viagra. It’s not a stimulant that targets sexual organs, it’s a relaxant chemical the same family as alcohols. AKA, it’s a drug that inhabits decision-making and raises sexual hormones. Flibanserin has been on a controversial radar for a long time. Not to mention the infamous shoddy testing history of the drug before it was released to market.
Flibanserin is actually a good example of how interwoven and subtle acephobia is. Even though asexuality might not be in someone’s vocabulary, it’s not like the world isn’t aware that we exist in some roundabout way. This pill was designed as a response to that - a pill that’s built to drug and induce sexual activity. No one with good conscience can deny the violence that’s happening.
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“When a woman is poor and hungry, the humane thing to do is put food in her mouth, not your dick”
— Rachel Moran - sex industry survivor speaking about prostitution and the sexual exploitation of women in poverty
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Also, today is my parents’ anniversary! They’ve been married for thirty-eight years, and together for forty.
I don’t want to preach, but if you are ever afraid because you are asexual. If you have a relationship that isn’t based on romantic love. Mom is asexual. She also said no to my dad’s proposals three times because she wasn’t in love with him, and she was and still is repulsed by sex.
When Dad asked the fourth time, my mom broke down in tears. Because she didn’t want to break his heart, because she still cared about him so damn much even if what she felt wasn’t romantic love. Because the only reason she would have sex with him or anyone was because she wanted to have her own children. And you know what?
Dad still wanted to be with her, from the time he was eighteen until they both were ready for the grave. Because he didn’t want to ever be without his best friend in the whole damn world. Mom meant that much to him.
I can count on one hand how many times my parents have ever kissed in front of me, and every time was on the cheek. But their hugs are the most heartfelt you’ll ever see. When they laugh together, you know there’s a deep love between them. They truly are each other’s best friends.
So congrats, Mom and Dad! For always being there for each other, for me and my brother, and for my husband and our friends. You are both amazing, wonderful people, and I am so glad that you found one another.
Ace parents exist?! And are happy?! I feel so much better!! I never hear about happy settled grownup ace people!
Ace people can start a family and have children! Here it is from one child! Keep your head up, you aren’t doomed. You are perfect the way you are and you can start a family, if you want, there is someone out there.
I think we can all agree that violence against healthcare workers is a real problem.
As a current ER Tech, I have heard and experienced countless instances of abuse. I am currently working on a photographic series that calls attention and brings awareness to this issue.
I'm looking to represent your stories.
If you'd like to take a part, please reply to this post, reblog and add to this post, or private message me. All I am looking for is how you were assaulted (verbally/physically/sexually/ect.),a simple sentence or two to narrate the scene/accompany the image I hope to capture, and what your title is.
Ex.- Called bitch. "I didn't bring his water fast enough." ED Tech
Ex.- Groped my chest. "Come here, sexy nurse." RN
Ex.- Slapped. "I'm sorry, I can't give you any more pain medication." MD
Ex.- Spit on. "It's just part of the job." Paramedic
Everything will be completely anonymous and all imagery presented by anonymous models. You can use any description of the event you feel led to. The reason you were assaulted, the way you felt, or even the way your colleagues reacted (positive or negative".
Thank you for considering this project. Stay safe out there.
