Doodle the Service Dog

Doodle detects and responds to hypokalemia and does light mobility work This is our journey. =) My main is @willowshelter if you get random replies or asks from there 😋

[service-doodle-dog]

Hi all.

This post has been a long time coming but I wanted to update yall on doodle

A couple months ago it became clear I would not be able to keep doodle as my life circumstances changed. I had to make the absolutely heart wrenching decision to rehome him he is in a better place right now than I could offer him in my current position but I miss him so much

This blog will stand a s a place for my memories of him and I may add to it with posts about disability but there won't be any more about doodle or my experiences with a service dog

Thank you all for going on this journey with us

[catnippackets]

actually let's talk about this again just in case because it is currently flu season and in case we need a REMINDER!!!!!!!!!! wash your hands when you get home to prevent the spread of germs and keep you and your family safe!!!! your house is supposed to be your safe space that you can relax in, and if you're touching bus handles and walk buttons and stair rails and door handles that a thousand other people have touched and then coming home and touching every surface of your house with those same unwashed hands that have just picked up everybody's mystery germs, you're going to spread that all over your house and then you're going to get sick. if you wash your hands first thing when you get home then the germs are gone immediately and your space stays clean. this was true before the ~ongoing pandemic~ and it is even more true now. if your hands get dry then put lotion on. no excuses I want to see everybody WASHING THEIR HANDS.

[silly-signs]

Found this one hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Notably, not llama country.

[lastoneout]

Why healing wound so itchy if itching wound while healing so bad????????

[lastoneout]

No I am normal human who can leave bandages alone do not do NOT get the cone. I am recovering normal.style NOT dog style.

[weheartevilwomen]

Sigourney Weaver as Warden Walker in Holes (2003)

[interdimensional-anomalocaris]

scenes that make you gay

[myalgicencephalomyelitiscfstom]

For people in the UK:

Link to take part: https://www.decodeme.org.uk/

[crpplpnk]

GUYS

HEY YOU GUYS

WATCH THIS

[thoughtportal]

hierarchy of disability mobility aids

[heyatleastitsnotcancer]

So pretty frequently I see people saying stuff like "Where does the zebra come from with EDS? Is it because we are prone to stretch marks? So we have stripes!"

No.

The zebra is a symbol for ANY rare disease, not just EDS. In medical school, providers are taught "if you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." Meaning think of the common causes for a person's symptoms, not rare. Doctors are taught to think of and rule out common conditions before you jump to looking for rare conditions. But sometimes, it is actually the rare disease. It is the zebra.

So that is where the zebra mascot comes from for any rare disease. Unfortunately, the EDS society has co-opted the zebra specifically for EDS.

[modern-politics111]

Colorado set to become first state with right-to-repair wheelchair law

Wheelchair manufacturers would have to provide parts, tools and repair manuals, making it easier for people to fix their powered wheelchairs.

[cyclicallysick]

[smartbutuncertified]

This is my survey on experiences of adolescence and age of diagnosis/realization of disability. If you had a disability before the age of 26, (diagnosis not required) please fill it out. The more responses I get, the more likely I am to be approved for an undergraduate research grant in order to make this something that can actually enter the literature. As far as I can tell, this is the first survey of this kind that includes people that do not have a formal diagnosis, so it’s providing some really important information!

If you do not have a disability or weren’t disabled before the age of 26, please pass this around! The more participants this gets, the better the data will be.

Tagging a few people to hopefully boost this. The wider it spreads, the better.

@capricorn-0mnikorn @phoenixonwheels @thebibliosphere​

[kakashihasibs]

[kakashihasibs]

When head hurt

[kakashihasibs]

[kakashihasibs]

Thank u @sidophonem for the picture 💖

[whatshernameis]

That's actually my mood today...

[endonow]

Sometimes I wish I looked how I felt so people would stop thinking I’m faking it or exaggerating

[taylortut]

talking to potential employers like 

[heyatleastitsnotcancer]

Abled people be like

[90stvqueen]

this is exactly what customer service is like

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I encounter these so much when I am training PA :/

[service-doodle-dog]

Zoom Dog