Poet. Frazzled mom of twins. Living my best life with cerebral palsy.
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Thanks so much! So happy this piece found a home with you!
This poem written by @Leanne_Charette is in Issue 2 and it hits hard. Every. Single. Time.
Listen to her perform it here: eavesdropmagazine.ca/issue-2…
#canlit #poetry
ALT Topography by Leanne Charette I used to dress carefully propped before the mirror tugging at layers and seams trying to hide my own as if love could never trace its map over the rough topography of my skin how my face would burn when I recalled the codeine-fueled shamelessness with which I met your gaze ripped off the gauze and said look at my scars as if that’s not what love is
I just wrote a letter asking Kitchener City Council to stop the Colt Canada Kitchener expansion!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ur…
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So yours was
the only masked face
at the office
and in the store
on the subway
and in the waiting room
at least now you know the answer
to your teacher’s question
of if you would be willing
to do the right thing
even if you
were the only one doing it.
Extremely disappointing and frustrating to hear this @grhospitalkw
The healthcare worker who just received the information from the paramedics that took me and my extremely febrile toddler to the ER @grhospitalkw was NOT MASKED. I have been told repeatedly by patient relations that masks are required in all patient care areas. Seriously?
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1/ This is a superb - if terrifying - article on the possibility that a long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection may be the development of Parkinson's Disease.
As I've said before, I have long suspected this: I remember vividly the moment in 2020...
salon.com/2023/04/24/long-pa…
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#Aranet4 Home Giveaway!
I'm delighted to announce that I've partnered with @AranetIoT to giveaway a FREE Aranet4 to one lucky reader - all you need to do is retweet this tweet and mention in the comments if you have monitored air quality before!
breathesafeair.com/aranet4-h…
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Many disabled people don’t know how much more we can take of the pandemic. The constant staying home, the people close to us thinking we’re crazy, the fear of getting any sort of medical care or leaving the house. Please be easy on us. We’re on year four. We’re doing our best.
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I’m sorry COVID’s not over. I’m trying my best to make it over. Until such time as it is over (ie. We can prevent long COVID, we control transmission, it isn’t a leading cause of death and disabling millions of people), I can’t act like it’s over. Believe me, I’ve tried.
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One of the hardest things about this pandemic is how loved ones will tell you how much they love and care about you but aren’t willing to do what it takes to keep you safe. It’s like hearing them say, “I love you, but not enough.”
Thrilled this is going to be out in the world! Congratulations, Tea! ❤️
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Such an amazing idea! Access to mobility aids for anyone who needs them, as it should be!
Thanks so much to @AeDeutschmann at @GuelphToday for this story about us! The increased visibility has already gotten us some exciting offers and many words of encouragement. Thank you for all the support, #Guelph! guelphtoday.com/women-and-gi…
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Who don’t we see in children’s books? Disabled people just living their lives. Here’s why it matters thestar.com/entertainment/bo… via @torontostar
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This long-form piece on Canada's MAiD system is heavy and angering, and very important.
TW: suicide, MAiD, medical ableism, systemic violence.
"Just a few years ago they would [hear]: Your life has value. In Canada today they hear something else: Your death will be beautiful."
What's going on with Canada's MAiD program? Let's ask the physicians in charge.
This piece took a long time to report. I interviewed 50+ people. I went over two years of training seminars. And it turns out, MAiD in Canada is seriously flawed thenewatlantis.com/publicati…
Congratulations Tea! ❤️ It's such a gift to write with you! This poem is gorgeous and will sit with me for a long time.
POETRY WINNER: @poetgerby - Backyard Fence
“Here is a poem that reflects deeply, with precision, and makes you feel. Here is a poem that knows how something small and ordinary can contain a whole world.” - Poetry Judge Doyali Islam
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puritan-magazine.com/backyar…
Dr. Peterson laments the necessity to cancel or delay so many needed pediatric surgeries. "We're supposed to protect these kids, and we can't do it". But together, we can! Wear a mask, and help stop the spread of illness so these kids can get the surgeries they need. Please.
"My colleagues are making decisions between the child with a brain tumor or the child that is going to lose her bladder function:" The Chief of Pediatric Surgery at McMaster is worried about the heartbreaking impact of cancelled surgeries. @Shaunacitynews toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/…
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We need help to make this twitter storm viral. Disabled people have to choose between food and medication but Canada can change that! #PassC22In2022
@celinedion @RyanReynolds @MichaelJFoxOrg @Disability_WP @JustinTrudeau @theJagmeetSingh @PierrePoilievre @lorinmac @CQualtro
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We're calling on @theJagmeetSingh, @BlocQuebecois, @JustinTrudeau & @PierrePoilievre to #PassC22In2022!
Show millions of Canadians with disabilities you care by getting Bill C-22 to 3rd reading before the holiday break.
ALT End disability poverty. Pass Bill C-22 in 2022. #PassC22in2022
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Nooo!
Do NOT go on winter break until you move Bill C22 to 3rd reading!
Poverty and inflation don't take a break!
#EndDisabilityPoverty #PassC22In2022 #LetsGetItDone
Will MPs break for the holidays early? Liberal House leader 'optimistic' ctvnews.ca/politics/will-mps…
Does anyone in the Kitchener-Waterloo area have a room to rent for this gentleman?
