Poet. Frazzled mom of twins. Living my best life with cerebral palsy.
Joined October 2012
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Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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.
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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…
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
#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…
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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.
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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.
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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.”
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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…
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
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…
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
Why homelessness is a public health emergency, in one chart.
The life expectancy is lower than the lowest life expectancy in any country in the world.
This is in Canada.
statista.com/statistics/2745….
ALT Bar chart demonstrating life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness and average Canadian.
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
Excellent visual by @PeoplesCDC. #SeeYouSafer
ALT #SeeYouSafer drawing of two people masking and social distancing.
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
#Opinion: Michael Fraser chose to end his life at age 55. He wasn’t terminally ill — he was unable to pay his rent and get outside.
How is this remotely acceptable? trib.al/1arGIDh
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
“…we have 22 children who are on a ventilator, who don’t have any underlying medical complexity and who are really ill...” thestar.com/news/canada/2022…
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
Bring back mask mandates in Ontario - Sign the Petition! chng.it/FBMFCs2Q via @CdnChange #BringBackMasks
Leanne Charette ♿ retweeted
There are 112 Paediatric ICU beds in Ontario.
There are 122 Paediatric ICU patients in Ontario.
During the worst of Wave 3 the adult system was never pushed to 109% occupancy of physical ICU beds.
What does @ongov have to say?
