Debra Kontowtt
@debsadac.bsky.social
PhD student at Lancaster University researching the continued use of bloodletting 1750-1900🩸
History of medicine: antiquity & early modern
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Debra Kontowtt
@debsadac.bsky.social
· Oct 30
As much as I suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, I think it’s actually his enablers who are worse than him.
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
As much as I suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, I think it’s actually his enablers who are worse than him.
My sister was on Politics Live BBC2 yesterday being interviewed about A&E corridor care, in relation to our recent awful experience with our mum. Serious subject but my goodness the family whatsapp was on fire 😂😂
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM
My sister was on Politics Live BBC2 yesterday being interviewed about A&E corridor care, in relation to our recent awful experience with our mum. Serious subject but my goodness the family whatsapp was on fire 😂😂
Happy 12th birthday to Sheldon, the bestest of best boys 🐶 and where better to spend it than on a deserted, albeit freezing 🥶 Scottish beach.
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Happy 12th birthday to Sheldon, the bestest of best boys 🐶 and where better to spend it than on a deserted, albeit freezing 🥶 Scottish beach.
Decided that I’m going to learn from Sheldon’s example and this is how I’m going into 2026: chilled and relaxed. Although maybe not so exposed 😬😂
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Decided that I’m going to learn from Sheldon’s example and this is how I’m going into 2026: chilled and relaxed. Although maybe not so exposed 😬😂
Returning to Scotland, to the middle of nowhere for a week or so, in order to disappear from everything and to have some breathing space so I can finally re-acquaint myself with my PhD studying. Just me, my fabulous OH and the pups. Heaven on earth. 👩🏻👱🏻♂️🐶🐶🏴
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Returning to Scotland, to the middle of nowhere for a week or so, in order to disappear from everything and to have some breathing space so I can finally re-acquaint myself with my PhD studying. Just me, my fabulous OH and the pups. Heaven on earth. 👩🏻👱🏻♂️🐶🐶🏴
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. As viewers of King and Conqueror will know, William was able to surprise Harold by crossing the Channel in his hovercraft, and the English king was already exhausted, having recently seen off a Martian invasion.
October 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. As viewers of King and Conqueror will know, William was able to surprise Harold by crossing the Channel in his hovercraft, and the English king was already exhausted, having recently seen off a Martian invasion.
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(Very) brief trip to campus today. Great to see Uni again rather than the inside of an NHS A&E corridor. Brief chats with fellow PhDers - I’ve missed it! 😐 Back soon hopefully 💪
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
(Very) brief trip to campus today. Great to see Uni again rather than the inside of an NHS A&E corridor. Brief chats with fellow PhDers - I’ve missed it! 😐 Back soon hopefully 💪
Off for a break in the chaos…
September 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Off for a break in the chaos…
Nearly 2 months in after my mum’s hospital event and still no-one has come to assess her at home. How do people without capable family organisation and support systems manage?? 🤷🏻♀️
August 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Nearly 2 months in after my mum’s hospital event and still no-one has come to assess her at home. How do people without capable family organisation and support systems manage?? 🤷🏻♀️
Day 5 and a trip to Rishborough Roman fort. And then it was time to say goodbye.😔 Until next year!☺️
August 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Day 5 and a trip to Rishborough Roman fort. And then it was time to say goodbye.😔 Until next year!☺️
Day 4: Rome. My favourite ❤️ Full on and intense day but wonderful being back in the Republic. 🏛️❤️
August 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Day 4: Rome. My favourite ❤️ Full on and intense day but wonderful being back in the Republic. 🏛️❤️
Day 3 and we moved from the Trojan tragedy to the philosophers. Wonderful stuff ☺️
August 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Day 3 and we moved from the Trojan tragedy to the philosophers. Wonderful stuff ☺️
Day 2 went really well as did my talk: “From Leeches to Lancets: The Enduring Legacy of Bloodletting from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century”. Everybody was very engaged and I had some really great questions which led to a really interesting discussion. #histmed
August 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Day 2 went really well as did my talk: “From Leeches to Lancets: The Enduring Legacy of Bloodletting from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century”. Everybody was very engaged and I had some really great questions which led to a really interesting discussion. #histmed
Day 1 of the Classics Summer School was great, lovely to meet people I’ve only ever seen on a screen before! And Sheldon and Missy have definitely made themselves at home ☺️🐶🐶
August 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Day 1 of the Classics Summer School was great, lovely to meet people I’ve only ever seen on a screen before! And Sheldon and Missy have definitely made themselves at home ☺️🐶🐶
Looking forward to the forthcoming Classics summer school - it’ll be a nice break from my current life! #classics #summerschool #maturestudent #classicalstudies
August 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Looking forward to the forthcoming Classics summer school - it’ll be a nice break from my current life! #classics #summerschool #maturestudent #classicalstudies
24 hours in A&E with your mum on a stretcher in a corridor (for all that time) makes for interesting viewing of a part of Britain that I had no idea existed.
August 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
24 hours in A&E with your mum on a stretcher in a corridor (for all that time) makes for interesting viewing of a part of Britain that I had no idea existed.
Sheldon reflecting how I currently feel 😮💨
July 31, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Sheldon reflecting how I currently feel 😮💨
Really glad we didn’t pay extortionate prices to see Oasis as we can hear them quite well from our garden without having to watch the Gallaghers prancing around #winwin ☺️
a man is standing in a hallway in front of a door that says bbc on it .
ALT: a man is standing in a hallway in front of a door that says bbc on it .
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July 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Really glad we didn’t pay extortionate prices to see Oasis as we can hear them quite well from our garden without having to watch the Gallaghers prancing around #winwin ☺️
Currently on holiday in a sweltering Sardinia but back tomorrow and straight back into grandma duties, daughter duties and my PhD!
July 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Currently on holiday in a sweltering Sardinia but back tomorrow and straight back into grandma duties, daughter duties and my PhD!
This looks good….another book for my shopping basket 😳
My one and only author/editor copy of #dolessharm has arrived! 368 pages of goodness put together by me and @cethompson.bsky.social and 27 other fantastic authors. Thank you @hopkinspress.bsky.social ! Buy yours here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
June 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This looks good….another book for my shopping basket 😳
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I should get credit for not attending Jeff Bezo's wedding even though I wasn't invited.
June 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I should get credit for not attending Jeff Bezo's wedding even though I wasn't invited.
Excited for their new album. ♥️ Biffy Clyro
I love Biffy Clyro so much. I also note that they are basically the only rock band the BBC has decided are mainstream enough to always give long festival coverage to, as if they’re the one and only band with a distortion pedal in modern music
June 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Excited for their new album. ♥️ Biffy Clyro