Grace Spence Green
@gracespencegreen.bsky.social
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Junior doctor with a passion for paediatrics, public health and disability. she/her. media: dreweoffice@Curtisbrown.co.uk
Junior doctor with a passion for paediatrics, public health and disability. she/her. media: dreweoffice@Curtisbrown.co.uk
Pinned
On the 25th October 2018, from my hospital bed, I began to write. 1/5
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Just finished listening to #ToExistAsIAm by @gracespencegreen.bsky.social Brilliant writing and I always love it when audiobooks are narrated so authentically by the author.
July 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just finished listening to #ToExistAsIAm by @gracespencegreen.bsky.social Brilliant writing and I always love it when audiobooks are narrated so authentically by the author.
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A pleasure to share some of my favourite recent reads in the @theguardian.com - @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s No Straight Road Takes You There, @gracespencegreen.bsky.social’s To Exist as I am & Yael Van Der Wouden’s sublime The Safekeep 📚
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June
Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments
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June 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A pleasure to share some of my favourite recent reads in the @theguardian.com - @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social’s No Straight Road Takes You There, @gracespencegreen.bsky.social’s To Exist as I am & Yael Van Der Wouden’s sublime The Safekeep 📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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I might have finished this a couple of days ago, but it’s one I’m still thinking about. #ToExistAsIAm by @gracespencegreen.bsky.social is a powerful, life-affirming book and is a beautiful testament to the resilience and strength of the #disability community. Must-read book!
#BooksWorthReading
#BooksWorthReading
June 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I might have finished this a couple of days ago, but it’s one I’m still thinking about. #ToExistAsIAm by @gracespencegreen.bsky.social is a powerful, life-affirming book and is a beautiful testament to the resilience and strength of the #disability community. Must-read book!
#BooksWorthReading
#BooksWorthReading
Thrilled to be one Waterstones Junes Best Books List! Out on Thursday!
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The Waterstones Round Up: June's Best Books | Waterstones.com Blog | Waterstones
As we run headlong into the summer sunshine, check out our pick of the very best publishing this June.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thrilled to be one Waterstones Junes Best Books List! Out on Thursday!
www.waterstones.com/blog/the-wat...
www.waterstones.com/blog/the-wat...
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Thread. I have read what resulted, and so should you.
On the 25th October 2018, from my hospital bed, I began to write. 1/5
May 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thread. I have read what resulted, and so should you.
if you read anything today, read this article by @archiebland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
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May 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
if you read anything today, read this article by @archiebland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
So disappointing to hear- these cuts affect real people. Jess does such fantastic work.
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
So disappointing to hear- these cuts affect real people. Jess does such fantastic work.
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Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
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Join a conversation between @gracespencegreen.bsky.social and Kyla Harris, as Grace explores her journey from spinal-injury patient to qualified doctor and disabled activist.
When - 05 Jun
Where - Wellcome Collection, London
Cost - Free
disabilityarts.online/events/radic...
When - 05 Jun
Where - Wellcome Collection, London
Cost - Free
disabilityarts.online/events/radic...
May 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Join a conversation between @gracespencegreen.bsky.social and Kyla Harris, as Grace explores her journey from spinal-injury patient to qualified doctor and disabled activist.
When - 05 Jun
Where - Wellcome Collection, London
Cost - Free
disabilityarts.online/events/radic...
When - 05 Jun
Where - Wellcome Collection, London
Cost - Free
disabilityarts.online/events/radic...
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Definitely one to look out for. Super so far. Out 5/6/25 @gracespencegreen.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Definitely one to look out for. Super so far. Out 5/6/25 @gracespencegreen.bsky.social
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My #nonfiction Titles Not to Miss for June in @thebookseller.com are by @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social @dwhitehouse.bsky.social Barbara Demick @gracespencegreen.bsky.social Jay Griffiths @itaob.bsky.social Pria Anand @jeremyathertonlin.bsky.social Krystal Evans
March 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My #nonfiction Titles Not to Miss for June in @thebookseller.com are by @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social @dwhitehouse.bsky.social Barbara Demick @gracespencegreen.bsky.social Jay Griffiths @itaob.bsky.social Pria Anand @jeremyathertonlin.bsky.social Krystal Evans
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Happy World TB Day. Grateful for all the work global TB Fighters pour into preventing this curable and preventable scourge. Together, we can end TB.
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy World TB Day. Grateful for all the work global TB Fighters pour into preventing this curable and preventable scourge. Together, we can end TB.
As usual, Rebekah Taussig finds a way of speaking so eloquently on things I didn't realise I was feeling too but had no words to verbalise. Grateful for her voice here;
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I'm a Disabled Woman. Is That My Brand?
"Am I squandering the power of my voice when I speak about anything else?"
time.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
As usual, Rebekah Taussig finds a way of speaking so eloquently on things I didn't realise I was feeling too but had no words to verbalise. Grateful for her voice here;
time.com/7225536/disa...
time.com/7225536/disa...
Beautiful article; www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
My Dad Had Dementia. He Also Had Facebook.
At first, I worried about his erratic posting. Then I realized it was his lifeline.
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February 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Beautiful article; www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
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Great prize here for writers who are also carers.
Please share :)
Please share :)
So please talk about it. Share the site link, tell people it's free to enter and all they need is on the site, along with the entry criteria - the definition of the unpaid carer role. thecuraeprize.uk Be part of it, offer to add to the bursaries, but mainly spread the word. #Curae
The Curae Prize
A writing prize - just for writers who are also carers
thecuraeprize.uk
February 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Great prize here for writers who are also carers.
Please share :)
Please share :)
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My partner in crime has written a deeply personal book on her unbeileveable experience. I (perhaps biased) feel that it is a profoundly important insight into medicine and disability which, at it's core, serves as a beautifully effusive paean to all things inclusive:
bsky.app/profile/grac...
bsky.app/profile/grac...
Every thought, every interaction, every reflection on this journey I would chronicle on scrap paper, iPhone notes, emails to myself- and slowly, painstakingly, that has turned into a book, TO EXIST AS I AM. 3/5
February 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My partner in crime has written a deeply personal book on her unbeileveable experience. I (perhaps biased) feel that it is a profoundly important insight into medicine and disability which, at it's core, serves as a beautifully effusive paean to all things inclusive:
bsky.app/profile/grac...
bsky.app/profile/grac...
On the 25th October 2018, from my hospital bed, I began to write. 1/5
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On the 25th October 2018, from my hospital bed, I began to write. 1/5
I asked a very quiet older patient to write a sentence for a Mini-Mental State Examination, and he wrote 'this test is a bit silly'. Have kept the scrap paper in in my notebook ever since!
When I’m having a really awful shift, I look at this note an intubated patient wrote me. I have kept it in my work bag for over 2 years. Someone felt like I took great care of them and that means a lot to me.
“You are the best”
“You are the best”
February 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I asked a very quiet older patient to write a sentence for a Mini-Mental State Examination, and he wrote 'this test is a bit silly'. Have kept the scrap paper in in my notebook ever since!
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‘The great children’s writers trusted children with irony and with sophisticated ideas: they trusted them to see in language a set, not of rules, but of possibilities.’
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
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February 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
‘The great children’s writers trusted children with irony and with sophisticated ideas: they trusted them to see in language a set, not of rules, but of possibilities.’
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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When you use alt text, I'm thrilled. I love reading what people write. I love to read how people interpret what they see, what they think is important, the details I might not otherwise have known to see, the piece of knowledge you're introducing me to. It's a flexible, fabulous tool.
January 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When you use alt text, I'm thrilled. I love reading what people write. I love to read how people interpret what they see, what they think is important, the details I might not otherwise have known to see, the piece of knowledge you're introducing me to. It's a flexible, fabulous tool.
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🧵 Have you heard of leishmaniasis?
This neglected tropical disease affects 700,000 to 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites, spread by sandflies.
It has three main forms ⤵️ [1/6]
This neglected tropical disease affects 700,000 to 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites, spread by sandflies.
It has three main forms ⤵️ [1/6]
January 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🧵 Have you heard of leishmaniasis?
This neglected tropical disease affects 700,000 to 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites, spread by sandflies.
It has three main forms ⤵️ [1/6]
This neglected tropical disease affects 700,000 to 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites, spread by sandflies.
It has three main forms ⤵️ [1/6]
First hat of the year knitted! I have so enjoyed getting back into knitting, its been such a nice approach to have a new year's resolution that's just enjoyable!
January 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
First hat of the year knitted! I have so enjoyed getting back into knitting, its been such a nice approach to have a new year's resolution that's just enjoyable!
Just finished Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver- one of the best books I’ve read in a long time- any one have any suggestions for similiar?
January 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Just finished Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver- one of the best books I’ve read in a long time- any one have any suggestions for similiar?
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“If you are not disabled and you regularly go to a yoga class, a book group or just the pub, when was the last time you did so with even a single disabled adult present?”
Thanks to @johnharris1969.bsky.social for being one of the rare columnists to ask these Qs. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thanks to @johnharris1969.bsky.social for being one of the rare columnists to ask these Qs. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle | John Harris
When you attend your local choir or yoga class, just stop and think – where are the disabled adults, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
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January 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“If you are not disabled and you regularly go to a yoga class, a book group or just the pub, when was the last time you did so with even a single disabled adult present?”
Thanks to @johnharris1969.bsky.social for being one of the rare columnists to ask these Qs. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thanks to @johnharris1969.bsky.social for being one of the rare columnists to ask these Qs. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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#Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say
BBC News reports on new @lshtm.bsky.social study suggesting number of Palestinians who died from traumatic injury underreported by 41%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News reports on new @lshtm.bsky.social study suggesting number of Palestinians who died from traumatic injury underreported by 41%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say
A study in The Lancet suggests Gaza ministry of health figures over a nine-month period might be too low.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
#Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say
BBC News reports on new @lshtm.bsky.social study suggesting number of Palestinians who died from traumatic injury underreported by 41%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News reports on new @lshtm.bsky.social study suggesting number of Palestinians who died from traumatic injury underreported by 41%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...