Becky Derham (she/her)
@beckyd3rham.bsky.social
EbE Advisor in the MHLDA Quality Transformation Programme at NHS England
Also mum to an AuDHD teen, cat-mum and emoji enthusiast 😅 So far managing to kick the 🍑 of stage 3 colon cancer / neuroendocrine carcinoma
Also mum to an AuDHD teen, cat-mum and emoji enthusiast 😅 So far managing to kick the 🍑 of stage 3 colon cancer / neuroendocrine carcinoma
Being this adorable is tiring work. Hope your hand feels better soon
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Being this adorable is tiring work. Hope your hand feels better soon
At Pride with former work colleagues. Look at that sea of rainbows! 🌈
July 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
At Pride with former work colleagues. Look at that sea of rainbows! 🌈
NYT Connections really did us mental health people dirty on Tuesday! Apparently there’s no link between these 4 words 😂
June 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
NYT Connections really did us mental health people dirty on Tuesday! Apparently there’s no link between these 4 words 😂
A nice text to wake up to this morning. I don’t know what rate or for how long yet, but I’m kind of amazed. No assessment either, just a few phone calls to clarify things.
Wouldn’t have managed it without help from the Macmillan benefits advisor so gutted to hear this service is closing down 😢
Wouldn’t have managed it without help from the Macmillan benefits advisor so gutted to hear this service is closing down 😢
May 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A nice text to wake up to this morning. I don’t know what rate or for how long yet, but I’m kind of amazed. No assessment either, just a few phone calls to clarify things.
Wouldn’t have managed it without help from the Macmillan benefits advisor so gutted to hear this service is closing down 😢
Wouldn’t have managed it without help from the Macmillan benefits advisor so gutted to hear this service is closing down 😢
Went to Epping Forest with Finn and a couple of friends this afternoon. Had a lovely pub lunch then saw these new parents out and about with their brood by the lake
April 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Went to Epping Forest with Finn and a couple of friends this afternoon. Had a lovely pub lunch then saw these new parents out and about with their brood by the lake
I had this genius idea that I’d reserve a magic bag of pastries from the local cafe via @toogoodtogo.bsky.social to encourage me to leave the house, and holy moly that is a LOT of pastries!!!
April 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I had this genius idea that I’d reserve a magic bag of pastries from the local cafe via @toogoodtogo.bsky.social to encourage me to leave the house, and holy moly that is a LOT of pastries!!!
Glad I took a taxi to chemo today because I probably would have crashed the car if I’d been driving
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Glad I took a taxi to chemo today because I probably would have crashed the car if I’d been driving
All I want is to be able to do some kind of species-swap and I really don’t think that’s too much to ask???!!!!
March 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
All I want is to be able to do some kind of species-swap and I really don’t think that’s too much to ask???!!!!
*side-eyes DWP*
March 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
*side-eyes DWP*
Here goes nothing
March 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here goes nothing
Found an app where I can input all my blood test results from different hospitals and make them into pretty graphs, how fun
February 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Found an app where I can input all my blood test results from different hospitals and make them into pretty graphs, how fun
Up and about way too early to bring the car to the dealership for its annual service & MOT. Trying to make the best of this unfortunate situation (being awake and not still in bed is the unfortunate situation)
January 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Up and about way too early to bring the car to the dealership for its annual service & MOT. Trying to make the best of this unfortunate situation (being awake and not still in bed is the unfortunate situation)
One of the worst potential side effects of the type of chemo I’m on is the risk of cold air getting into my throat causing it to spasm. Tiger is doing her bit to help
January 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
One of the worst potential side effects of the type of chemo I’m on is the risk of cold air getting into my throat causing it to spasm. Tiger is doing her bit to help
Packed a bag ready for my first chemo session tomorrow. Perhaps a certain someone would like to come with me? #CatsOfBlueSky
January 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Packed a bag ready for my first chemo session tomorrow. Perhaps a certain someone would like to come with me? #CatsOfBlueSky
A friend shared this with me today & I thought it was very apt. “Happy new year” is difficult to hear when you already know it’s going to be really tough
January 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A friend shared this with me today & I thought it was very apt. “Happy new year” is difficult to hear when you already know it’s going to be really tough
The roads are super quiet today and so is IKEA. Can’t beat a plate of meatballs & chips with lingonberry jam 😋
January 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The roads are super quiet today and so is IKEA. Can’t beat a plate of meatballs & chips with lingonberry jam 😋
Isn’t Lego just absolutely bloody brilliant? Halfway through the wildflowers set & it’s really cheered me up
December 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Isn’t Lego just absolutely bloody brilliant? Halfway through the wildflowers set & it’s really cheered me up
Attempt #2 tomorrow to get this one to the v-e-t for fine needle aspiration of the lump on her cheek. Half of the liquid gabapentin went over my hand but the half that went in her mouth seems to be doing the job. Please wish us luck for the 2nd dose tomorrow afternoon!
December 20, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Attempt #2 tomorrow to get this one to the v-e-t for fine needle aspiration of the lump on her cheek. Half of the liquid gabapentin went over my hand but the half that went in her mouth seems to be doing the job. Please wish us luck for the 2nd dose tomorrow afternoon!
Thank you M&S for my early birthday treat
December 18, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Thank you M&S for my early birthday treat
Wow, the 2018 version of Watership Down has some really unexpected plot twists @netflix.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Wow, the 2018 version of Watership Down has some really unexpected plot twists @netflix.com
Text from the lovely CNS at the Homerton with a not so lovely update. Not really sure where I go from here, it’s not like I can I’ve kept back a bit of the carcinoma in case they mislaid it the first time round
![Screenshot of a text message. Text reads “Hi Rebecca,
Missed [think this is meant to be “just”] to give you an update. Royal Free responded now saying that they are not able to locate the specimen and are trying to do this. They have said that they will let me know an update end of this week.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5nmewyudpufc2vejx26oi74f/bafkreiazuq7i6ytt7uitgyp345knlvtnze3pzvsmowocqnq4gxa24n4ezi@jpeg)
December 12, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Text from the lovely CNS at the Homerton with a not so lovely update. Not really sure where I go from here, it’s not like I can I’ve kept back a bit of the carcinoma in case they mislaid it the first time round
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
December 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
I had a very weird (and unseasonal) craving for a toasted hot cross bun today & look at the yellow sticker bargain @cloudwalker3.bsky.social brought home this evening! 🔮
November 28, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I had a very weird (and unseasonal) craving for a toasted hot cross bun today & look at the yellow sticker bargain @cloudwalker3.bsky.social brought home this evening! 🔮
How can I be cross with her when her belly is that fluffy 😍 (she is absolutely doing that on purpose to be cute)
November 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM
How can I be cross with her when her belly is that fluffy 😍 (she is absolutely doing that on purpose to be cute)
She was absolutely bone dry so god knows where she’d been hiding (I checked inside the house multiple times - she was not there). She’s an absolute dickhead but I’m very relieved that she eventually came home!
November 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM
She was absolutely bone dry so god knows where she’d been hiding (I checked inside the house multiple times - she was not there). She’s an absolute dickhead but I’m very relieved that she eventually came home!