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thinker, poet, cinephile | chronically ill | advocate | polyglot … she/they
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“For more than 20 years, the National Paralysis Resource Center has helped individuals and families find their footing after injury or diagnosis. From emergency rehab placement to housing adaptations, from peer mentoring to suicide prevention, it delivers life-changing and often lifesaving support to a growing community that includes people living with spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke survivors, and people living with ALS, MS, and many other conditions. This program saves lives. And it is cost-effective. That’s why it’s earned bipartisan support year after year. Ending it now would not only halt decades of progress, it would put lives at risk.” “The National Paralysis Resource Center has been central to politically united efforts to improve health, independence, and dignity for millions. It connects people not just to resources, but to hope, possibility, and a future. Since 2002, it has supported community members as they manage complicated health challenges, build families, pursue education, serve our country in uniform, and advance meaningful careers. Make no mistake: this budget proposal puts lives on the line. But it's not too late to change this outcome. While the President's budget recommends spending levels for the next fiscal year, Congress ultimately decides what programs are funded and at what level.” “What Americans Lose in This Budget Proposal: One of the National Paralysis Resource Center's most essential functions is the team of certified Information Specialists (IS) who provide personalized support to individuals, families, and caregivers. On a recent winter day, a 17-year-old boy from the Midwest broke his neck while playing hockey at a tournament in Canada; his family needed help getting him safely back to the U.S. Our IS team was ready, working for days to find a rehabilitative center that could meet his complex needs and helping arrange an emergency medical flight.” “Over two decades, the Quality of Life Grants Program -- a flagship of the National Paralysis Resource Center -- has increased independence and the ability of people with paralysis to lead active, engaged lives. We've provided medical schools with accessible equipment so they can teach future doctors how to better care for people with paralysis. We've funded the installation of ramps and platform lifts in venues that host town halls and public meetings. We've helped sustain suicide prevention programs for veterans and support groups for caregivers. And we've fostered a robust range of adaptive sports and recreation opportunities in cities and small towns alike, funding therapeutic horseback riding programs in rural Tennessee, sled hockey teams in Pittsburgh and adaptive soccer leagues everywhere.”
June 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I’m sad to have missed the beginning days of #filmsky “20 films that have greatly influenced you”

This is for the first four days i missed
Blond-haired man with his head on red-haired woman’s back. The red-haired woman is facing to the right. There’s a ship in the middle of the image. The word “TITANIC” is over this image. Red-haired man wearing hat. He’s surrounded by a landscape. There’s an upside-down triangle covering most of these images. Text at the bottom says: “The Man Who Fell To Earth” Scottish royal banner is shown. Three men in medieval armor. Each is carrying a sword. One red-haired woman woman, facing to the right. She wears a white cape. Blood-shot moon shown prominently. Woman with feet turned opposite way. Head of woman is covering part of the moon. There’s a forest with many trees. This entire image is red.
November 13, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Slowly but surely reading Othello .. starting to understand why this is seen as terribly racist 😅
Opened book page from Shakespeare’s Othello. Lower center of the image shows index finger and thumb of a woman holding book open.
November 11, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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reading Othello while watching (new) Doctor Who (season 5) .. it’s one of *those* days where I’m fixated on British things
November 8, 2024 at 12:56 PM