Maggie
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Maggie
@heytheremaggs.bsky.social
Sooo… I really like dessert

Applied Maths (BS), Data Science (MS), Graphic Design

Wear a mask
“Too young for that”
#NEISvoid
Pinned
I’m fairly certain that people who don’t empty the lint trap in the dryer have no sense of how the real world works.
Is he saying that *ONLY* those that practice medicine have imperfect data?

Implying, he, as a (medical) researcher—“[he’s] only licensed to practice medicine; [he’s] a researcher”— has perfect data?

#ACIP #LiterallyUnbelievable #ShowMeThisMagicalLandWithPerfectData
a woman with her eyes closed and her hands on her forehead says what
Alt: A gif-a woman with her eyes closed and her hands on her forehead says what. The woman moves her hands away from her head, indicating her mind is metaphorically blown, as in disbelief. The word “WHAT?” Is in all capital letters with a question mark after it is written in white text at the bottom of the gif.
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Why yes, let’s just erroneous use the word “outlier”. It has no clear meaning in the epidemiological, public health, or statistics fields. #ACIP #ThisIsNotAYouDoYouThing #ITooHaveDissatisfaction
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Did anyone’s ears also perk up when Malone said “the totality of the evidence as it exists today”? As in, not based on theoretical or hypotheticals. Shall they actually adhere to this statement? #ACIP #ShowMeStatisticalSignificance
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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This International Day of Persons with Disabilities falls on a flare day for me (of course it does), so I'll be short and sweet.

Disabled people know what we need. Our expertise must drive, create, and shape systems that actually work for us.
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Republican Health Care Lingo Every Voter Should Know.

Do YOU know what your Republican Member of Congress means when they say things like "high-risk pools?"

It means they want to go back to when people with pre-existing conditions like cancer could be denied coverage.
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Holy pain-relief, Batman!? #AsIfThisWasNotHardEnoughAlready
That being said... this is what #they slipped in there.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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People tend to think of discomfort as less bothersome than pain, but in some circumstances it can be much worse. Something to think about.
It's BAD. The noise and discomfort and pollution are triggering seizures and other issues. Please help me get her through the next couple of days, even if that's all we can do 🥺
October 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Shoutout to my fellow maskers!
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“…health as discipline, illness as lapse.”
A little too close to home.
September 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Excuse me as I build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me #NEISvoid #ThisISMeTrying #TaylorSwift #ThisMetaphorWorks
September 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
As I scream into a new void:
- Is it the result of the vaccine or the Covid-19 infection, itself?
- Is that idea practical or fiscally responsible?
- How much testing do you think is actually happening?
- Why do you only care about those who were hospitalized?
#ACIP #Covid-19 #LongCovid #WearAMask
September 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s great that people want to reuse/retool existing medication or look at drugs in development… but if insurance companies won’t cover them, all the drugs in the world won’t help. #LongCovid #Covid19 #LongCovidRoundtable #PatientsArePeopleToo
September 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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LADIES! NEED MONEY FOR RENT?

Applications for my nonprofit’s Mother’s Day 365 housing relief program open for September on 9/7-9/13 at ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
““Now, if people with long COVID and severe PEM are largely stuck in their homes or beds and excluded from trials, is the long COVID research as it stands representative of the full population of people with long COVID?” ⬅️⬅️⬅️

Say it louder for the people in the back!!! #Covid #LongCovid #PEM #Stats
NIH’s RECOVER program will launch new long COVID trials, testing drugs like GLP-1s, low dose naltrexone, and baricitinib, as well as nerve block procedures, after patients pushed for more drug-based options.

cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
NIH plans to test GLP-1s, other drugs for long COVID
The RECOVER initiative is plotting new clinical trials
cen.acs.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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haha oh no
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Um, I managed to stop working before I felt like death warmed over… please applaud.
I then spilled my drink behind my bed and my side table… please cry. #PEM #LongCovid #pacing #ITried #ButWhy
September 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Build your evidence base outside the medical system. Keep detailed symptom records, connect with patient communities, and research your condition independently. This creates psychological anchoring that prevents dismissive interactions from completely destabilizing your self-knowledge.” 👈
"The doctors who dismiss you today will be embarrassed by their ignorance tomorrow. Don’t let their temporary blindness become your permanent defeat":

@david.notesforfriends.com

www.notesforfriends.com/p/the-long-c...
The Long Covid Strategy Guide for Talking to Doctors
Your appointment was at 2:30.
www.notesforfriends.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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ALMOST DIED: During the pandemic I almost died. I now have long COVID. I still wear my mask wherever I go. Depending on where I am I have a mask with me always. On occasion I get severe pains and I frankly never want to get sick again. I mask up so I can continue to stand up. Think about all of us.
August 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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If you're healthy/abled, it's hard to fathom the incalculable toll it takes on disabled people to have to constantly fight for our right to stay alive and in as little pain as possible.
August 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Please, use Alt Text.
Turn on the reminder setting here and make life better for all !! #AccessibilityMatters #AccessForAll #WCAG #WAI #A11Y #DigitalAccess #WebDev #InternetForAll
People are skipping alt text again

It's so energy-draining to try to process images/read screenshots, & to get/add alt text to posts (that the OP or ALL the Quote-posters before me should already added!) on days that I can see

It's infuriating to be excluded on the days I can't

#UseAltText
August 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Please consider a donation so that parents currently incarcerated in Cook County Jail can still give badly needed school supplies to their kids. bit.ly/Back2SchoolChi
August 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM