Karen West
@karenwestphysio.bsky.social
Physiotherapist working and living with long covid. Lover of animals, music, justice and kindness.
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Das 👇🏼
November 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Das 👇🏼
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
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Christ alive. If we, as a nation, can’t do better than this nasty, stale-breathed, stale-minded, racist misogynist prick, then what the hell are we doing? Leading in the polls??
FFS. Sort yourself out, UK.
FFS. Sort yourself out, UK.
October 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Christ alive. If we, as a nation, can’t do better than this nasty, stale-breathed, stale-minded, racist misogynist prick, then what the hell are we doing? Leading in the polls??
FFS. Sort yourself out, UK.
FFS. Sort yourself out, UK.
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We’re pleased to welcome Hallmark Foundation as a Lived Experience Supporter of the 19th UK Dementia Congress.
Find out more about their work at hallmarkfoundation.org.uk
Join us at #UKDC2025, 17-18 November at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: buff.ly/948vgto
Find out more about their work at hallmarkfoundation.org.uk
Join us at #UKDC2025, 17-18 November at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: buff.ly/948vgto
October 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
We’re pleased to welcome Hallmark Foundation as a Lived Experience Supporter of the 19th UK Dementia Congress.
Find out more about their work at hallmarkfoundation.org.uk
Join us at #UKDC2025, 17-18 November at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: buff.ly/948vgto
Find out more about their work at hallmarkfoundation.org.uk
Join us at #UKDC2025, 17-18 November at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
🎟️ Book your tickets now: buff.ly/948vgto
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Decided to open a special bottle of wine to celebrate our anniversary, tasted disgusting as did the next bottle of a similar. Moral of the tale is enjoy things now and don't save them for later.
We ended up with our usual supermarket pizza wine and all was well.
We ended up with our usual supermarket pizza wine and all was well.
September 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Decided to open a special bottle of wine to celebrate our anniversary, tasted disgusting as did the next bottle of a similar. Moral of the tale is enjoy things now and don't save them for later.
We ended up with our usual supermarket pizza wine and all was well.
We ended up with our usual supermarket pizza wine and all was well.
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Vaccines cause adults
Tylenol causes pain relief
Neurodiversity is good
Tylenol causes pain relief
Neurodiversity is good
September 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Vaccines cause adults
Tylenol causes pain relief
Neurodiversity is good
Tylenol causes pain relief
Neurodiversity is good
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I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
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I’m tired of being pitted against my neighbor.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
September 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m tired of being pitted against my neighbor.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
I’m tired of being told to hate my neighbor.
People across the political spectrum are hungry for a new kind of politics.
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This graph is great because it goes beyond a thousand opinion pieces about age of driver.
You can see at a glance the risk adjusted for the amount of driving.
What can we do to reduce deaths of the very old and young on the road?
You can see at a glance the risk adjusted for the amount of driving.
What can we do to reduce deaths of the very old and young on the road?
August 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This graph is great because it goes beyond a thousand opinion pieces about age of driver.
You can see at a glance the risk adjusted for the amount of driving.
What can we do to reduce deaths of the very old and young on the road?
You can see at a glance the risk adjusted for the amount of driving.
What can we do to reduce deaths of the very old and young on the road?
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A pad of FP10s
Prescriptions for medications are written on them
Drs in hospitals don’t seem to have access to them or electronic versions straight to pharmacy
Providing 1month of a new medication, or enough post-op, saving hrs of patient & GP time
Fix it @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social simple
Prescriptions for medications are written on them
Drs in hospitals don’t seem to have access to them or electronic versions straight to pharmacy
Providing 1month of a new medication, or enough post-op, saving hrs of patient & GP time
Fix it @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social simple
August 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A pad of FP10s
Prescriptions for medications are written on them
Drs in hospitals don’t seem to have access to them or electronic versions straight to pharmacy
Providing 1month of a new medication, or enough post-op, saving hrs of patient & GP time
Fix it @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social simple
Prescriptions for medications are written on them
Drs in hospitals don’t seem to have access to them or electronic versions straight to pharmacy
Providing 1month of a new medication, or enough post-op, saving hrs of patient & GP time
Fix it @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social simple
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I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated!
August 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated!
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Please consider emailing...
public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
...to make someone in the UK govt. listen, and help get my stranded wife back from the USA, and back under the ongoing medical care she needs.
Reposts hugely appreciated too. Thank you. x
public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
...to make someone in the UK govt. listen, and help get my stranded wife back from the USA, and back under the ongoing medical care she needs.
Reposts hugely appreciated too. Thank you. x
The brilliant @lmbd1418.bsky.social has suggested people write to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper re: my case. If you could spare five minutes, she's created a draft letter which you can use to send to coopery@parliament.uk. I appreciate everyone's support. ❤️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Please consider emailing...
public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
...to make someone in the UK govt. listen, and help get my stranded wife back from the USA, and back under the ongoing medical care she needs.
Reposts hugely appreciated too. Thank you. x
public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
...to make someone in the UK govt. listen, and help get my stranded wife back from the USA, and back under the ongoing medical care she needs.
Reposts hugely appreciated too. Thank you. x
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WORK REQUEST: Do I know anyone who's married to a man who loves Lego, or model-making, or train sets, or any fiddly hobby that takes up space? Please make yourself known if so, as I would LOVE to interview you for my feature. Thank you! Reposts also greatly appreciated x
a boy is laying in a pile of lego bricks with a sticker that says ' lego ' on it
ALT: a boy is laying in a pile of lego bricks with a sticker that says ' lego ' on it
media.tenor.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
WORK REQUEST: Do I know anyone who's married to a man who loves Lego, or model-making, or train sets, or any fiddly hobby that takes up space? Please make yourself known if so, as I would LOVE to interview you for my feature. Thank you! Reposts also greatly appreciated x
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12 points to Gryffindor
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
12 points to Gryffindor
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Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
April 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.
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Louise is my sister-in-law
Let us hope she (and the owner of the restaurant next door to wine shop) see the Co-Op's destruction of two local businesses off
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Let us hope she (and the owner of the restaurant next door to wine shop) see the Co-Op's destruction of two local businesses off
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘The Co-op won’t defeat me’: Brighton shop owners fight against eviction
Supermarket chain plans to expand its shop, despite being only 200 metres away from another branch
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Louise is my sister-in-law
Let us hope she (and the owner of the restaurant next door to wine shop) see the Co-Op's destruction of two local businesses off
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Let us hope she (and the owner of the restaurant next door to wine shop) see the Co-Op's destruction of two local businesses off
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Had to screenshot to capture the reply - chef's kiss
June 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Had to screenshot to capture the reply - chef's kiss
This should make us feel very ashamed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
June 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This should make us feel very ashamed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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David Putrino's 🎯 🧵 below connects a lot of dots and many top researchers/scientists in this space👇
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19334...
🙏 @putrinolab.bsky.social
#LongCOVID, #MECFS, #Lyme, #IACI, #IACC
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19334...
🙏 @putrinolab.bsky.social
#LongCOVID, #MECFS, #Lyme, #IACI, #IACC
June 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
David Putrino's 🎯 🧵 below connects a lot of dots and many top researchers/scientists in this space👇
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19334...
🙏 @putrinolab.bsky.social
#LongCOVID, #MECFS, #Lyme, #IACI, #IACC
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19334...
🙏 @putrinolab.bsky.social
#LongCOVID, #MECFS, #Lyme, #IACI, #IACC
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After some deaths very near to where I live, please note:
NEVER PUT A BBQ IN A TENT BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
TELL YOUR KIDS.
NEVER PUT A BBQ IN A TENT BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
TELL YOUR KIDS.
June 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
After some deaths very near to where I live, please note:
NEVER PUT A BBQ IN A TENT BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
TELL YOUR KIDS.
NEVER PUT A BBQ IN A TENT BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
TELL YOUR KIDS.
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As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep
The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication
This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?
The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication
This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?
May 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep
The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication
This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?
The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication
This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?
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Has anyone in #Medsky got a super usable pathway for assessment and management of hyponatraemia in frail older patients in community settings (especially if it incorporates POCT use).
I’d very much like to plagiarise an existing one rather than starting from scratch (with full credit, obviously!)
I’d very much like to plagiarise an existing one rather than starting from scratch (with full credit, obviously!)
May 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Has anyone in #Medsky got a super usable pathway for assessment and management of hyponatraemia in frail older patients in community settings (especially if it incorporates POCT use).
I’d very much like to plagiarise an existing one rather than starting from scratch (with full credit, obviously!)
I’d very much like to plagiarise an existing one rather than starting from scratch (with full credit, obviously!)
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No one has more motivation to advance clinical discovery than patients, which is why Oxford Open #Immunology is launching a special issue spotlighting original patient-led research.
Submit a paper—or tag a colleague who should!
https://oxford.ly/3F6MWX4
#Immunosky @daltmann.bsky.social
Submit a paper—or tag a colleague who should!
https://oxford.ly/3F6MWX4
#Immunosky @daltmann.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
No one has more motivation to advance clinical discovery than patients, which is why Oxford Open #Immunology is launching a special issue spotlighting original patient-led research.
Submit a paper—or tag a colleague who should!
https://oxford.ly/3F6MWX4
#Immunosky @daltmann.bsky.social
Submit a paper—or tag a colleague who should!
https://oxford.ly/3F6MWX4
#Immunosky @daltmann.bsky.social