Rachel Schwartz
@rschwartz319.bsky.social
Palliative Care Social Worker | Shenandoah Valley, VA | LCSW, APHSW-C | #hapc | 🏳️🌈
October 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Very excited to dive into @theferocity.bsky.social & @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social’s curated The People’s Project - and to support my local indy bookstore @winchbookgallery.bsky.social to boot!
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Very excited to dive into @theferocity.bsky.social & @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social’s curated The People’s Project - and to support my local indy bookstore @winchbookgallery.bsky.social to boot!
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
#poemsfortheresistance
my third grader went to sleep last night holding her stuffed rabbit and talking about minecraft
she tells me funny things about school
her friends play a game under a tree
she calls it “queen of the world”
my third grader went to sleep last night holding her stuffed rabbit and talking about minecraft
she tells me funny things about school
her friends play a game under a tree
she calls it “queen of the world”
April 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#poemsfortheresistance
my third grader went to sleep last night holding her stuffed rabbit and talking about minecraft
she tells me funny things about school
her friends play a game under a tree
she calls it “queen of the world”
my third grader went to sleep last night holding her stuffed rabbit and talking about minecraft
she tells me funny things about school
her friends play a game under a tree
she calls it “queen of the world”
March 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Found art on a walk, Shenandoah Valley.
March 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Found art on a walk, Shenandoah Valley.
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
Trump’s executive order banning transgender girls from sports is part of a chilling, sustained campaign targeting trans people.
We will challenge this order.
Read our full statement: www.glad.org/trump-sports...
We will challenge this order.
Read our full statement: www.glad.org/trump-sports...
Trump's Sports Order is Part of a Sustained Campaign Targeting Transgender People - GLAD Law
We will challenge this order and the systematic targeting of transgender people across American institutions.
www.glad.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump’s executive order banning transgender girls from sports is part of a chilling, sustained campaign targeting trans people.
We will challenge this order.
Read our full statement: www.glad.org/trump-sports...
We will challenge this order.
Read our full statement: www.glad.org/trump-sports...
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
When discussing serious health issues with patients, it’s crucial to ask permission each time a new sensitive topic is broached… people may have specific needs, timing, or preferences they’d like to voice before you “go there.”
February 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
When discussing serious health issues with patients, it’s crucial to ask permission each time a new sensitive topic is broached… people may have specific needs, timing, or preferences they’d like to voice before you “go there.”
The existential dread pin made for a great gift!
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, wrist braces, compression socks, hoodies, compression leggings & more!
Store details below!
I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, wrist braces, compression socks, hoodies, compression leggings & more!
Store details below!
January 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The existential dread pin made for a great gift!
Interesting upcoming panel on MAiD on 2/11/25- with attention to how vulnerable groups without access to robust health care and treatment may be affected by #MAiD
#hpm #hapc
my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/...
#hpm #hapc
my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/...
How We Die: A Panel Investigating the Ethics of Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) : Washington and Lee University
Terri Laws, Thaddeus Mason Pope, and Mara Buchbinder<br /><br /><strong>How We Die: A Panel Investigating the Ethics of Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)</strong><br /><strong>Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at ...
my.wlu.edu
January 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Interesting upcoming panel on MAiD on 2/11/25- with attention to how vulnerable groups without access to robust health care and treatment may be affected by #MAiD
#hpm #hapc
my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/...
#hpm #hapc
my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/...
The palliative care world lost a very bright light recently - Dr. Danielle Norieka. Exceptional physician and health equity advocate. I was lucky to have benefitted from her expertise over the years. #hapc #hpm
www.vcuhealth.org/news/because...
www.vcuhealth.org/news/because...
‘Because Students’: Remembering Dani Noreika
By Jeff Kelley
Well into her clinical career as a palliative care physician, Danielle Noreika, M.D., decided to build her research and leadership skills and expand her passion for equitable patient ...
www.vcuhealth.org
December 16, 2024 at 5:21 PM
The palliative care world lost a very bright light recently - Dr. Danielle Norieka. Exceptional physician and health equity advocate. I was lucky to have benefitted from her expertise over the years. #hapc #hpm
www.vcuhealth.org/news/because...
www.vcuhealth.org/news/because...
Dr Gray’s @nathanagray.bsky.social #graphicmedicine has definitely helped me convey important messages within my hospital in ways that words alone cannot. Highly recommend! #hapc
In honor of Bluesky migration, I’m going to try to regularly re-post some of my favs from the archives for those here who don’t know me. This one on a valuable lesson I learned about tissues from @vickieleff.bsky.social (1/2)
#hapc #graphicmedicine
#hapc #graphicmedicine
December 11, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Dr Gray’s @nathanagray.bsky.social #graphicmedicine has definitely helped me convey important messages within my hospital in ways that words alone cannot. Highly recommend! #hapc
Rest in peace, Cornelius Baker. Had the opportunity to be on staff at DC’s Whitman Walker Clinic in the late 90’s under his direction. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/h...
A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63 (Gift Article)
Working inside the government and out, he lobbied to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS, particularly those who belonged to minority groups.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Rest in peace, Cornelius Baker. Had the opportunity to be on staff at DC’s Whitman Walker Clinic in the late 90’s under his direction. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/h...
Happy to contribute towards @hcwvshunger.bsky.social for team #comfortfood in support of www.brafb.org
Home - The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
www.brafb.org
November 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Happy to contribute towards @hcwvshunger.bsky.social for team #comfortfood in support of www.brafb.org
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
Using a feminized version of Elon’s name to ridicule him and highlight his closeness with Trump (“Elonia” vs Melania), invokes homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic tropes that contribute to the dangerous environment women and LGBTQ people face, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social.
It’s not resistance.
It’s not resistance.
Elonia has made 405 ketamine-fueled posts on his social media app in the last 24 hours.
November 25, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Using a feminized version of Elon’s name to ridicule him and highlight his closeness with Trump (“Elonia” vs Melania), invokes homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic tropes that contribute to the dangerous environment women and LGBTQ people face, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social.
It’s not resistance.
It’s not resistance.
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
November 24, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
Vaccinations: a historically good idea
Ōta Chōu 太田聴雨, Smallpox Vaccination 種痘, 1934
(Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art)
Ōta Chōu 太田聴雨, Smallpox Vaccination 種痘, 1934
(Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art)
November 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Vaccinations: a historically good idea
Ōta Chōu 太田聴雨, Smallpox Vaccination 種痘, 1934
(Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art)
Ōta Chōu 太田聴雨, Smallpox Vaccination 種痘, 1934
(Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art)
Now more than ever. Thanks @clairezagorski.bsky.social for the badge reel, helping me convey this important message in the palliative care space #hapc
November 21, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Now more than ever. Thanks @clairezagorski.bsky.social for the badge reel, helping me convey this important message in the palliative care space #hapc
How do we say goodbye to patients nearing end of life? #hpm #hapc Glad to have a colleague among authors of this recent Fast Fact www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/th...
FF #493 - 'The Last Visit': Saying Goodbye to Patients | Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin
Background: As patients approach the end of their lives, finding the right words to bid farewell and acknowledge the conclusion of their relationship can be a daunting task for health care professiona...
www.mypcnow.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:55 AM
How do we say goodbye to patients nearing end of life? #hpm #hapc Glad to have a colleague among authors of this recent Fast Fact www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/th...
How do we manage complex feelings when working with patients who voted differently from us? Emotions that arise are natural in our efforts to serve.
Highly recommend this piece from Healwell - amazing DC area org providing massage therapy to those affected by illness.
healwell.org/blog/b/love-...
Highly recommend this piece from Healwell - amazing DC area org providing massage therapy to those affected by illness.
healwell.org/blog/b/love-...
Love Thy Client
Many therapists are struggling with their own very human emotions and fears as they try to meet the people they serve with love and care. “How can I touch someone I no longer trust?”
healwell.org
November 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
How do we manage complex feelings when working with patients who voted differently from us? Emotions that arise are natural in our efforts to serve.
Highly recommend this piece from Healwell - amazing DC area org providing massage therapy to those affected by illness.
healwell.org/blog/b/love-...
Highly recommend this piece from Healwell - amazing DC area org providing massage therapy to those affected by illness.
healwell.org/blog/b/love-...
A hope as the new week begins:
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A hope as the new week begins:
Reposted by Rachel Schwartz
For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Thankful to provide #hapc inpatient palliative care alongside such talented music therapists. And feeling fortunate to live near a local conservatory that has such a robust MT program! www.su.edu/conservatory...
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Thankful to provide #hapc inpatient palliative care alongside such talented music therapists. And feeling fortunate to live near a local conservatory that has such a robust MT program! www.su.edu/conservatory...
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 AM