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Lauren Seraphym Fibres
@sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
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Pyjamas enthusiast
Sewing, knitting and all things textiles
Long Covid since 2021
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sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
I just wanted to listen to a christmas songs playlist, not an ai bastardisation thanks.
December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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baddestmamajama.bsky.social
Ok this is important. A big myths
out there is that studies show masks don’t work. When you look at what the studies measured, what they actually show is masks don’t work *if you don’t wear them.* They didn’t measure the tool, they measured the wearers behavior. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Does wearing a face mask stop you catching flu? Experts give verdict
Wearing a mask is inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as lockdowns
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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thisone0verhere.bsky.social
chatgpt wrapped would ruin lives
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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alexpagliuca.bsky.social
Two humorous social media posts about cats believing their owners can control nature, like rain and sunlight. Transcribed Text: Feline_Tales My cats have this meow that means “please come with me to fix this” after which they’ll lead me to the problem in question, usually a empty (or ‘empty’) food bowl or a closed door they want open. They look at the ‘problem’, they look back at me, clear message. What fascinates me is how this illustrates what they percieve as being in the realm of my ‘power.’ I control the food, I control the door, sure, but my cats love to sit on the balcony in the sun, and it has happened plenty of times that on a rainy day they come get me, go to the balcony and show me... the rain. “Please fix this” they say. “Please get rid of the wet” “Silly kitty,” I say, “I can’t control the rain.” I then walk into the shower and turn on the rain. purrfect_logic I hope this is a universal cat owner experience. Every single night he begs me to turn the sun back on so he can watch birds on the balcony. I tell him no, I cannot do that. But I can turn lights on and off in the house and he’s fairly certain I’m just not applying myself properly here.
October 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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thisone0verhere.bsky.social
Is there a German word for the unyielding disappointment you feel when you start a new hobby and you’re once again not a savant-level genius at it immediately? Because there should be
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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rossignol.bsky.social
Every tech announcement now is these shiny looking lads saying: "people LOVE to be uncertain about what is real, that's why we've created our new bullshit engine, to add to the preciptous sense of reality collapse in all things. $99/seat."
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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ferrous1972.bsky.social
youtube.com/@thegreenwra...

I’m almost certain I’ve shared at least some of her videos previously, but if you’re into #sashiko, using up #scraps, or doing your best to #ReduceWaste, I think you’ll love The Green Wrapper.

#VisibleMending #CraftSky #australian 🧶
The Green Wrapper
This is a channel that embraces the wisdom of old times and enjoy their ideas and concepts in a modern way in our everyday life. Sashiko is something I’ve been enjoying as a hobby, and I’m not a teac...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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sickandtiredaus.bsky.social
I have an urgent call to action for Victorians.

David Davis has introduced the Safer Protest with a Registration System and a Ban on Face Coverings Bill 2025

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October 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
Scotland: Mum of long COVID girl invites health chief to see suffering for himself.

“Come and meet my 12-year-old daughter, who has been severely disabled by Long Covid for more than 5 years. Come and see the toll this condition has taken on her life, on her education, and on our family.”
Westhill mum of long Covid girl invites SNP health chief to see suffering for himself Helen Goss says her daughter Anna, 12, is one of the “forgotten children” who deserve better. By Andy Philip October 5 2025, 6:00 am An Aberdeenshire mum whose daughter has struggled for years with the effects of Covid is inviting SNP health secretary Neil Gray to hear her story in person at their home. Helen Goss says her 12-year-old daughter, Anna, can barely get through 20 minutes of conversation before she’s exhausted again – and that’s on a good day. “A bad day is headaches, chronic pain, no communication, completely incapacitated,” she told The Press and Journal. “Her room is like a hospital. She’s very sick and that’s what I want him to see.” ‘She tries so hard’ Anna became ill when she was seven during the Covid pandemic. But with subsequent infections, her condition got worse, Helen says. She last went to school in November 2020. “She tried so hard,” her mum says, explaining Anna is too ill to be properly home-schooled too. “She wants to do so much. “Anna loves to draw, it’s one of the things she can still do. “She used to be super active, go horse riding and run round. She’s desperate to do that.” The health secretary, and the first minister, will be a few miles up the road from their house in Westhill on Saturday when the SNP conference is held at the P&J Live complex. It would be about three years since former first minister Humza Yousaf spoke to her when he was health secretary and promised action. Helen says it would be the ideal opportunity to remind those in power what the condition means for her daughter. £4.5m announced for NHS services Helen wrote to Mr Gray after he announced £4.5 million a year to help care for people suffering the effects of conditions such as Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome. NHS Grampian will receive nearly half a million of the Scottish total. Helen welcomed the money – she is the chief operating officer of charity Long Covid Kids – but said there are huge gaps in any plan for long-term care. Her letter, which was also sent to First Minister John Swinney, explains: “The reality of Long Covid does not reside in staged hospital photo opportunities. “It lives in our homes, behind closed curtains, where children are bedbound, excluded from education, and denied appropriate healthcare. “It lives in the daily exhaustion of families who have been abandoned by the very systems meant to support them. “I therefore extend an invitation to you to visit our home in Aberdeenshire and see firsthand what Long Covid really looks like. “Come and meet my 12-year-old daughter, who has been severely disabled by Long Covid for more than five years. Come and see the toll this condition has taken on her life, on her education, and on our family.” SNP had to be ‘dragged’ into spending The family’s MSP, Scottish Conservative Alexander Burnett, echoed her call. He is concerned the money will not be targeted and claimed previous promises failed to materialise. “All the while, services are closing and clinical expertise is being lost,” he said. “The SNP had to be dragged into disclosing how the cash will be distributed, almost a year after it was announced.” The money was announced in parliament on September 25 after budget negotiations with the Liberal Democrats. North East Lib Dem election candidate Yi-pei Chou Turvey said: “Scotland is miles behind the rest of the UK in terms of the care pathways offered to sufferers but with this significant funding package, I am hopeful that we can begin to turn the corner. “Crucially, this is recurring funding so health boards can plan and invest for the future. Helping people struggling with debilitating conditions get on in life is not just good for them, it’s good for our economy too.” Announcing the money at a hospital in Edinburgh, Mr Gray said: “Recurring funding will enable health boards to develop new support on a sustainable basis and help the retention and recruitment of the skilled members of staff required for the delivery of these services.”
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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sickandtiredaus.bsky.social
South Australia is looking at "removing the danger of being affected by an infectious or contagious disease as a valid reason for a child's failure to attend school or participate in an approved learning program."

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June 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
Finished my EPP and hand sewn linen quilt. I used up lots of samples and scraps in mediumweight 100% linen. I love how crinkly it came out of the dryer. #quiltsky #englishpaperpiecing #handsewing
A woman holding a hand sewn quilt which has an alternating nine patch pattern in a variety of colors on a natural linen colored background Close up of a hand sewn quilt showing the hand quilting stitches and crinkled texture
May 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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erictopol.bsky.social
On finding treatments for #LongCovid
“What’s so sad here is people are so desperate, and we don’t have anything [of so many solid candidates] validated."
gift link: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.
Some trials are focusing on drugs that target the immune system, which is affected by different pathways to long covid.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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sickandtiredaus.bsky.social
Today is International ME/CFS Awareness Day.

For everyone with ME/CFS, I see you, I believe you and think you deserve much better.

@emergeaustraliainc is calling for:

- Investment in research, clinical education and subsidised healthcare and patient support
- Equitable access to NDIS and DSP
May 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
A little bit of the back of my EPP hexie quilt before I trimmed them. I love the look and texture just as much as the front.
#quiltsky
April 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits Been a while since I knit this up, but it’s a favourite of mine because of the beautiful yoke. Pattern is Arboreal Sweater by Jennifer Steingass, yarn is BWM Bloom and some Lincraft 100% wool I’ve forgotten the name of.
I’ve hoarded an extra ball of the grey to add length one day 🧶
A woman wears a grey hand knitted jumprer witg orange and yellow stranded colorwork leaf designs at the yoke. It is paired with jeans and her hand is reated on her hip.
April 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
I’m knitting up one of my toe up sock patterns I wrote in the time before I got ill with facial palsy and post viral illness including long covid. This sadly put a halt to knitting due to pain for a long time. But I must say I’m enjoying rediscovering my past work, almost like rehab for body/brain.
April 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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sickandtiredaus.bsky.social
Postal vote form:

forms.aec.gov.au/PostalVoteAp...
The Australian election has been called. For anyone who becomes c19 positive after 6pm on the Wednesday before, they will need to attend a polling booth to vote if they have not yet done so. So avoid these places like the plague, get your postal votes in early.
March 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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erictopol.bsky.social
In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.science.org/content/arti...
March 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
My colleague @scripps.edu @julialmv.bsky.social today on Long Covid
March 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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sickandtiredaus.bsky.social
Victorian Department of Health messaging 17th March 2025

For more advice on what you can do to protect yourself and others from COVID, visit: go.vic.gov.au/4izKuqe

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COVID continues to be a part of our lives. Remember our 6 protective steps to keep yourself and your loved ones safe: 😷 Wear a mask 🏠 Stay home if sick ⏰ Test if you have symptoms 🌳 Let fresh air in or meet outdoors 💉 Stay up to date with your vaccination 💡 Talk to your GP about COVID medicines. For more advice on what you can do to protect yourself and others from COVID, visit: https://go.vic.gov.au/4izKuqe #COVID19 #Coronavirus #COVID
March 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
As a sufferer of Long Covid, today I’d like to remind you the pandemic isn’t over for many of us who have been disabled by this virus. It can affect anyone of any age, fitness level and health.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
erictopol.bsky.social Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 12
An important graph and caption on the impact of Covid www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Disability increase from COVID in the US graph
March 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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baddestmamajama.bsky.social
Ok. Little chat. As we are hitting the 5 year anniversary of Covid lockdowns beginning in 2020, as someone who is permanently disabled by Long Covid, here’s what I’d *love* to see when people talk about the ongoing pandemic and how it effects them:
March 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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whoozqueen.bsky.social
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Hey all, did you know that disability payments are restricted by how much your partner earns? This means you won't have any independent income, which makes it very difficult to escape a problematic relationship. Please sign this govt petition to change it.
a woman is sitting at a desk with the words that 's not fair
ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk with the words that 's not fair
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February 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
sew-all-sunday.bsky.social
English Paper Pieced dog just finished. Keeping this one for my little one arriving July.
February 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM