Krista🪩
@kristatee
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Occupational hygienist (I don’t clean things). @queensu + @UofT_dlsph alumna. I read lots of kids📚. RT =/= endorsement. Views mine alone, unless you agree.
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Welp. Now I’m on threads. Please follow me there. krista__thompson (2 underscores)
Well I signed up.
@kristatee
@mstdn
.ca
But I haven't done anything with it. I'm still here on twitter for now!
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My dad’s gf had a mark. She got it biopsied within a week, 3 days later she had the result. Melanoma. They offered her surgery for 1.5 weeks later.
She said no, she wanted to be able to swim in the summer, she wanted a fall date.
My dad convinced her to get it removed sooner.
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It must be so frustrating when patients make decisions like this. It’s freaking melanoma.
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A woman gets her breast cancer diagnosis without her husband. Every week she goes to chemo alone.
A woman goes to ultrasound without her partner. She finds out there is no heartbeat alone. He finds out over the phone the baby has died.
Bars are open.
Covid in Ontario.
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7 years old. That’s how old my daughter is when she’s been told by a peer she needs to cut out treats to lose her belly.
And she’s begging us to let her cut out treats so she can lose her belly.
She doesn’t have a belly. She’s fit & strong. And even if she had a belly, she’s 7.
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Did you see the patient who found her team lead posting details on social media when her infant died?
The patient worked on the unit. The team lead knew the patient was in that private social media group.
Sadly, I have seen a lot of people defending the team lead.
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At the cemetery
Me: This is where Gramma’s body is.
5 yo: And her head.
Me: nodding
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Manulife is going to require people to get prescriptions at Loblaws? This is NOT ethical.
Under a new deal, Manulife Financial Corp. says its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies.
READ MORE:
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At what point do we all acknowledge that the US is no longer a developed nation? It doesn’t have free healthcare. It doesn’t have maternity leave. It doesn’t have a good social safety net. Now it doesn’t guarantee abortion, as it strikes down Roe v Wade.
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Brave is doing something even when it’s scary.
And my 7 yo was very scared for her Covid vaccine. But she did it.
She says it was only a pinch, and she wants everyone to know how brave she was!
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Cape Breton woman denied tubal ligation by gynecologist Dr. Moodley. He said she needs husband's permission to get it done, and no doctor in Canada would perform it on someone without permission.
@FionaMattatall
@placentadoc
@DrJenGunter
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There is an 8 year old in Ontario who’s dad and mom both died, his mom was pregnant with twins. What kind of learning opportunity was this? I’m livid.
Dr. Williams - Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health - has ably guided our province throughout this pandemic.
He is calling on *all* of us to do our part and stay vigilant as students return to school.
#StrongerTogether
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@Patricia_Ann_E
Which would be kill first - the bacteria in the soil or the moulds in the soil?
Or maybe they’ll install indoor water features & spread legionellosis?
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If it’s not safe enough for support persons in the hospital (who must be screened for symptoms and wear a mask)
it should not be safe enough for bars to be open (with no screening and no mask wearing).
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@MeganAttridgeMD
As a mom, I’ve saved random toddlers from essentially blissfully-unaware self-harm. And other strangers have saved my toddler from the same. I never mind going for others, and I love it when others help me. 🥰
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Prof Hotez is a good human. His name should be included along with Salk (did not patent his new polio vaccine), Banting & Best (patented their discovery of insulin then sold to U of T for $1 so everyone could access it), Semmelweiss (championed hand hygiene despite ridicule).
1/n Except…I make low-cost vaccines for people who cannot afford them, often with no patent. No profit. We found a way to bypass big pharma. This has been reported in the media (articles attached) it’s demoralizing at times to see so many incurious people on this X platform.
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@birgitomo
Good answer, your child is so wise and kind. The friend has now been exposed to another perspective. I hope she reflects and is a better person, because of your daughter.
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Spotted at McDonald’s in Napanee at the door on a sign in BIG letters
NO MASK
NO SHOES
NO SERVICE
👏🏻 I was applauding from the drive through.
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I know the people above. I know more examples of people going to appointments alone. Appointments they should have a support person at. But they can’t. It’s not safe.
But bars are open.
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So we’re supposed to reduce contacts by 50%. Who do I kick out of my house: husband or kids? 😜
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Why are people upset Chrissy Teigan posted her baby died? There’s debates if it was a miscarriage or stillbirth, debates if she should have posted something that “should” remain private.
It’s ok to mourn your baby that died in utero. It’s ok to mourn your baby how you want.
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@jfitzgeraldMD
I thought about it long and hard. I decided yes, it was what I want. I looked up the risks and outcomes, so I knew what I was getting into. I think it's important to understand what you're getting into, but sadly so many don't.
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@Patricia_Ann_E
Cars and safety standards are made for average men. Women are more likely to be injured, as a result.
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An elderly lady tried to stop my husband from accompanying out 3 yo to his Covid + flu vaccine appointment. The lady said that since it’s only for <5 and >65, that the parent shouldn’t be allowed to accompany the child. What is wrong with some people?!
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I get it, many use dark humour to cope. Just … don’t post it on social media.
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🇨🇦: for those returning home from international travel, you must wear a mask when in public for the 14 days after you return. Even if you’re fully vaccinated. This is a federal requirement, even in provinces where mask mandates were lifted.
Source:
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@such_hockey_wow
@AITA_reddit
It’s not emergency surgery if it’s scheduled for several weeks from now. It may be urgent but it’s not emergency. He won’t say what type of lung surgery. Also it’s unclear why wedding was rescheduled. Without that information, it can’t be judged.
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@hellodollyllama
@FionaSmall
Different letters have different sounds in different languages. Phonetics is the same a letter makes in a given language. That is why my child in French immersion is learning both the French phonemes and the English phonemes for the same letters.
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@HannahPosted
Does he think the building, infrastructure, other educators and support staff, desks, chairs, and other items in the building all come for free?!
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@birgitomo
She should be in prison the rest of her life. She's a modern-day Marion Sims. She experimented on babies who couldn't consent, with their loving parents assuming (as any parent would) that this was a medical professional. So infuriating. Those poor babies.
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Simone Biles pulls out of all around for mental health. Ellie Black (Canadian gymnast) pulls out of all around for sprained ankle.
THIS IS THE SAME THING.
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Today is the anniversary of the day my mom died. She died in 2017. It’s the first year I’ve been able to “say” that.
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My 6 yo is very upset the weekend is over. She says 3 days isn’t long enough to be called a long weekend.
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I just found this story, confirming an inquiry by a coroner found the infant died of medical neglect.
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@ravenscimaven
@Uber
Can you charge back to your visa? This isn’t about things not going smoothly: it’s literally not the service you paid for.
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@AITA_reddit
YTA for kicking people out with 30 minutes notice.
NTA for not hosting Christmas. They had a month to find another house to host.
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Many of you have beat skin cancer and other cancers - yay you!
Some of you have lost loved ones to melanoma. So sorry.
Some of you gave me a perspective that it may denial or anxiety. Thank you.
Not sure how the |v3rm3ctin folks found this. I support evidence-based medicine.
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List of June / July hospital closures / shutdowns / reduction in services I found:
Hotel Dieu Hospital’s (KHSC - Kingston) Urgent Care Centre reduced hours on July 1 weekend, and now has daily caps on who they can treat. Kingston General Hospital’s (also KHSC) emergency dept has
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@SimonJadis
@AITA_reddit
Also: if reading under the desk is the worst thing th is kid is doing ... I think she’ll be ok!
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Also the misogynists who came into tell me women can’t do risk assessments: go back under your bridges. Freaking incels.
And to those saying it’s “natural selection”. First, not very kind. But second, you’re wrong. That only applies to heritable traits prior to reproduction.
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@LostMyInhaler
She had a skin cancer removed a few years ago. Different type of skin cancer. After the removal, she couldn't swim until the spot healed, which was during the summer. She was very upset she missed out on summer swimming.
I worry she's not thinking straight due to anxiety.
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My 6 yo left the stuffie in virtual school while she went to play.
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When I was in grade 7, at end of the school year, I got chicken pox.
A kid in the class had chicken pox. I saw front left, she sat back right, in a large classroom. We weren’t friends and were never near each other.
That’s what “as contagious as chicken pox” means.
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🙄 this is not a lockdown
- Restaurants: take out / delivery only
- Essential retail: 50%
- Other retail: 25%
- Personal care: Closed
- personal fitness: Closed
- Golf: Open
- Religious services: Open, 15% cap.
- Construction: Open
#onpoli
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Ontario parents! Next week the back-to-school plan will be released.
If you think ON should keep schools as safe as possible, with: mandatory masks, improved ventilation (increased ventilation rates with fresh air), use of portable filter (HEPA or MERV, not ozone or chemical!),
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@acweyand
Next up, let’s talk about HeLa cells. If they’re upset about fetal cells, they’re gonna go crazy when they learn about Henrietta Lacks not giving consent and her family still not compensated to this day.
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@MortonHayward
Response suggestion:
‘Sup old man,
I’m too busy to be your administrative support.
Catch you on the flippity flip.
(But of course you’re too professional to do that.)
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Who had “Rex Murphy gets indignant” on their Don Cherry bingo card?!
Rex Murphy: Shame on you Sportsnet. Don Cherry deserved much, much better
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@DebbeLowden
@Rebecca_PRN
@brguest20
It’s true! 😂
(But ... I think he was joking about it, with his “sent from iPhone” typed into the tweet.)
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@DrJenGunter
When I was a teen, it was often 7-10 days, though the last 4 days was light. My mom said that was normal because it was normal for her.
We need to break down period stigma & talk more openly about what is / is not normal so everyone who menstruates knows when to see a Dr.
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Why did we (in Canada) decide our mouth isn't part of our body, and so isn't covered by a universal healthcare model? Teeth and oral health is so integral to the rest of our physical health. Do other countries with universal healthcare also exclude dental care?
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@hellodollyllama
@FionaSmall
French and English are similar, but not identical, so they have similar but not identical phonemes. English and Irish have different roots, so their phonemes are more different.
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Sorry, muting.
To clarify, the doctor is under investigation by the regulatory college for this and other reasons explained in the article.
He is misogynist for this.
Don’t be racist + tell him to “go home”. He does say (other sources) he has faced a lot of racism in Canada.
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@TrudyMatusiak
@jordanbpeterson
@JustinTrudeau
Whatever you think of Trudeau, he can’t alter US laws. Unvaccinated Canadians may not enter the US due to US entry requirements for non-Americans. Trudeau doesn’t set American law, Biden does.
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@Noellenarwhal
I don't know what halal means for chicken. So I googled. In addition to various requirements, it includes humane slaughtering. Obviously since it's in Canada, it must also meet provincial and federal animal and food safety laws. So this doesn't seem bad at all.
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@RodKahx
What is it called when someone wants to overthrow a democratically elected leader?
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@RodKahx
My dad is a blue conservative - and he’s furious about the truckers. He’s also angry about O’Toole being ousted so quickly, how his party is swinging too far right for him.
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Muting this … sorry if I missed your thoughtful reply.
I find this subject incredibly sad, and I feel terrible for the family who lost their son.
(And if you had a reply that was rude, enjoy screaming into the void with no one to hear you.)
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Why’s he angry about people doing “non essential” shopping? He left non essential businesses open, he didn’t put in a stay-at-home order, what did he expect would happen?
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@_celia_bedelia_
Why do they always think a "debate" solves everything?
IVF works. Do it if you want it. Don't do it if you don't want it. Debate over.
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Found out a family member was in emerg - is fine. Beside was a patient presenting for new paralysis. They Eventually doctor goes into patient’s bay & says cause of paralysis is a brain tumour and patient has X months to live. Doctor walks away, patient starts bawling. 💔😭
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@KGribk2
@michellebhasin
@coffeeaddict71
—she loudly YELLED there’s a puppy. Being an art museum, it was filled with old people.
I was so nervous we would get shhed ... but you know what? In every room, people either ignored her or (more often) smiled when she yelled out. Which warmed my heart immensely.
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There is a local outbreak of meningococcal-B where I am. As a result, a local public health unit sent home a notice to all parents/caregivers of school-aged kids a notice recommending they consider the meningococcal-B vacc|ne. Unfortunately it’s not covered by OHIP.
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@CBCNews
If you can afford a second home, or you can afford a vacation, you can save up for the test. Canada is imposing a test that has a fee to re-enter during a pandemic. Budget for it, no different than budgeting for any other cost.
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@Patricia_Ann_E
Oh wow I had no idea.
I also feel children's aid societies should be able to provide temporary financial support to parents. How many children are removed because their parents can't afford their care? Yet they provide financial support to foster parents.
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@brittlestar
My 6 year old is very upset her grandma isn’t getting a Covid vaccine.
Her grandma is dead. Died 3 years ago.
It doesn’t matter to my 6 yo, she thinks dead people need Covid vaccines too.
😂
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@mikesbloggity
I’m jealous of Atlantic Canada’s leadership. And frankly the population: you all shifted without protesting the measures, showing your care for your community.
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@FDRLST
If you think being a ‘nice guy’ got you ‘friend-zoned’, you’re probably the creepy guy that girls warn each other about.
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@oldenoughtosay
I don't care if you're in early labour, false labour, or having Braxton-Hicks. YOU ARE ALL 9 MONTHS (ish) PREGNANT. Anything done to that man was pure self-defense.
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Ongoing stress: a doctor I’m collaborating with closes his emails to me with his first name. Can I address him by first name now? Or do I continue with Dr?!
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@miyuyus_
I am not aware of what it looked it, sorry I didn’t see it before she got it checked and it’s in an area not easy to see without disrobing.
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@PLPercussionist
@DrJenGunter
Placenta … it’s an organ made by the mother that is expelled after the baby. Other organs stressed in creating a baby: lungs, heart, liver, bladder, kidney, entire digestive tract, skin, uterus …
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@MavenOfMayhem
My 6 yo was so excited for Mother’s Day that she got up early, then woke me up to tell me she was letting me sleep in. Then woke me up shortly after to tell me daddy was sleeping, so she didn’t want to wake him up.
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premier
@ontario
.ca
Dear Premier,
I support mandatory Covid and flu vaccination for healthcare workers and education workers.
If it’s challenged as unconstitutional,
I call on you to invoke notwithstanding clause.
Ontario’s patients, seniors, and children deserve protection.
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@AITA_reddit
Nta. She’s being emotionally and financially abused bc her partner won’t financially support her pregnancy. She should run.
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@Patricia_Ann_E
@teendocmbc
Also not all sex is consensual. So that teen may be “innocent” and a victim.
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@arghavan_salles
Very bland, neutral documentation of the situation. What do they want? “Applause for tolerating a risk of death”?
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This should be the front page of newspapers tomorrow.
Every one of us should be angry that one of Ontario’s largest children’s hospitals has had to call in the Red Cross to help with staffing.
Every one of us should be demanding that our government immediately invest more resources into our healthcare system.
Every one of us.
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@PLPercussionist
@DrJenGunter
It is an organ created by the woman. Not the fetus, the woman.
But I answered your Q re: the organs used in pregnancy, and it was a lot more than just one.
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