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While I hope to land in a new place before we close officially, it’s weird to be researching applying for unemployment benefits while at work

It’s 15 months later and I still have no idea what I’m doing. Just so we are all on the same page.

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Even if I couldn’t just say “what are they going to do? Fire me?” now, I would make the same decision because a simple drive home & then back in the morning for a pick up has now become a very real risk that I absolutely refuse to make someone take. Infuriating it’s even a worry.

Fuck ICE forever

Had a pts spouse ask to stay w/ pt overnight “because of everything going on out there” & I knew exactly what was meant and it broke my heart. Of course I immediately said yes and even though it’s against policy (can affect Dx data) for non minors & caregivers my only thought is: 100% fuck policy.

Nick Sortor & @nicksortor •2h Unless we squash this insurrection NOW, the summer is going to be INSANELY brutal. These people aren't slowing down. They're getting increasingly brazen and violent.

we’re not slowing down. these are our homes & our neighbors. fuck off.

one way or another, your brain and your body will take breaks.

you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…

… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.

you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.

This makes me feel so good inside, thank you for sharing this. I love neurodiagnostics so much & am particularly nerdy about sleep, that when I hear it appreciated for what it is it makes me really happy and I needed a boost like that.

I’m so happy you’ve been helped through sleep!!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this comment. It sounds silly but it brought me to tears because I love this lab so much & knowing you got great care & understand your health better really helps me feel confident that it’s not just my bias, but that this was a truly special place.

Thank you for your kind words.

🖤 thank you so much friend!

gold standard*

I typed this through tears so sorry for any typos

On that note, I am devastated by this and it’s heartbreaking for patients, staff and the legacy of this sleep lab which discovered the parasomnia RBD (REM Behavior Disorder) & diagnosed the first patient in 1982.

but just know that your sleep is extremely important and I’d be happy to explain why PAP is good standard treatment for anyone that truly believes it’s BS if it’ll convince you to get treatment. I promise, your heart will thank you.

systems.

I’ve had patients that think they sleep fine, but are essentially choking all night long, with oxygen dropping to dangerous levels before their body jolts them awake for air & never reaching deep sleep because of that.

Some think that PAP therapy is a scam & I can’t convince everyone

via titration to treat a patient’s apnea when they’d say how good they felt, or explain that they had no idea sleep could feel like that, or how they’ve never felt so refreshed when waking up.

I don’t think people realize how untreated sleep disorders negatively affect people’s lives & entire

My department is one being cut completely & we got the news today.

I have so many feelings & thoughts & deep deep sadness.

Sleep services may seem like no big deal to many, but the importance of sleep on general health is massive. Not to mention the joy I would feel in the morning after treatment

❤️❤️

I’m at a place where I have clear thoughts & hopes that I never imagined I could even stomach thinking, let alone actively desire because it felt morally “over the line” back when I was more naive.

I’m no longer naive in that way & as invisible as I stay, trust me - I’m here.

a lot of these guys have no idea how to get around on icy streets

amount of hope & joy I feel about feeling human again with the amount of anger, disgust, & despair I feel about the direction of the world and this country.

But I know it’s possible and ok to feel both.”
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Though after this week, the anger & disgust is even more intense than when initially written.

experience the benefits of proper symptom management & wow, what a difference.

I spent 2025 preparing to give up completely & as much as that makes me feel a type of way, I am happy to spend 2026 attempting to rectify all I’ve mishandled while hurting.

I am admittedly feeling conflicted by the

in a very different way than not wanting to be around because of depression. I knew how to manage those thoughts from mental anguish but had no clue how to do so for physical pain, loss of mobility & self sufficiency. It was an eye opener.

The last 6 weeks or so I have finally been able to

Repost:
“Something I learned big time in 2025 is that it’s possible to be be ill enough that you lose the ability to literally focus on anything else. Not a person, not something you love, not even the things & people you care about deeply.

Losing the will to live can become a daily fight, but

Reposting something I posted 5 days ago elsewhere, before realizing just how big a gift it is. 5 days ago it was a gift simply because I feel human, but now it’s even bigger because it came at the perfect time to utilize parts of me I’d lost for over a year to fight against this fascist bullshit.

Fuck this shit so much

I forgot that’s what they were called hahaha

Logged in for the first time in a while and this was at the top of my feed. A+ first few moments back on social media haha

Sorry if you see this multiple places. Trying to get all the pro’s/cons & recommendations as possible before I get some.

Oh yeah, should I be hash tagging over here? Still not sure how it all works but I’ll give it a shot.

#medsky

On the left are 2 black scrub caps lined in purple with buttons attache. On the right is a young person modeling the scrub cap while demonstrating how to wear a mask with the buttons.

Don’t need the ones w/ extra fabric for ponytails/long hair since my hair is getting completely chopped off before hand.

Solids/prints don't matter but matching my floor scrubs would be cool & not too hard since they’re usually black. Any/all suggestions welcome!

Anyone use something like this?