AKA Momma Chonk (she/her/hers)

I hope the kiddo and the kitty are both doing okay now.

Thank you! I keep up to date on all my Covid and flu vaccines. 😊

Reasonable reaction, honestly. 🫂

We really are on our own. If I didn't know others, online, who are still masking I would feel even more alone. I'm so grateful for you and others in the Covid Cautious/Disability communities. 🩵

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young people

It still astonishes me that more people in politics and our media pretend to be concerned about kids having missed school than kids having been killed or sickened by Covid.

I don't/won't but the virus is mutating to infect other animals now, including pigs who have very similar respiratory systems to ours, and every single human infection is a dangerous lottery that could be the mutation that leads to human-to-human infection.

It's a wild day in politics for Canada. 🥴

Now I'm dreaming about Sarah Polley as PM. 😉

Thanks for your patience. I'm dealing with severe health issues and also still trying to figure out how to use blue sky. 😊 I posted a couple of articles this morning.

Can H5N1 spread through cow sneezes? Experiment offers clues Nature Study suggests the virus can spread through the respiratory system but infected milk is probably driving the outbreak in the US. Cows can get infected with the highly pathogenic avian influe…

Still awaiting peer review but the initial results find that cows can be infected with H5N1 via airborne transmission:

www.unmc.edu/healthsecuri...

Bird flu found in pig on Oregon farm, 1st known case in U.S. swine - National | Globalnews.ca The infection, found at a backyard farm in central Oregon and confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat.

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In the timeline of a rapidly evolving virus, that is not up-to-date news. They have determined the virus is replicating in the lungs of pigs (whose lungs are quite similar to ours) and tests were performed this year that concluded cows can contract the virus via airborne transmission. 😞

Unfortunately, epidemiologists predict it will be human-to-human within a year. It's already in loads of animals, some with very similar vascular and respiratory systems to ours.

A picture of the affected brand of raw milk for sale in California

H5N1 identified in raw milk sold in California www.forbes.com/sites/victor... @vickyyyf.bsky.social

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Being really honest when I say that cannabinoids are the only pain relief I have that makes staying alive bearable. ❤️🫂

Bwahaha! Oh, I needed this laugh today. Thanks you! 😂😂😂

19th century Vancouver Island land grant undermines First Nations rights | The Narwhal On Vancouver Island, privately owned forest poses a unique challenge for the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, with territories around Cowichan Valley

Just 5 per cent of B.C. is private land — but for these Hul'qumi'num nations, 85 per cent of their traditional territories are privately owned, the legacy of a 137-year-old "land grab" by the province. Is there a path to justice? thenarwhal.ca/bc-first-nat...

B.C. teen with first human case of avian influenza in critical condition, Dr. Bonnie Henry says

B.C. teen with first human case of avian influenza in critical condition, Dr. Bonnie Henry says bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-teen-wit...

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I love it! Husband hauled all the stuff out of the basement today so I can decorate our tree tomorrow. We all need a little glowy light against the darkness. 💖