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βοΈβοΈππ¨οΈβ·οΈRed Sox,Celtics,Bruins. Love everything Boston! Chronic pancreatitis warrior. Rare Disease Zebra. Immunocompromised. Sepsis survivor. Neurodivergent. π Blue Wave. Democrat. Resist. Wear a mask. No Facism! No Racism! The Resistance! - βπΏ BLM βπ½
Beyond Awareness: What the Rare Disease Community Really Needs is written across the top center of a watercolored backdrop of purple, pink and blue blend together. Embedded into the background is a DNA helix, a faint image of the back facing side of a group of people and a heart beat symbol. Underneath the title, are two awareness ribbons side by side: one ribbon a rainbow zebra theme and the other a black and white zebra theme.
Beyond Awareness: What the Rare Disease Community Really Needs
Learn more at:
www.rare360.life/post/beyond-...
#rareadvocacy #rarediseasecommunity #rare360 #rarediseaseday #livingrare #valentinesday
π£οΈ Tell Congress: Close ALL Detention Centers! The Melt ICE Act would close all detention centers & release our neighbors back into our communities, where they belong. Join me & UWDA in demanding members of Congress co-sponsor the Melt ICE Act: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
20.02.2026 17:36 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Happy #LunarNewYear! Today marks the beginning of the Year of the #FireHorse in the Chinese zodiac, a symbol long associated with intensity, independence, movement, and transformation.
For the #raredisease community, this symbolism resonates deeply.
Learn more at:
www.rare360.life/post/the-yea...
Rebuking President Trump, Congress votes to maintain most of the federal funding for libraries, museums, and archives.
www.everylibrary.org/congress2026... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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17.02.2026 02:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have another blue sky page for my chronic pancreatitis with EPI. I just changed the name. Itβs @scarredpancreascp.bsky.social
16.02.2026 23:44 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0a zoom in on my new fursona sheet where a text box says βgender is permanently whatever makes me crossdressing right nowβ with mars and venus symbols intertwined, and a pretty bow on the box.
fursona sheet coming along great
16.02.2026 22:22 β π 1698 π 101 π¬ 3 π 4Do yourself a favor and block every account you see bashing Kamala.
16.02.2026 15:16 β π 1627 π 168 π¬ 200 π 33Tonightβs dumb napkin cartoonβ¦
16.02.2026 23:52 β π 29474 π 5697 π¬ 215 π 163Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
17.02.2026 00:25 β π 15693 π 4510 π¬ 446 π 318A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washingtonβs former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
16.02.2026 19:56 β π 11391 π 2228 π¬ 123 π 78I have another blue sky page for my chronic pancreatitis with EPI. I just changed the name. Itβs @scarredpancreascp.bsky.social
16.02.2026 23:44 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Prospective multicenter study of patients with intractably painful #ChronicPancreatitis or RAP found total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation significantly reduced pain burden and improved quality of live.
π ow.ly/FW0T50XA8jE
In time with the
@ueg guidelines, our review on #chronicpancreatitis was published in @TheLancet
authors.elsevier.com/c/1kDP6V-4XO...
Thanks to #robertcverdonk
#hjalmarsandvoort #naomithierens and #jeaninvanhooft
πΉ Welcome to #TrigTriviaTuesday - where we help boost your #TrigIQ.
Did you know high triglycerides can trigger #AcutePancreatitisβ and itβs often more severe and deadly than other causes?
Even one episode increases future risk. Repeated flares? They can lead to #chronicpancreatitis or worse.
a graph of pancreatitis
#ChronicPancreatitis (CP) is a syndrome commonly associated with clinical features of abdominal pain, exocrine and endocrine insufficiency, secondary pancreatic cancer, and other complications.
π Access the online course on Gutflix: https://bit.ly/3VmddW5
Well, you should see Polythene Pamβ¦
13.02.2026 23:37 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Some humor, but still true.
16.02.2026 12:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is concerning, that a rep feels they must post this. A lot in our coalition has felt the same way and worried about it, but didnβt think weβd be here publicly.
14.02.2026 01:27 β π 13435 π 3916 π¬ 643 π 299How's your brain? A bit too gooey LOUD! Haunted At max capacity Too thinky Not thinking enough Fragile Victimized by this cruel world Sunny Do not disturb mode Detached All shook-up Foggy I want a refund (lol) Full of silly songs Sparkling
Describe your sad: BIG sad small sad Light sprinkling of sad Rising sad Sharp sad Confusingly beautiful sad Heavy sad Creeping sad Sad on toast
How are you feeling?
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Need help finding mental health resources: We will help you find what you need π©΅
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#mentalhealth #chronicillness #raredisease #EDS #ehlersdanlossyndrome #invisibleillness #disability #dynamicdisability ##ehlersdanlossyndrome
PhenoTips Speaker Series presents: Matchmaking for Rare Disease Diagnosis with Matthew Osmond, Genetic Counsellor at CHEO and Care4Rare Matchmaking Genetic Counsellor. February 15th 2026, 12-1 pm EST.
To celebrate #RareDiseaseDay, we've invited Matthew Osmond, #CHEO Genetic Counsellor & #Care4Rare Project Manager, to join a #SpeakerSeries panel on #Matchmaking for #RareDisease Diagnosis.
Join Matthew and other #PatientMatchmaking pioneers live: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
π This Monthβs Rare Advocacy Spotlight: Reagan Udall Foundation for the FDA π
They connect patients, clinicians, researchers & industry to advance collaboration, innovation & patient-centered solutions.
π© Read & subscribe: https://bit.ly/46EroM7
#RareAdvocacySpotlight #RareDisease
Rare disease is more than statistics. It is lived every day by families searching for answers.
For Rare Disease Month, we share global, People-First stories showing how earlier genomics and long-read WGS can shorten diagnostic journeys.
Details: bit.ly/3ZyEczS
#WeCareForRare #PacBio #RareDisease
π¦This month, we stand with our neighbors, caregivers, researchers, and healthcare professionals working to improve awareness, access to care, and support across our state for #raredisease.
πΆ #NewMexico needs a #RDAC!
#nmleg #nmpol #nmrare #nmraredisease #showyourstripes #ziazebras
February is Rare Disease Month. The Rare Diseases, Real Stories podcast series spotlights families affected by rare diseases. Listen here: direc.to/oUKe
#RareDiseaseMonth #RareDisease #RareDiseases #RareDiseasesRealStories #podcast #GeneTherapy @courageousparentsnetwork.org @uofmass.bsky.social π§