Ellie Mae O'Hagan

Mine is in north London but here are some accredited centres near you. Wishing you and your daughter the best www.bsge.org.uk/search/?geod...

I also want to note how supportive E3G has been, particularly my boss Ed Matthew. Having an employer that is sympathetic and supportive of health conditions makes a world of difference. It's also good for retention. You'll have to prize me out of E3G's UK energy team by my fingernails.

7. One of the best pieces of advice I got was from a friend with endo who said "you will figure it out." And I did. At first then diagnosis is scary and upsetting. But I found a way to manage symptoms and now I basically live a normal life. You can be happy, carefree and healthy with endometriosis.

6. You will be fobbed off a lot but keep the faith because there are good people in the NHS and you need to keep going until you find them. The state of women's healthcare is a disgrace and it will be an uphill battle but you will find people who will help and you will get there.

5. Watch your iron levels! I have semi regular blood tests and take OTC iron supplements. It's easy to get anemia from untreated endometriosis.

4. Once other causes (like fibroids) have been ruled out, request to be referred to a specialist endometriosis clinic if you can. I am now in one of these and it has been absolutely transformative. The quality of care has been excellent.

3. Request painkillers while you wait and try different ones until you find one that works for you. Mefanemic acid works for me, but there are others - naproxen or tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding. I also take strong co codamol at night.

2. When you go to the GP, tell them your quality of life is being affected and be specific about how. Take notes. If they refuse to order tests, tell them to put your symptoms on your record and a note that they refused to investigate. Familiarise yourself with your rights as a patient.

1. Trust yourself. Having periods that are so heavy you get anemia or so painful you're in bed all day is not normal. You know that and don't allow yourself to be told otherwise. It's not your age. It's not your weight. It's not stress. There is something going on that needs an investigation.

It's endometriosis awareness week. I don't talk about it that much but I have endometriosis. It's a condition that primarily presents with very heavy and painful periods, though there are many other possible symptoms. Here are things I want to share if you or someone you know suspects you have it:

The funny thing about politicians decrying a lanyard class is that you need a lanyard to get into the Houses of Parliament

Definitely the weakest part of the film but I think the dialogue between Michael BJ and the vamp makes it worth it. Plus the fact that it ends with the KKK attack and then the reunion in the 80s takes us back to the main ideas of the film

By original I mean that it's unlike any other film. I liked One Battle After Another but it's not dissimilar from other PTA films - has parallels to licorice pizza and inherent vice. It's nowhere near as good as There Will Be Blood. PTA should have won Best Picture and Best Director for that

I'll do some energy policy tweets tomorrow maybe

5. Coogler is the only director in the category who is really taking risks. Every director in the category is outstanding and made sensational films. But Sinners is a daring film to make at all, and it is very different to the rest of his oeuvre. That marks him out in the category this Oscars season

4. Other nominated films use music in really exhilarating ways (Marty Supreme's 80s soundtrack in a 50s film was brave and really worked), but in Sinners the music and the story are inseparable in a way that has a depth that feels rare in filmmaking.

3. The ideas it was playing with around race as a construction, colonial violence, religion, time, history and survival will inspire a million essays. It's a vampire horror where the vampire isn't the main danger to the human characters.

2. Coogler had the courage as writer/director to start conversations with the film but not finish them. The film isn't a clear cut allegory of anything. Instead it introduces ideas and leaves the intellectual work for the audience.

I'm on a train so I'm going to post about why I think Ryan Coogler deserves the Best Director Oscar for Sinners.

1. Despite self-consciously drawing inspiration from other films (From Dusk Til Dawn being the obvious one), it is a genuinely original piece of work - unlike any other nominated film.

Always worth reading research from @persuasionuk.bsky.social

YouTube video by Comic Book Guy The Simpsons: Ayatollah

Sometimes only the Simpsons will do youtu.be/SyZp0vkuCiA?...

Feels trite given the news but wishing everyone a happy St David's day / dydd gwyl dewi hapus i bawb

I really thought it was out on Sunday! Downloading now

WHAT! I am buying it RIGHT NOW

Damn, we don't have the disc drive so have to wait til Sunday. Counting the days

Please no spoilers 🙏 I am so excited!!! How did you get a copy?

I think he is easy to vote for if you are in the progressive voter bloc but I think he has some work to do with persuadable voters

But it comes across as so fake! At least when Reform / GOP are reactionary, you believe they mean it. Centre left candidates are phony about it and voters can tell

Passionate but also relatable. You could imagine being her mate

It will be tough for the Greens to replicate that in a general election, because there is little attention on individual candidates, but Spencer was very easy to vote for and I think that must have been a solid factor in the result.