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Key facts: Epilepsy is a chronic noncommunicable disease of the brain that affects people of all ages. Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally. Nearly 80% of people with epilepsy live in low- and middle-income countries. It is estimated that up to 70% of people living with epilepsy could live seizure-free if properly diagnosed and treated. The risk of premature death in people with epilepsy is up to three times higher than for the general population. Three quarters of people with epilepsy living in low-income countries do not get the treatment they need. In many parts of the world, people with epilepsy and their families suffer from stigma and discrimination.

Today is World #EpilepsyDay

#Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders.

Anyone can develop it at any age.
It’s not contagious & it's treatable.

Know the facts so you can help tackle the myths & misconceptions that lead to stigma & discrimination bit.ly/WHO-Epilepsy

i think people tend to forget that being able to get a passport is VERY much a privilege. i absolutely understand the push these past few months to encourage people to get them (especially in the US) - but not everyone can. $130+ is not affordable for a LOT of us.

What is one simple act of resistance that will absolutely infuriate any authoritarian determined to make the world ignore pandemics and climate change?

Wearing a mask.

i had to learn this too a few years ago - we work within the systems we’re all subjected to before we can even have some semblance of possibility to dismantle it in any meaningful way, and that is okay

we’re all doing our best!

tbh i don’t think there needs to be a distinction! either way you’re reading - whether you’re reading a paper physical book, an ebook, an audiobook, a book in braille - the book is still being consumed, so you’re reading :)

fable reading summary for 2025! have read 4 out of 40 books, best streak for the year is 15 days (every day), and my average book rating so far is 4.2 stars

storygraph reading streak screenshot! current streak of 53 days

genuinely so proud of how well i’ve been doing with my reading this year so far! i know it’s only a couple weeks in, but i’ve finished 4 books so far (and i’m on a 53 day reading streak!) and just am really excited about that. :)

how are y’all doing with your 2025 reading goal? #booksky

no genuinely 😭 i made an account like a month or so ago to look at their makeup tips, and now i’m just on there in general, and it’s stressing me OUTTT how people are going about it! like we are GUESTS, have some decorum.

a reminder that audiobooks count as reading, because they ARE reading, and to believe otherwise is inherently ableist.

#RVA water update: Henrico County (all of it, including the western side now) is on a boil water advisory too, for probably at least 24-48 hours it seems. be careful, y’all.

UPDATE i didn’t have to go in!! i was able to do it online thank god, i didn’t think i would be able to

but still would like agoraphobia tips/info 🫶🏾

can i have your best agoraphobia tips and information? genuinely it’s taken over my life, and i’m struggling to do ANYthing.

the only real tip i’ve gotten is exposure therapy, but i also need other options til i get to that point (anxiety meds help, but i’m trying to compile info - ANY info helps).

please listen to disabled people this year! 🫶🏾

i love crocheting, reading, baking, thrifting, and pretty much anything cozy and fun, but i also love a good cocktail and watch true crime. i’m very covid-conscious (i mask everywhere and take lots of precautions) so it’s pretty important to me to hang out with likeminded folks in that regard! i’m married to my college sweetheart, have a cat named Helios, and i’m queer and disabled/chronically ill! music is a huge part of me too, and films/tv. i’m also audhd!

honestly i just really, really want a group of friends. even a small one. a best friend. just.. connection. making friends as an adult is SO hard (especially as a disabled adult with autism lol).

that being said: i’d love to be friends! 🫶🏾 see things i love below from a post in a FB group!

ehlers danlos syndrome will never not shock me in some way from the sheer ridiculousness of it. because what do you MEAN i shifted in bed (the audacity 🫢) and my hip hopped out of its assigned seat?? like what actually even is that

if you aren’t taking covid precautions, can you really call yourself an advocate or activist for marginalized communities of any kind?

masking is an easy way to show your solidarity. please do.

still thinking about #Wicked 2 days later 💚

ahhh thank you! i’ve been meaning to read a couple of these already! especially Out On a Limb (i read Next of Kin a couple months ago and i love HBY’s writing)

when i tell you i am in the WORST reading slump 😭 could use some #BookRecs to get me out of it!

only thing i don’t read really is fantasy/romantasy, favourite genres are contemporary lit, lit fic, thrillers, maaaybe romance occasionally, and mythology retellings

a grey tabby looking up

a grey tabby laying down while looking at camera

Helios says hi! 🫶🏾

it’s the time of year where i get obsessed with stardew valley again and i’m so excited

a tunisian crochet WIP scarf in the colour coconut cream in caron latte cakes yarn (a brown and cream variegated yarn!)

a bit of tunisian crochet for your thursday 🧸

MMJ 💨🍃 is so incredibly lifesaving for me and a lot of other people. being chronically ill and disabled with VERY high pain levels daily and a bunch of other debilitating symptoms, nothing else even gives me *close* to the same level of relief that gardening does. also helps my mental health! 💚

while wearing! a! mask! 🗣️😷
mask up y’all, so everyone can have safe spaces to enjoy things

i’m so excited to see wicked on saturday i’m ready to mouth the words to songs very respectfully and demurely 🙆🏾

it’s pretty horrifying to watch what is happening to public health.
i don’t know about everyone else working in healthcare, but i’m seeing the ramifications of it every day

good morning bluesky! ☀️

take care of yourself in whatever way you can today. rest is resistance. 🫶🏾

spending the rest of my day crocheting, gardening 💨🍃, gaming, and resting feels like *exactly* what i need to do with a PEM crash looming

The only way to prevent long covid is to prevent catching covid.

Long covid has over 200 symptoms and no cure.

Covid harms every organ system.
The pandemic is ongoing.

Mask up in public spaces.
Whatever health you have left is worth protecting.

Resources in thread 🧵

finally decided to hop on over to bluesky! 🗣️ excited to see what the vibes are like