Hannah McManus

Catching up on reading Dracula Daily during an appointment with a half hour observation period today, and I have to say reading Lucy's storyline while getting an iron infusion is a little bit trippy. #chronicillness #books

Me: I'm going to try out the productivity tool I got from itch years ago!
*several hours later* *has not used that tool and has fallen down a rabbit hole of looking at other programs and tools etc etc*
Tbh it's a wonder that it took me as long as it did to figure out that I might maybe have ADHD 😝

Congratulations!! That's an incredible number!

so I'm rewatching The Owl House for the first time since getting my long covid diagnosis and I... I'm having lots of emotions about Eda's curse x'D

Not gonna lie, this made me tear up. Happy 10th anniversary, Critters!! ❤️

YouTube video by The Bulwark Sen. Schatz is pissed!

"Alex Padilla, a Democratic California senator and vocal critic of the Trump administration’s immigration polices, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles on Thursday."

Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace

The last few times this month it's hit around 79f, my body has just fallen apart. I was really hoping that this summer I would handle better than last, but the covid reinfection I had in February has apparently shattered that. Genuinely dreading this summer, but nothing I can do about it.

Hm, I see you're getting a lot of negative feedback. Have you tried just thinking more positively? 🤔 I guess you just don't want to get comments that agree with you!

Eating a sesame seed bagel? Yay! But watch out! You WILL be picking sesame seeds out of your cleavage for the rest of the day

Who could've guessed joining a make-believe Resistance against an Evil Empire would ever happen in real life?

Too late to be known as Don the first,
He's sure to be known as Don the worst,
A pox on the phony king of 'Murica!

I don't particularly care about the new pope being elected but I would like you to know I just said the phrase "oh he's announced his popesona name already" and immediately cracked up at myself.

“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...

Genuinely so cool to see #longcovid being explored through different game formats! Highly recommend the read. #narrativegames #gamedesign
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...

Things that amuse me: Passing a sign that says "Entering Wayland" while wearing my Heir to the Empire t-shirt.
Happy Star Wars day, nerds! XD

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HAPPY DRACULA DAILY DAY!
My good friend Jonathan Harker is on a work trip to visit a new client. He's collecting recipes for his fiance, Mina (aww). Surely nothing weird or amiss could happen on this totally normal trip 👀
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Thank you ❤️

I'm so sorry ❤️

Thank you, Cathryn ❤️

Welp! I thought it was gonna happen, and it finally did. My job finally got tired of waiting for me to recover with my long covid enough to work again, so I am officially unemployed.
If anyone knows how to get a refund on 2025, that would be great. I've had the few month trial and I am not a fan 🙃

Oh and 100% wholeheartedly get the "get with it, doctors!" sentiment lol 😅

I know that's one of them but I know there's more than one - I was given like 10 procedure codes to check with insurance but of course I didn't get an explanation of what any of them meant. 😅 I really have 0 idea of what to expect... the emails I've gotten were rather cryptic lol.

Fingers crossed the technician is nice and understanding, because there's nothing I can do about it now. I'm just so mad at myself. I miss being the smart, quick-minded person I know I am somewhere beneath this slag.

Finally have an appt tomorrow for autonomic testing after a year+ wait. And I realize now, the night before, that I completely misread the meds to pause before the test list and I should have stopped one two days ago and two others a week ago. 🙃 Thanks for absolutely nothing #longcovid brain!

A just-after-midnight thunderstorm is actually a great birthday present to me. 💖

Thanks @thesicktimes.bsky.social @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social @mileswgriffis.bsky.social for your reporting on #NoLongCOVIDCuts advocacy. Grateful coverage shouted out #LongCOVID bipartisan Hill supporters & uplifted the patient outreach that made #RECOVER grant restorations today possible. #teamwork

Successfully enrolled in my first clinical trial for #longcovid ! Not going to share details as I don't want to doxx myself 😅 Don't know if I'll see improvement through it but I'm glad to know I'm contributing to research to help all of us dealing with this.

I relate to this so much. ❤️ Did you find your writing process changed at all between writing before chronic illness and after? I've found myself having to relearn a lot of things, and completely adjust the way I write now.

Yeah. This.

'BUT HER EMAILS...' 🙄