Tag: health
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Not the Isle of Man
Ruth and I celebrated our anniversary this week by going to the Isle of Man. Except we never got there and instead Ruth lost her job and I got sick.
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Geohashing expedition 2023-07-27 51 -1
Ruth dropped the dog and I off for a walk to a hashpoint while she collected some shopping.
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Counselling and Constellations
What do counselling and constellations have in common? They can both be about picking points and drawing lines between them.
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Covid Brain
After keeping it at bay for years, Dan finally catches Covid and it makes his brain go wonky.
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Staying Sane with GEMSAW
Dan shares GEMSAW, the mnemonic acronym behind his self-care routine during these challenging times.
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Look After Lorcán
Dan's friend Jen's two-year-old son Lorcán suffers from cystic fibrosis, and can't get the medicine he needs. Can you help?
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#strawfiechallenge
#strawfiechallenge - 1 minute of simulated breathing difficulty in recognition of sufferers of cystis fibrosis
Today I'm attaching a clothes peg to my nose and breathing through a straw for 60 seconds. As I won't be able to talk while I'm doing this, I'll type an explanation why:
Like most people, I've spent most of … -
100 Years of Periods
Allure (YouTube)
Bitesize introduction to the (mostly-unspoken) history of the last century of sanitary products. It wasn't so long ago - still within living memory! - that doctors' advice was not to exercise during your period and that sanitary products had to be packaged in plain containers so as not to embarrass buyers nor … -
Alpha-Gal and the Gaia Hypothesis
A tick bite can make you allergic to non-primate mammals. Gaia hypothesis advocates might suggest that the increase in frequency of such bites is an example of the Earth fighting back against intensive farming's impact on climate.
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Daily Physio for Cystic Fibrosis
Jen & Lorcán (Little Fierce One)
My friend Jen's been blogging and vlogging about cystic fibrosis - which her young son Lorcán has - in order to raise awareness of it and of a promising new treatment, Orkambi, which would very likely dramatically improve the lifespan and health of chidren like Lorcán... were it available … -
Into the Lair of the Bladder Monster
Following his recent illness, Dan undergoes a variety of investigative procedures, including having a fibreoptic bundle inserted into bladder... via his penis!
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The Bladder Monster
Complications associated with a series of urinary tract infections cause Dan a stay in the hospital and a long battle with the bladder monster. Eww.
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Calculating Pi (when you're ill)
Dan's stuck in bed while he recovers following a medical issue. But while his body's recovering, he's been occupying his brain by writing software to visually approximate the digits of pi!
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Guess where I woke up this morning, MegaMasons?
So yeah: that's not entirely pleasant. A couple of days ago I was diagnosed with what was supposed to be a minor bladder infection and given antibiotics. Then yesterday I became feverish and collapsed. And now I'm in hospital.
But on the upside, they've spent all night pumping me full of some kind of … -
Health. Food.
You can tell when Dan's recovering from illness, because he starts craving the most otherwise-disgusting foodstuffs. Here's a recipe...