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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Man, this toy was the best. I wish I still had it.

Plastic action figure of Skeletor (from 1981) with a yellow skull face under a dark blue hood, muscular blue body, and purple armor, holding a blue sword. A small red dragon-like creature’s open mouth appears over the figure’s shoulder, chained to the chest.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Anyone else have a childhood photo with a terrifying Easter Bunny? Show ‘em if ya got ‘em!

Vintage color photo of a young child sitting on the lap of a person in a large, white, terrifying Easter Bunny costume, surrounded by hanging balloons and bright patterned decorations; the child looks slightly uneasy, to put it mildly.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I correct people on this all the time. Also, my disorder is not your punchline. #worldbipolarday

Teal graphic showing a silhouette of a human head filled with interlocking gears, symbolizing the brain. White text reads, “Bipolar is a condition, not an adjective. World Bipolar Day, March 30.”

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Agreed. I *definitely* have some things I’d like to say on the record about my new PCP.

Adriel Rose
@adriel_rose
I think MyChart should have a section where the
patient gets to put notes in about every
appointment they have with a provider too.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

How’s this for purple? It’s from Serge Lutens. 😁

A woman (Erin Parsons) with white hair and a pale face wearing extremely vibrant purple lipstick from Serge Lutens. She is holding several other makeup items in her hands.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I don’t wear makeup, except for lipstick. Lipstick makes me feel powerful. This is my current favorite shade, Bésame VICTORY RED 1941. Red lipstick is also a sign of being a member of the Resistance. Fuck fascism. 💋

A woman is seated indoors against a bright orange wall with a window to the right, showing tree branches outside. She is wearing dark clothing with a hint of a red patterned shirt underneath. She’s smiling and wearing bold, red lipstick. Text at the bottom of the image is the name of the lipstick shade, “Bésame VICTORY RED 1941.”

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Mr. Sugar Paws, chillin’ on the new litter-robot.

Orange and white tabby cat stretched out on a very large cardboard box. The box is labelled “Litter-Robot,” and the cat is looking at the camera.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Still struggling to accept that I’m disabled and am likely to stay this way. My world is growing so small. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

A beige rectangular card with blue text is centered on a background of a serene beach scene with soft waves and a pastel sky. The card reads:
“CHRONIC ILLNESS CONFESSIONS
I’M AFRAID TO ADMIT I’M DISABLED BECAUSE I STILL WANT TO BELIEVE I CAN GET BETTER.
–ANONYMOUS”

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I bet there are some really good items on it, like Paracetamol ice cream!

dk
@portdrift.bsky.social
asking the pharmacy if they have a
secret menu

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Best. Gift. Ever. I’m such a sucker for old Romance Comics, and this collection is GORGEOUS. The color restoration is amazing. It’s a good way to unplug before bed.

Vintage comic book cover titled “Modern Love” with bold yellow letters on a blue background. A red side banner reads “True Love.” Below the title, “The EC Archives” is displayed. Illustration shows a man in a blue suit embracing a woman in a red dress in a living room with a green-striped couch and lamp. Dialogue: she asks if he told her sister the engagement is off; he says he hasn’t. Another woman stands in a doorway, partially hidden by a curtain. Text highlights “REAL LOVE STORIES!” and “In this issue: Stolen Romance.”

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Everyone returned to work today. This is exactly how I felt.

A chicken sitting in a cluttered control room full of old electronics and monitors, with text above saying, “This is what the inside of my brain looks like btw.”

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.

Handsome orange and white tabby cat curled up on a black office chair. His expression says, “I’ve had enough of your shit” and his eyes are narrowed, looking at the camera.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I wanted these tights in the worst way, but can’t bend my hips enough to get them on. 😭😭😭

A rd headed woman is seated in a wheelchair. She is wearing a black dress with black & white striped tights. She’s totally hot.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Okay. This feels like it can’t be real except it is? A litter-robot that you can buy with FSA/HSA funds if you can get a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) from your doctor? Anyone out there actually try doing that?!? #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

Litter-Robot (by Whisker) is now FSA/HSA eligible for certain models (like LR5, LR5 Pro, EVO) if you get a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) for conditions like back pain, pregnancy, allergies, or limited mobility, allowing you to use pre-tax funds for automatic cat care, which significantly reduces bending and exposure to dust/waste. Whisker partners with Sika Health, a service that helps process these LMNs at no extra cost to make it seamless.

Screen capture from the Litter-Robot website indicating that you can use FSA/HSA funds to pay or their robotic litterbox.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Anyone out there pimp out their mobility aids for the holidays? I low key want to put antlers on my Rollator for Friday’s enforced work merriment event. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor

An illustration on a white background with a red border. On the left, there is a single red-and-white striped candy cane labeled “Candy Cane.” On the right, there is a walker made entirely of candy canes, labeled “Candy Walker.” The candy walker has four legs and two horizontal bars, mimicking the structure of a real mobility walker.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Apparently, I was supposed to get a brace something like this instead of what I got. This looks much more manageable! #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

Picture of a standard AFO made of lightweight plastic with a velcro strap.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I don’t know if I could be that cruel to another human being. I’d prefer that they be afflicted and have to appeal to their peers for help/answers so they could really understand how dehumanizing it is to be chronically ill or in endless pain. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

вий Chronic Illness Humor
CUP
@chronicillness.bsky.social
The Purge but instead of killing people
for 24 hours we get to talk to doctors
the way they talk to us
MyBodylsTryingToKillMe.com

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The new leg brace they want me to wear due to my achilles tendon avulsion. I don’t think it’s gonna happen. The sensation of wearing it makes me want to claw my way out of my body. The ortho said he intended something simpler. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

Pink orthopedic leg brace with four Velcro straps, held by a hand wearing a gray wrist support.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I’ve heard this before, that the “normal” amount of pain is ZERO. My brain just can’t grok that. I can’t recall a single day of my life without pain. 🙁 I hope in my next life I get to be on the side of the zeroes. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

cuntess-carmilla Follow
This deserves its own post:
The normal level of daily pain for an able-
bodied person is ZERO, without needing
to take pain medication, not even off-the-
counter meds.
Not a little, definitely not enough to be "distracting but tolerable" with
or without Tylenol. ZERO. (I'm shocked too every time I remember
that the norm is to live pain free unless something happened to you, I
know.)
If your baseline of unmedicated daily pain is above zero, you're
dealing with chronic pain and you need to come to terms with that
reality.
cuntess-carmilla Follow
Babes, chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts over 3 months.
That's it. Including pain that goes away but then inevitably returns. It
doesn't have to be 100% persistent.
Stop scrutinizing and minimizing your own pain so much. It's not
gonna help you OR the "actually" disabled/ill people you seem to
think you'll offend by acknowledging your own suffering.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

And this is why I will spend Thanksgiving alone, giving thanks that I am alone rather than tolerating the toxic slop I grew up in.

IT'S OKAY
TO CUT OFF
TOXIC FAMILY
FOR YOUR QUIN
WELL BEING

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Started PT (again) for my hip and t’s legit destroying me. 😭 I’m not suicidal, I just don’t know how much longer I can do this. I have an appointment with a surgeon in a different health system on December 5th. I’m **really** hoping he’ll do the surgery. 🤞🏻 #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

THE REALITY OF
CHRONIC ILLNESS IS NOT
KNOWING IF I WILL
WAKE UP IN
DEBILITATING PAIN OR IF
I WILL BE FUNCTIONAL
THAT DAY.
EVERY DAY FOR THE REST
OF MY LIFE
eitsachronicthing-

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Tee hee! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Social media post reads: “Tomfoolery transitioned and now only does shenanigans.” Hashtag: #har har.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The opioid crisis is definitely real, but that doesn’t mean opioids and other pain control medications don’t have a legitimate role to play in patient care. Without my pain meds my quality of life is ZERO. Even with pain meds I have days where it feels like I can’t go on. #spoonie #chronicpain

Carlsberg.
@Carlynotcarley
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This is going to be a controversial
one but I want to start a discussion
about just how many chronically
ill and disabled people are refused
pain relief on the grounds of
'addiction.
I've had receptionist say to me "oh
you're just a drug addict".
15:25 • 15 Oct 25 • 6,996 Views

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

In 2024, I went from making $170K/year to needing SNAP and Medicare in a mind-bogglingly short amount of time. Trust me, it can happen to you, too. #StartWithFood #SNAP #SNAPbenefits #SNAPSOS #FeedTheHungry #FoodIsABasicHumanRight #healthcareisahumanright #universalhealthcareforall

Cartoon of the a character resembling McDonald’s Hamburgler wearing a black mask, black hat, and black-and-white striped shirt, holding a tray of burgers. The character is making a shushing gesture with one finger over the lips. Text on the image says: 'REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE STEALING FOOD... NO YOU DIDN'T.'

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Found n image online that shows what’s going on in my hip in addition to the OA. No wonder it fucking hurts! #spoonie #chronicpain #GTPS #GreaterTrochantericPainSyndrome

An anatomical illustration of the hip area showing labeled parts including the hip, trochanter, bursa, femur, and muscle. A red swollen area near the trochanter indicates inflammation due to trochanteric bursitis. A smaller inset on the right provides a zoomed-out view of the hip with a red circle marking the inflamed region. The top of the image contains the text: 'The inflammation that causes all the agony.'

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Dinner, because today was a shitty, shitty day and it’s all I can manage. I feel like I’m symbolically eating off my last Spoon. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

An open jar of JIF peanut butter. There is a spoon sticking out of the top, full of peanut butter.

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Ella B. (we/she/her) @a2gemma.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Welcome to our world. We have to fight for everything we ever get. That’s what happens when you have an under-insured populace and for-profit insurance companies. #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness

Just a girl with...
@agirlopinions
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I'll admit. I had no idea what
happened to disabled people.
I assumed they get proper care
when they can't work. That's what
we do in societies.
We support those who can't
themselves. then I needed a
wheelchair. I was incapable of
walking safely anymore and
insurance laughed.
2:49 • 08 Oct 25 • 1,300 Views

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