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Fiona Purchase

@fiona-purchase.bsky.social
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Married with two grown up children. Husband has Advanced Parkinson’s, diagnosed in 1995. I play violin, mandolin and concertina. Enjoy genealogy.

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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Our latest blog post: ‘When having a shower in South Lanarkshire remains unachievable’ hiyaitsfiona.blogspot.com/2025/07/when... When having a shower in South Lanarkshire remains unachievable | Hiyaitsfiona.Blog
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When having a shower in South Lanarkshire remains unachievable
Martin was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's in 1995. A blog about us as a family, with a focus on his Parkinson's
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
It’s really shocking. The first infection appears to have begun today, with what looks like a serious toe infection. The podiatrist is visiting tomorrow. It really feels like neglect.
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Our latest blog post: hiyaitsfiona.blogspot.com/2025/06/when... When having a shower in South Lanarkshire becomes an unachievable ambition. | Hiyaitsfiona.Blog
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When having a shower in South Lanarkshire becomes an unachievable ambition.
Martin was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's in 1995. A blog about us as a family, with a focus on his Parkinson's
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/04/2025
Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
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Who Is the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
An interesting article in this week’s New Science. A line of research suggests that it might be two conditions, not one. It’s behind a paywall online, so copied here, if of interest.
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The strongest, most resilient, most uncomplaining person I know, who always manages to find a bit of humour in any situation. Happy birthday, Martin! xx
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
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"Useless Eaters" rhetoric returns: Trump and Musk attack disabled children and adults first.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
UK musicians hit with £914M+ loss post-Brexit. Streams, tickets, vinyl - it’s grim. Join @europeanmovement.co.uk to sign the petition: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/brexit_music...
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Total Cost to Musicians Since Brexit - European Movement UK
The cost of Brexit to UK musicians is staggering. Discover the impact in Spotify streams, Wembley tickets, vinyl LPs, and more. Support the campaign and sign the petition!
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Tonight’s moon, from our kitchen
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
38d.gs/gfl1
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Don't sell our NHS for a trade deal with Trump
Our NHS is not for sale. Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during deal negotiations....
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Wordle 1,353 2/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yippee!
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It’s looking ever more likely that the SNP’s manifesto commitment, and the Govt’s vote, to end non residential care charging by the end of the parliamentary term will be a broken promise, letting down disabled people and unpaid carers. healthandcare.scot/mobile_defau...
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Analysis: abolishing non-residential care charges
The Scottish government looks set to miss its target of ending charging by councils for non-residential care services by the next Holyrood election despite acknowledging that the current system has a ...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP - overturned the demand for £4,600 in carer’s allowance overpayments. Three cheers for fighting back. Danger ahead. Govt taking powers to 24/7 snoop on bank accounts of benefit recipients, remove money without court order.
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Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP
Andrea Tucker has overturned the demand for £4,600 in carer’s allowance overpayments for alleged breaches in benefit rules
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Our latest blog post: hiyaitsfiona.blogspot.com/2025/02/2025...
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2025 - tremor, tough nights, medication adjustments and anticipated cuts to support
Martin was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's in 1995. A blog about us as a family, with a focus on his Parkinson's
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Wordle 1,318 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Ian Birrell @ianbirrell.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
An NHS-ordered study has deemed 42% of deaths to be “avoidable” for citizens with a learning disability But Wes Streeting wants to drop a pledge to give 75% of people with learning disabilities an annual health check, arguing the NHS is giving in to lobby groups www.thetimes.com/article/2e84...
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Wes Streeting to scrap half of NHS targets to focus on waiting lists
The health secretary will announce a range of measures to reduce emergency department waiting times and treatment delays to cut excess deaths
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Wordle 1,316 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
youtu.be/sRP4LCCcLcI A 🎶 quickfire Monday night song - parodying the @dollypartons.bsky.social classic "Here You Come Again" - but about the #Inauguration2025 speech, and the first claims made during the Return of The Donald... #TrumpInauguration #McKinleyReferences
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"Here You Come Again" - Trump Inauguration 2025 parody of Dolly Parton classic by The Marsh Family
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity. A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
So courageous. A candle in the darkness.
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Wordle 1,313 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yippee!
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Looks as if a lovely sunrise is on its way
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
The Aurora from South Lanarkshire this evening
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
What a nice surprise delivery just now from the Clydesdale Parkinson’s Support Group! Martin hasn’t been up to the zoom coffee mornings for a while, but a lovely member turned up at the door to say that they’re all thinking of us. ❤️
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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Freezing This Christmas (Parody of Lonely This Christmas by Mud)
YouTube video by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers
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Tobi @tobifrenzen.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Well said, man in red jumper! 👏 #bbcqt
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Just appalling, and this really highlights the need for increased awareness that people with Parkinson’s who are prescribed time critical medication always need to be given it on time. www.newsminimalist.com/articles/eld...
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Elderly man dies after 52-hour wait in UK A&E without medication | News Minimalist
Report highlights ‘shocking’ example of man left unable to swallow after waiting over two days mostly on a bed in a corridor without regular medication
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Dr. K Gow @kgjura.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The Man who Has It All smashes it out of the park again with this amazing T-shirt. Big fan. #GreggWallace #MiddleClassWoman #OfACertainAge #ManWhoHasItAll #MasterChef #Wallace #GregWallace manwhohasitallshop.com/product/midd...
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Middle-class woman of a certain age T shirt
Are you a middle-class woman of a certain age? Feel all kinds of comfort and solidarity in this soft, oversized sweatshirt, a much-needed addition to...
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Coalition of Carers in Scotland @carerscoalition.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
You can read our full statement on what we would like the Scottish Government to prioritise for carers in the Scottish Budget this week: buff.ly/3CRJE8G
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A Scottish Budget for Carers - Coalition of Carers in Scotland
The National Carer Organisation in Scotland have issued a statement on the Scottish Budget The Scottish Budget takes place on Wednesday 4th December 2024. Unpaid carers and local carer organisations…
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Coalition of Carers in Scotland @carerscoalition.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The Scottish Budget takes place on 4th December. Unpaid carers and local carer organisations are experiencing significant funding pressures alongside the rising cost of living. The National Carer Organisations are urging the Scottish Government to secure funding and support for unpaid carers.
The Scottish Government must provide funding to support unpaid carers. Offset the employer national insurance costs for carer organisations. Additional investment in easy access short break services. Scrap social care charges for disabled and older people. Improve Carer Support Payment, by: Increasing the earnings threshold. Extending the payment of Carer Support Payment to 12 weeks after the cared-for person dies. Delivering an additional payment for those caring for more than one person.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots. To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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National Care Service: if not now, when?
An indefinite pause to social care reform in Scotland has been welcomed by local authority organisation COSLA and trade unions – but what of the people who will bear the brunt of inaction? Organisati...
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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World's oldest man dies aged 112 at Southport care home
John Tinniswood died at his Southport care home
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Coalition of Carers in Scotland @carerscoalition.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The National Carer Organisations in Scotland have issued a joint statement expressing dismay at yet another delay to the National Care Service. We are urging all political parties to put disabled people & unpaid carers at the heart of any future social care reform. www.carersnet.org/national-car...
White poster with the following text - Read the statement from the National Carer Organisations about the delay in the National Care Service Bill.
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Unpaid carers save Scottish economy NHS-scale costs
Unpaid labour carried out by Scotland’s carers is estimated to have saved the Scottish economy £15.9bn in 2022/23 – four times more than the total government spend on adult social care services. Censu...
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This was an SNP manifesto commitment. The Feeley Report recommended that these charges end - incompatible with human rights. The Scottish Govt voted to implement this recommendation. It wasn’t included in the National Care Service planning to enable charging to end sooner. Yet, nothing has changed.
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Rob Gowans @robgowans.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Really powerful research being launched @carersscotland.bsky.social Valuing Carers report this morning, including the massive and increasing financial value of unpaid care.
Man standing in front of lecturn, screen beside him says ‘Carers Scotland Valuing Carers 2022’
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Laura Alderman @lauraalderman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
EXCL: The majority of Scots with learning disabilities are NOT being offered promised annual NHS health checks, new data from @scottishlabour.bsky.social shows. The checks were a key SNP post-pandemic pledge to reduce health inequalities, but those waiting say its another "broken promise." STV 6pm
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
And you!
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Fiona Purchase @fiona-purchase.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hi all, I’ve just arrived on Blue Sky. First impressions are good, and I’m finding a surprising number of people I know already here.
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