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Julie Gould

@grumpyoldgould.bsky.social
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Corrie fan, cat lover, Atheist, more radical with age, often grumpy particularly about Tory corruption. #MS #RLS. No DMs.

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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Nonsense. It's old,outdated infrastructure that has caused this. The usual takeover of a national asset by investors & no investments/updates. #Embarrassing
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
You might have to consider a private iv iron infusion at #TheIronClinic. Costs around £800. You send full iron panel blood tests & they'll take it from there. Expensive though!
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
OMG. That is negligent. Cold turkey from #Pramipexole is dangerous. Experts recommend 6 months & opioids to help! Iron infusions are not painful. They take 15 minutes. Join #RLS-UK & have a look at their help forum.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
You should have had an iron infusion! The UK is so far behind best treatment & practice on #RLS. But at least #Dopamineagonists have now been relegated to last resort by new #NICE cks guidance.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Serum ferritin should ideally be above 200ųg/L for RLS patients to push iron through the blood/brain barrier. See RLS-UK website. NICE cks guidance changed overnight- without any press release/announcement recently.
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Allan Paterson #FBPE FB99% #UBI #YNWA 🐟 @allangpaterson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
thebetter.news/housing-firs...
thebetter.news
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
That is fantastic. Fingers crossed it continues.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Yes. It's the same one that has been linked to RLS. I just hope a Neurology dept somewhere decides to do trials. I'm so glad it's helping you. My #RLS is completely controlled by Buprenorphine. But other people can't get hold of it or have really bad side effects. So another drug option is great.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
'Several whistleblowers had come forward to voice their concerns, but these were ignored'. Sadly, that sums up the culture in most NHS trusts. There needs to be a truly independent, impartial review body to investigate patient & staff concerns.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Weird coincidence. I am a trustee of RLS-UK & get updates of all research studies. Emgality just came up in my alerts. It has been used for patients with migraine AND RLS. And it reduced #RLS symptoms significantly. Now to find UK #Neurologists interested in doing proper trials!
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Our car front number plate is cracked & MOT advisory issued. I just ordered & bought a replacement from #Ebay with zero proof of ownership! Very worrying. No wonder criminals find it so easy to 'clone' cars to avoid #Ulez or parking tickets.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Bloomin eck Ursula, Cluster headaches are absolutely brutal. My FIL had them & I know how devastating they are. I'm so glad the meds are helping.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is the first UK banknote I've received that has King Charles on it. I might keep it as a souvenir. I still haven't seen any King Charles lll coins yet.
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Emma 🛏️♿🌱☮️♻️🍉 @veganmua.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Petition: Nationalise the UK water industry! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Nationalise the UK water industry
I would like to see the government make plans to gradually nationalise the UK water industry.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Judge slams Ofwat and govt for not attending Thames Water hearing. No one representing people/customers as lenders carve the company. Thames has £19bn debt, wants to borrow another £3bn, only £1bn will be useable, customer bills will rocket, won't resolve the crisis. Nationalise. archive.ph/NVzcP
ft.com
Judge slams Ofwat and government for not attending Thames Water hearing
Court will decide whether to approve emergency £3bn loan for UK’s biggest water utility
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Jacqui Martin @jacquimartin75.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP's 'poor service' www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-...
bigissue.com
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP's 'poor service'
Sense provided evidence for a report which said the DWP was providing 'unacceptably poor service' to disability benefits claimants
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Fingers crossed you get a good neuro. 👍
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Only stopped by to tell you to get a new neurologist. In the UK, they know MS causes excruciating pain - Trigeminal/occipital neuralgia, MS 'hug'. Medical cannabis is prescribed for it. Hope the pain settles.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
It was yummy. We have already eaten a piece each.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Just made a #Parkin cake using my Mum's old handwritten recipe. I had to convert ounces to grams & guessing the weight of black treacle/getting it out of tin was fun! The gingery smell is yummy. #Baking
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
My Law professor gave me #HumanaeVitae to read in 1978. I'd been brainwashed from birth & sent to catholic religious schools from 5. It was truly eye-opening. I quickly realised I'd been lied to my whole life. Atheism was the logical conclusion.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
My search continues. I could obviously get them reupholstered but that is extortionately expensive & environmentally bad!
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
#GavinGiovannoni has always said #Oestrogen is neuro protective in MS patients.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I've spent over a year trying to find a new sofa. I found the perfect design- but they only make it in pale grey, dark grey or navy velvet. All hand made to order. I've asked the company if they can make it in Teal velvet. From the same velvet supply company they use. Computer says No. Sigh...
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Lorie @ppattycat2.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
World Central Kitchen is now set up in California for those affected by the fires occurring now. If you feel you can contribute, click the three bars on the top of the page to do so. They do great work!!!! wck.org/news/meal-lo...
wck.org
World Central Kitchen | Meal Distribution Sites: California Fires
In response to the Palisades Fires WCK is distributing free hot meals to the public at the following locations in southern California. For more information please check our social pages.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Yes. The days of an ambulance arriving within 20 minutes are long gone
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Not at all! They are indeed lovely. Keep them. Especially good for this cold weather & the ice.
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Volcaholic @volcaholic1.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Nashtifan, a village in Iran, is renowned for its 1,000-year-old windmills, among the oldest in the world, used for centuries to harness wind power and grind grain.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
My brother did complain. But it seems to be a blanket new rule that people should NOT be lifted off the floor. But with ambulances taking several hours to arrive, that's very worrying.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Weirdly I don't feel any pain. Verra strange.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This happened in December to my 94 yr old mum in her care home. The care home staff used the hoist to lift her off the floor. The ambulance crew shouted at them. My brother, a doctor, arrived at same time & told the care home staff they did the RIGHT thing.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Yup. And no memory of the nice booze to make it worthwhile! 😅
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Emma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This seems to be not much publicised, but from tomorrow if you're travelling to the UK on a non-EU passport (for example you're an American/Australian/Canadian/NZ etc resident of France) you will need to get the ETA visa in advance
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The joys of #MS. Woke up with a large black bruise on my hand. I can't remember knocking it. My lymphocytes are low on #Mavenclad. I always bruised easily but it's worse on the MS drugs.
Left hand with large black bruise
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The Royal needs to implement Red/Amber/Green war footing triage protocol now. With a doctor doing the triage at the door.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I'm half way through Series 3. Love it. I also started The Silo which is watchable. Sci Fi. And I intend to start 'Shrinking' with Harrison Ford.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
UK's regressive tax system. Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%. Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%. Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%. No govt plans to end inequity. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
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UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Just thinking this. For my tea I had coleslaw, cranberry sauce, left over pigs in blankets, a pork pie, some stilton & some cheddar, & cherry tomatoes. 🤣
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Happy NY Jacqui. Let's hope the buggers cheer up for tomorrow.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Water companies fined just £2 for rule breaking despite record sewage Is it any wonder campaigners have described the fines as “pathetic” and accused the regulator Ofwat of failing to hold water companies to account over sewage dumping inews.co.uk/news/water-c...
inews.co.uk
Water companies fined just £2 for rule breaking despite record sewage
Ofwat has been accused of not acting quickly enough to issue fines against water companies for sewage dumping
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
🤣It was tragic. But we had such a laugh. It was a great Xmas pub Dinner.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
This sad tree was our companion at the pub this afternoon. We were tempted to run home for some more baubles. But we had a great time. Happy Christmas all.
Dehydrated christmas tree with 7 baubles.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
We're lucky that everything is within a 100 meter walk. It's one of the reasons I refuse to move house.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
You've just reminded me of this. Haven't used it since the 80s because no-one down here knows what it means.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Free booze always tastes better. Enjoy! Merry Xmas.
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
1000 hours work at £463 an hour. Top City law firm rates. Seems rather inflated for a local dispute over felling trees.....
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Very disappointed with my #QualityStreet box. Dull wrappers (except the green one) & the purple brazil nut toffee is tiny!
Box of Quality Street chocolates with dull waxy wrappersSmall round shaped purple quality street chocolate
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It'll be lovely to have your grandchildren over. Have a wonderful time. We will go big next year!
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Julie Gould @grumpyoldgould.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Ta Anita. We are both much better. Still off booze, so hoping that changes before next week!
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