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Laura Marston

@kidfears99.bsky.social
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Video game attorney, politics nerd, Type 1 diabetic since 1996. I fight for lower insulin prices in the US. Join me at TheInsulinInitiative.com!

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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
29 years ago today, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 14 years old. I will always remember my first two thoughts upon being told I must inject insulin for life to survive: 1) my life will never again be the same; 2) I need a cigarette 😂🤣 The more things change…..
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy Friday from Hazel in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night!”
Hazel, a chubby tortoiseshell cat with big eyes stares into the distance while sitting in a cat scratch house made to look like a framed Halloween version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Happy Wednesday from Hazel and Nash!
Hazel, a chubby tortoiseshell cat, sits atop a cat scratching house made to look like the Mona Lisa painting. Nash, a tuxedo cat, sits inside the “frame”
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Jeff @jediabetical.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Getting to hang out with great friends hits different when you only get the opportunity every 3-4 years. And yeah, your eyes don’t deceive you. That pic shows 2 diabetics at Toothsome’s Chocolate Emporium. We’re shattering misconceptions and exhausting our insulin pumps.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Dinner last night with my diabestie @jediabetical.bsky.social!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Who can find me in this high school photo?!?
A group of high school soccer players pose for the camera.
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CNN @cnn.com · 08/07/2025
The latest Barbie slays in a chic blue polka-dot crop top, ruffled miniskirt, chunky heels and an insulin pump. She is the brand’s first doll with type 1 diabetes. cnn.it/44C6V94
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Happy Sunday!
Nash, a tuxedo cat, sits atop a white fridge while Hazel, a tortie, sits on a fuzzy mat on the kitchen table.  Both are looking directly at the camera, apparently enjoying their relaxing Sunday
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Little Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 01/07/2025
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
5.9% a1c!!!!!!!!! HELLZ yeah.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Diabetic eye screening day!
Laura with extremely dilated pupils, smiling at the camera.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Leaving the dispensary today, I accidentally backed into another car. The woman, a 60-something with a hippie vibe, hopped out of her SUV, said “no damage here! You?” Me “I’m not even worried about it.” Her: “well then let’s get the FUCK out of here!”
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a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Happy Pride month yall!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Haircut!!! Happy Weekend from RVA!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Yesterday evening, my brother-in-law, Steve, passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old. Fuck cancer and fuck a pancreas. Seriously. Rest easy, bro. We love you forever. 💔
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
My baby boy nephew graduated high school yesterday!!!!!!!! He’s headed to UVA next year! #ProudAunt
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
My PBM processed this year’s insulin Prior Authorization without my involvement!!!!! Just got a letter that says I’m approved for Humalog for another year!!! Follow me for more tips on how to publicly shame insurers and PBMs into jumping through their own unnecessary hoops 🤗
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, Phyllis, and all the other badass diabetes moms. Love y’all! 💙🫶
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
You know how I do.
Laura, smiling, with the US Capitol behind her.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
It’s my birthday!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Fuck a pancreas. Piece of shit.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This is what the cats do all day while I’m at work.
A tuxedo cat and a tortoiseshell cat cuddle, head to head, laying on a mat in front of a window Same two cats but now the tuxedo is using the tortoiseshell as a pillow
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Is 4/20 a thing in the UK? Is it called 20/4? 🤷😂
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
If y’all need me today, I’m going to the Easter Sunday service at the National Cathedral, then spending the afternoon partaking in the devil’s lettuce. Happy Easter and 4/20!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
So I hate drinking water. Like I HATE water. But I’m on an antibiotic you need to take with a full glass of water (which I learned the hard way by burning my esophagus). And damn - how are y’all hydrated diabetic folks not constantly in the restroom?!?!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Happy 4th Birthday to my girl, Hazel!
A tortie cat wearing a “birthday girl” bandana sits next to a balloon and a tuxedo cat wearing a pink bow tie, with a celebratory banner hung behind them.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Insulin should be free.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Happy Thursday from Hazel!
Hazel, a tortoiseshell cat, sits atop a white sink, staring directly at the camera
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I’m quitting cigarettes on May 27. Hold me to it.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Just over here having completely normal, non-dramatic responses to questions about my blood sugar 🤣😂
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Don’t be jealous but I’m going on a dinner cruise with Joey Fatone from NSYNC tonight. 🤩🎸❤️
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Jeff @jediabetical.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Had a diabetes travel crisis with my son this morning. Thank you @kidfears99.bsky.social and Bill McBain for the help. The diabetes online community is amazing!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Rainbow over DC!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Sunrise over the Monument and cherry blossoms. Happy Sunday!
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Jess Aber & I were co-clerks in the EDVA almost twenty years ago. She had an extraordinary influence on my career and helped shape me into the attorney I am today. She set the standard. Most importantly, she was my friend, and I will miss her dearly. Rest easy, Jess. 💔
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I just learned one of my friends for the past 20+ years passed away unexpectedly last night. They were my age. I am speechless and heartbroken. Hug someone you love today. 💔
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
My parents: lasting proof that polar opposites do, indeed, attract. 😂🤣
A text conversation between me, my mom, and my dad. I ask “what’s it mean when a fox crosses the road in front of you?”  My dad responds “it means hunting red necks are nearby” and my mom responds about the vital role foxes play in the spiritual realm.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I saw a fox on my commute home yesterday. 🦊
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Happy Friday yall! Let’s do this. 💪💙
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Feeling cute today. Happy Wednesday yall!
Laura smiling at the camera wearing a short sleeve polo, jeans, and matching Vans.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The best part of my day was taking my car in for service because it kept throwing warning lights and finding out the front camera just needed cleaning! Betty the Corolla lives to ride again!!!! 🏎️
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a little boy is driving a red toy car on the street .
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Chuck Schumer once told diabetic patient advocates that “insulin prices will not be capped while I’m in office. Not over my dead body.” Schumer can fight - but only when it benefits his billionaire donors at the expense of the rest of us.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
If your body makes insulin for free but you believe diabetics should pay hundreds of dollars for insulin to stay alive, congratulations - you’re an ableist asshat. Insulin should be free to diabetics like it is for everyone else. Happy Wednesday!
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Dylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Sometimes for brief moments I forget I have type 1 diabetes but those are very brief and only because I have ADHD and things distract me easily
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Happy Sunday from Hazel and Nash!
Hazel, a tortoiseshell cat, sits in front of Nash, a tuxedo cat, both facing the camera
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
My sister found this amazing old newspaper ad featuring my Dad circa the 1980s 🥰😍
My dad is wearing a suit and tie sitting beside his business partner Rex Crews. The ad encourages farmers to call my dad at Farm Credit for a farm loan.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Happy #Caturday from Ms Hazel!
Hazel, a tortoiseshell cat, sits atop an Amazon box atop an upside down Chewy box.
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Happy Sunday yall! 🙌
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Laura Marston @kidfears99.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Before and after. Short hair don’t care! Happy Saturday from RVA!
Laura with longish hairLaura with short hair
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