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Mark Dignam MDANT

@markdignam69.bsky.social
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Gender-neutral honorific of the No-Shows Chronically under-slept You can’t kill pain, it just comes back as the undead… (Habitual parentheses and ellipsis user…) Settling silently into the sand…

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Victoria Redfern @victoriaredfern.bsky.social · 6h
Sharron Davies ranting about Communism now. You could write papers on how being cheated out of gold medals by East Germans shoved full of anabolic steroids utterly messed up her head for the rest of her life.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 9h
Israel is supported by the European Union.
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 9h
www.trtworld.com/article/42a3... 29 Sept 2026 Israel has issued an unprecedented order seizing privately owned Palestinian land for illegal settlement infrastructure in a part of the occupied West Bank designated for Palestinian civil and security administration, a senior UN official has warned.
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TRT World - Did Israel just move to completely erase the idea of Palestine?
Israel's unprecedented land seizure in an area designated for Palestinians, alongside illegal settlement expansion and the emptying of villages, has deepened concerns over the future of Palestinian st...
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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 11h
Your solution to the Garvaghy Road stand-off (serious answers only): Allow the 35 Orangemen to march every year. In exchange they agree to the following weekly events at Portadown Orange Hall: 1. Abortion advice clinic 2. Immigrant drop-in centre 3. Céilidh 4. Gay Disco
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 29/09/2026
“C’mon, c’mon—it’s either one or the other.”
“C’mon, c’mon—it’s either one or the other.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Morning all. Photographer Don McCullin. Untitled (Lady in queue with shovel) Bradford, 1970s.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/09/2026
Animal Facing Extinction In 2003 Fucks Its Way Back theonion.com/animal-facing-extincti…
Animal Facing Extinction In 2003 Fucks Its Way Back
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
"I’m hoping to bring gentle.. #exercise back into my #routine too. Not because I want to punish my #body or chase unrealistic #fitness goals, but because #movement helps me feel stronger, improves my mood [& more].": buff.ly/yTD9MEi by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicPain #spoonie #SelfCare
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Building a Life That Works With Your Body -
Sometimes life is hard, and you need to start building a life that works with your body and respecting my new normal.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
"While #rollerblading, you are working your core & #LowerBack #muscles, which helps strengthen your #balance & coordination skills. If you have kids, teaching your children how to #rollerblade at an early age helps develop these skills.": buff.ly/IVxntCT via lifehackorg #fitness #exercise #healthy
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9 Low-Impact Exercises For All Fitness Levels - LifeHack
Being physically active has been shown to have many health benefits , both physically and mentally. It may even help you live longer. Additionally
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
" #Disability is part of being #human, as #natural as growing older, as ordinary as a change in the weather. When we build a world that works for those who have been excluded, we build a world that works better for everyone.": buff.ly/3ECVeVc by Dusty1Wentworth #inclusion #accommodations #humane
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The Power of Inclusion: A Reflection on Disability
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
" #Birthdays can cause a lot of #stress & #anxiety for people with #ChronicPain because you are eating food you wouldn’t normally have and doing activities you wouldn’t normally do..every activity has to revolve around your #PainLevels.": buff.ly/Cof1AUi by sarahlynn358 #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness
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Why Birthdays Are Hard When You Live With Chronic Pain
When you live with chronic pain, everything you do revolves around your pain levels because you can’t do anything without thinking about it. Chronic pain is a full-time job and shows up when we don…
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
"Recognizing early signals requires.. #trust ..There’s a way that repeated #dismissal teaches u to second-guess yr own #perceptions. To hold back on naming something until you’re sure. & by the time you’re sure, the signal has become something louder.": buff.ly/VV1qCO4 by @.thethrivingspoonie.com
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The Body Signals Chronic Illness Taught Me to Stop Ignoring
Your body sends early warning signals before things get harder. The problem is that chronic illness makes those signals difficult to notice and even harder to trust. This post is about what early…
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
"I think the small but big diff I have been trying to highlight is the #meaning of #happiness versus #contentment ..[the version I like:] “‘chokkshay’ is a ‘spiritual word’ that means ‘the knowledge of #enough ’.” — Join us in the Sep #linkup! buff.ly/CzI7Wcl #MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #wisdom
How to Seek Out Contentment in Everyday Life with Chronic Illness. Read on: A Chronic Voice .com
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
" #Independence is often taken for granted. I have truly missed being able to pop to the shops. I use online services to have things delivered all the time. But, it’s so much better going to the shop and picking it up yourself.": buff.ly/ZOmZbxh by @raisiebay.bsky.social #disability #ChronicIllness
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September Chronic Illness Post - Raisie Bay
joining in with Sheryl from a Chronic Voice where those of us with chronic illnesses join up each month to talk about our illnesses and life
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
"What is the most toxic thing your #InnerCritic tells you all the time? How can you #empower yourself instead?" — Check out the #mindfulness #JournalingPrompts for October. The theme for the month is "Dark & Light" 👉 buff.ly/ctewKTa #MondayBlogs #MentalHealth #SelfLove
October Journaling Prompts (Theme: Dark and Light). “What is the most toxic thing your inner critic tells you all the time? How can you empower yourself instead?” Get all the prompts on: A Chronic Voice .com
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 28/09/2026
"I miss the days when all I had to worry abt was a #stoma prob after #meals because I would rather deal with that over #bloating ..I cannot eat a meal without.. #pain & I miss the days when #eating a meal was enjoyable!": buff.ly/xfXoeZx by sarahlynn358 #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #StomachPain
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Five Things I Took For Granted Before Pain
Chronic pain changes you and impacts everything you do because before doing a task people with pain have to think about how that activity is going to affect their pain levels. Some people with Spin…
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 29/09/2026
" #UVLight is like a smart bomb, entering the #skin and exploding #collagen and elastic fibers to cause #wrinkles, saggy #skin, and cellular DNA changes that increase #cancer risk, explains Robinson.": buff.ly/hKzcJ43 via @Healthline.bsky.social #SkinCare #PublicHealth #FaceCare #BeautyAndWellness
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Brainy Beauty: Can Anti-Pollution Skincare Really Protect Your Skin?
Pollution can harm the skin. Can these products repair it?
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 29/09/2026
"I worked so hard to get into my #career field and to have my career cut short at age 27 was so painful. With time I’ve adjusted, but it will always feel like a part of me is missing. — whatapain_blog.": buff.ly/bXjb0vh #NEisVoid #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RA #MondayBlogs #career #society
Sometimes, Physical Pain Isn’t the Worst Part About Chronic Illness. Read the post on: A Chronic Voice .com
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 23h
" #LymphaticMassage can be quite helpful if you have #lymphedema. But it shouldn’t be your only #treatment. If you wear #CompressionGarments (like socks or sleeves) to reduce #FluidRetention, you should keep wearing them.": buff.ly/zFtT2kC via @ClevelandClinic.bsky.social #AlternativeTreatment
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Lymphatic Drainage Massage: What It Is, What It Does & Whether You Need It
Lymphatic drainage massage moves waste toward your lymph nodes to rid your body of toxins and reduce fluid retention. Learn more.
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Carrie Marshall - MySeveralWorlds.com @myseveralworlds.com · 28/09/2026
How does it make you feel when a pain specialist questions how you talk about your pain? Have you experienced problems with doctors telling you how you should and shouldn't talk about pain? We'd love to hear about your experiences for #PainAwarenessMonth #PAM2026 #DontPunishPain #MySeveralWorlds
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Carrie Marshall - MySeveralWorlds.com @myseveralworlds.com · 29/09/2026
"Skin-related manifestations are common & may be the 1st signs of #APS. 40% of APS pts who hv #cutaneous manifestations go on to develop multisystemic #thrombotic events which underscores the need to be extra vigilant" buff.ly/XofExpO @achronicvoice.com #AntiphospholipidSyndrome
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How Does Antiphospholipid Syndrome Affect The Body? (Beyond the Blood to Major Organs)
How does Antiphospholipid Syndrome affect the body? Whilst APS is a blood clotting disorder, it is also a systemic autoimmune disease.
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Fourfoot @fourfoot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“We’ve got racing from Newton Abbot, boxing from Bethnal Green and all the latest from the Welsh snooker championships. A fascinating afternoon of sport gets underway though with dogging from Fairford.”
Dickie Davies. Absolute king of fucking suave. Fuck you Steve Rider you Aled Jones headed ponce. DD was the daddy and all you Grandstand cunts know it.
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Milo shakes his head, whistles through his teeth and tells me ruefully that I've had a bunch of cowboys in...
A black cat stares out of the dining room window at some scaffolding.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is some of the most heinous, ableist crap I’ve ever seen come across my timeline. A woman in a wheelchair can suddenly walk because a man asked her to dance and told her to “just try”. You can’t “try harder” your disabilities away. This is not inspirational. It’s dangerous.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Tiger-Fred @tiger-fred.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lets not forget that Palestine is still undergoing a genocide. It's not gone away. The press has stopped talking about it and people are forgetting the horror of it all. That's how people become manipulated.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is true. In 2016, I got into an argument with a gay man on a menswear forum. I've since made it my mission to make every man dress gay, thereby destroying his ability to tell who is actually gay and, ultimately, his chances of finding love. I built my social media following to achieve that goal
Someone on Twitter writes to me: "People should follow your advise if they want to look gay."
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s so much hatred for disabled people. People assume we’re faking. They assume we can “positive think” our way to better health. They assume we want to trample their rights to a “normal” existence. They vilify us because they’re terrified of becoming us.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
RAF Fairford: Police plea to ‘avoid speculation’ ignored by Reform top brass www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/raf-fai...
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RAF Fairford: Police plea to 'avoid speculation' ignored by Reform top brass
Senior members of Reform, including the party leader, have dismissed police advice in the wake of the RAF Fairford incident.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As the midterms approach, I want to remind folks that pandemics have historically given rise to fascism The fear associated with death and disability on a massive scale makes it easier for authoritarians to seize power Vote accordingly Protect disabled & marginalized people. Get them to the polls
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Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains
The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933.
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BIG THOMAS!
Big Thomas
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Mairi Damer @marzid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In other news, I just wrote a piece about the lack of robust resistance to the far right. If you’re looking for neutrality, jog on ✊ www.wordupscot.co.uk/2026/09/cour...
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
" #Pacing is an individualised approach to managing #physical, #cognitive & #emotional energy within a patient’s specific limits by carefully planning where & how to spend available energy. That is the definition. Individual. Specific. Not a chart.": buff.ly/MRFRAN0 by sarahwellslifecoach #SelfCare
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Why Pacing Doesn't Work the Way You've Been Taught • Sarah Wells
Pacing doesn't work the way you have been taught, this post examines the evidence and looks at why, because energy isn't just physical.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"I don’t deal with #emotional pain well. At that point of time [after my 1st #breakup ], I actually thought it hurt more than even my worst #FlareUp. Or rather, I would actually choose physical pain over emotional pain.": buff.ly/QKYsIbF #ChronicPain #spoonie #perspectives #LifeLessons #emotions
Keeping Up with the World: Why it’s Important Despite Pain. Read the post on: A Chronic Voice .com.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
" #research suggests that what people most want to pass on as their #legacy are #values & #beliefs ..Typically, they would seek to do this by setting a #moral example through their behaviour, religion or spirituality & by explicit acts.": buff.ly/1nsEOsG via BBCWorld #human #LifeJourney #character
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What will people remember about you after you die? Thinking about your legacy now could be good for you
Research shows that considering how we will be remembered when we die can help us improve our mental health and find more meaning during our lives – including if we are still young.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"I spend a lot of time dealing with #stoma issues, pain, and doctors’ appointments, and if #vacations were anything like being #disabled, no one would ever go on #vacation.": buff.ly/UbCV72X by sarahlynn358 #NEisVoid #spoonie #ChronicPain #ChronicallyIll #disabled #InvisibleIllness
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Is Disability Like Being On Vacation?
When you are disabled, you are constantly learning how to navigate ableist comments because non-disabled people are always saying, and most of the time I don’t think it’s intentional. O…
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
" #SelfMade quietly erases the #networks that lift people & the networks that constrain them. It mistakes survivorship #bias for destiny. It implies that those who #struggle failed to dream correctly or strive correctly.": buff.ly/OiQTvjw via @psychologytoday.com #perspective #humanity #independent
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The Case Against Self-Made
Personal Perspective: Americans love the idea of a self-made man or woman, but what if there is no such thing?
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"Seek new #experiences to make the past seem longer. Peppering your year with fresh & unfamiliar experiences – be they vacations, meeting new people or trying new activities – can make the year feel more enduring in #retrospect.": buff.ly/PMegCvY via @psyche.co #living #hindsight #time #LifeJourney
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How to alter the passage of time to feel fast or slow | Psyche Guides
Knowing the psychology behind why moments drag or whizz by can give you a degree of control over your experience of time
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"Previously #GPs were only permitted to prescribe #stockings (not #tights ) and some GPs do not know that regulations have changed and that some tights can now be prescribed [in the #UK ].": buff.ly/fMea0VG via @ukpots.bsky.social #prescription #medical #ChronicIllness #POTsie #spoonie #POTS
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Compression - PoTS UK
Compression garments are sometimes recommended in PoTS, vaso-vagal syncope or orthostatic hypotension. Compression of the lower limbs helps to move blood from the legs and abdominal cavity back into…
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"These 2 hormones [ #estrogen & #progesterone ] conspire to re-shape the vaginal #microbiome [during #puberty ]; it goes from containing a few diff bacterial species to heavily favoring a single species called #Lactobacillus.": buff.ly/ggea3nY via seedhealth #WomensHealth #YoungWomen #gynecology
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How Your Vaginal Microbiome Shifts Throughout Your Life • Seed
Let's explore how age, hormones, and daily habits influence the vaginal microbiome throughout puberty, pregnancy, and beyond.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"Turning 33 was a turning point for me. Not 30, not 35, somehow 33. Is it the double digits? With the #BrainFog I do admit that it’s been easier to recall my age. I kept having to do double takes when I was 32.": buff.ly/KHuoKOS #ChronicIllness #NEisVoid #cognition #spoonie #InvisibleIllness
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A Pain Pill, a Caress, an Exhalation of Relief
Read my diary entry for June 2019 — A pain pill, a caress and some space to breathe can help to relieve life with chronic pain a little bit.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"So many #health discoveries came next: #hEDS, #autoimmune concerns & Sjogren’s, migraines, #dysautonomia, neuropathy, osteoarthritis, ostopenia, mast cell disorder..& more. These #diseases were found 1 at a time, over the years.": buff.ly/cJ9G1n2 by ehrmanlisa1 #ChronicIllness #EDS #disabilities
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A New Month to Share My Life Experiences with Chronic Illness -
A New Month to Share My Life Experiences with Chronic Illness. Writing prompts for people with chronic illness and disability.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"From the outside u look fine. #Accomplished, even. Inside it feels like u r standing at the bottom of a hill u already climbed once, being told to climb it again, with less time & worse knees.": buff.ly/RtOYDI9 via lifehackorg #aging #achievement #LifeJourney #MiddleAged #MidLife #ChronicPain
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Starting Over at 50: You're Not Starting From Zero - LifeHack
Starting over at 50 feels like going back to zero. It isn't. You're standing on decades of experience, judgment, and relationships. Here is how to rebuild
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 27/09/2026
"This is who I am, but I had covered it all up like many others have. I had forgotten how much power I actually possessed as a #HumanBeing, whilst trying to rack up points with people who don’t matter to me.": buff.ly/ChvnSlQ #MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #disabled #SelfWorth #SelfAcceptance
Self-acceptance — How I Rebuilt My Identity with Chronic Illness. Read the post on: A Chronic Voice .com
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