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Megan Shepherd

@mjayne21.bsky.social
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Environmental Conservation graduate. Nature lover🌿🏞 Gardening. Films. Books. Music. Gaming. Photography. Herbalism. INFJ. Living with #mecfs for 17 years. #POTS #Neuropathy #PMOS #chronicUTIs 🙃

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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I just emailed my MP through the #CleanWaterNow campaign 🌊 calling for a new water law to stop pollution and restore rivers, lakes and seas. Every voice matters – will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/clean...
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Clean Water Now - tell your MP to take action
Take action A new water law is coming. Soon, MPs will decide whether to finally clean up our rivers, lakes and seas − or let toxic pollution continue unchecked. Right now, sewage, farming pollution an...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Demand Brazil’s President Lula Protect the Amazon’s Rivers amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
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Demand Brazil’s President Lula Protect the Amazon’s Rivers | Amazon Watch
For more than three weeks, over 800 Indigenous peoples from the Tapajós River region have blockaded the grain terminal of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, demanding that President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Water companies have been dumping toxic sewage sludge on UK farms — and turns out it can be packed with microplastics and harmful chemicals. This sludge is polluting our rivers and contaminating the soil that grows our food. Will you join me in signing this petition? act.gp/4kMJRuy
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Water companies MUST pay to fix their mess and stop contaminating our soil!
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I know right 🤦🏼‍♀️
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Graves Park, Sheffield 🍂🍁🍂
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Male Dr: Does your wheelchair not make a noise for when it senses objects nearby (reverse sensor)? Me: No Dr: But I heard it make a noise. Me: That was the noise it makes when it's reversing. Don't manplain my own wheelchair, I know how my own chair works 😬 #pwme #wheelchairuser
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Stand With the Kakataibo Indigenous Guards! amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
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Stand With the Kakataibo Indigenous Guards! | Amazon Watch
Support the Kakataibo Indigenous Guards as they continue to put their bodies on the line to protect their territories and people.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Please SIGN: 500 million birds lost since 1980. EU habitats collapsing. And the Commission’s response? Roll back protections. Say NO! ✍️ rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Hands off the EU’s environmental laws!
The European Commission plans to weaken laws designed to protect the environment – both at home and worldwide. Details will be announced in the fall through an “Omnibus package.” The Commission is cur...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Please SIGN: Stop the destruction of Madagascar’s unique ecosystems for rare earths. Mining fuels rights abuses & environmental harm. The energy transition must not cost lives or biodiversity. #Madagascar #RareEarths #HumanRights rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Defend Madagascar’s biodiversity – stop the mining rush NOW!
Madagascar has raw materials sought by the European Union – including rare earths, graphite, and other elements. The EU considers these critical for the energy transition, digital innovation, and defe...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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Donate to Help fix our off-road wheelchair for Peak District visitors, organized by Hoe Grange Holidays
"I could just ‘walk’ alongside my best friend and fully immer… Hoe Grange Holidays needs your support for Help fix our off-road wheelchair for Peak District visitors
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Andrew Gifford @andrewgiffordphoto.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Why haven't the ME and Long Covid charities organised, collaborated and gone legal: what is preventing this? What is our donations being spent on? Badges? Stickers? Mugs? Cakes? Posters? Come on. THE TIME IS NOW. We do not get these years back. #MEDeliveryPlan #pwME #MECFS #LongCovid
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Now my mcas is raging 🙃
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
only.one/act/uk-mpa-c... Tell UK Leaders: Ban Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
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Only one planet, only one ocean, only one way to do this: together.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
But one drawback of a booming insect population in summer is more insect bites 😅 I only step outside for a few minutes and I end up covering it them haha.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
So many butterflies flying around today, love to see it 🦋😊 One good thing about this very dry and warm year so far is the booming insect populations 👍
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Please SIGN: Protect the mangroves and forests of Brazil's Tauá-Mirim region! Local communities urge the government to create RESEX Tauá-Mirim and stop destructive projects. Support their fight for nature and livelihoods. #Amazon #TauaMirim #Conservation rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
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#petition Brazil: Protect the mangroves and tropical forests of Tauá-Mirim!
The people of the Tauá-Mirim region in the Amazon are urgently calling on the Brazilian government to protect their land. The rivers, mangroves and tropical forests south of São Luís in the state of M...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
action.greenpeace.org.uk/toxic-sewage... Please sign petition.
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Water companies MUST pay to fix their mess and stop contaminating our soil!
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Sacrificial crop 😅 Found large white caterpillars on my kale but I don't mind it's part of having a healthy ecological garden. I'm going to be replacing kale with Black Beauty courgettes soon anyhoo. #gardening
Close up of large white caterpillars on kale plant.Cluster of large white caterpillars on a kale plant.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Me either 😶
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Regents Park, London. May 2025.
A waterfall surrounded by flowers and trees.A wooded river with dapple of sunlight.A sunny London park with the BT tower in the background. A outdoor seating area with flowers and restaurant in the background.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Normally I would too but the specialist doesn't understand my other chronic conditions/ understands how complex my body is. Unfortunately it's causing problems and side effects for my cUTI treatment 😔 & GP is concerned (as I am) about me being on long term antibiotics. Not sure what to do.
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Sally Bourliakas @sallybourliakas.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🧪 Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Very lovely 😍🌸🌹🌺
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Why can't they leave nature and trees alone 😤
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Cleo👠✨ @ozgib.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Don't let the national grid chop down Henry, a 300 year old oak tree! Sign & share to save Henry! 🌳 www.change.org/p/save-henry...
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Save Henry from the National Grid pylons plan
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Strawberries are coming along 🍓💮 #gardening
Strawberry plant.Strawberry plant.Strawberry plant.Strawberry plant.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Aww, that's great 😄, so cute when they're tucked away asleep 🥰
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Something told me to look at this foxglove last night and sure enough I saw a bumblebee tucked away in bed for the night 😴 Sweet dreams bee 🐝
Close up of the inside of a foxglove flower with a sleeping bumblebee inside.Close up of the inside of a foxglove flower with a sleeping bumblebee inside.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I don't know how my body manages to cram in all my chronic conditions and still manages to add to it. No more please, reached full capacity 😅😂 #pwme #chronicillness
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
No problem. I know how awful they are so if I can help in anyway I will 😊 Thank you, will keep you updated. Yeah that's why I had to go private so I can be on long-term antibiotics. Hoping GP can pay towards new antibiotic 🤞otherwise its going to be pricey xx
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Spring time 🌸 red campion
Close up of red campion flowers.Close up of red campion flowers.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Meant to say vitamin C powder. It has helped alot with keeping my bladder symptoms under control. If you want to ask me anything about it all just dm me whenever 😊 xx
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Vitamin C instead of dmannose may work better, as vit C (especially with hiprex) makes your bladder acidic which is better for fighting bacteria. Whilst dmannose is alkaline so you wouldn't be able to take them both together as dmannose would make vit C &/ hiprex ineffective.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thanks Stefania💜 Sorry to hear you are too, awful aren't they. I would look into hiprex, ask your dr about maybe prescribing it. It's an antiseptic for your bladder. My GP prescribed it me before going to private uti clinic & it helped. The private clinic I go too put you on hiprex & antibiotics....
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I'm glad to be receiving treatment but it will be a while until I show improvement. A cure is not guaranteed. I will continue to have flare ups. The road to recovery will be bumpy but I hope now will be a turning point. It bloody has to be. [End]
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
More needs to be done for cUTI patients. Testing & treatments needs to be revised & improved upon urgently, especially in the NHS. Treating UTIs as quickly and effectively as possible will help to prevent people developing chronic UTIs in the first place.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I felt hopeless & alone when the drs didn't understand that my kidney infection (in 2020) didn't feel better after my first initial treatment. Of course it wasn't going to get better after just 1 week course of antibiotics!
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The longer I've been forced to live with this the more the anger has emerged at the injustice of the drs leaving women like me (& a good friend of mine) to live in horrific pain & misery. I can't tell you how stressful it is to live with chronic UTIs, to live in perpetual fear.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The severity of the never-ending upper UTI symptoms w/ the equally severe m.e (as well as other health issues!) has made my quality of life very, very low. It has been agony.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Unfortunately I've had to and will have to pay private as the NHS has continued to fail me & millions of other women (& men) battling this horrible, horrible illness. The standard urine test is stuck in the dark ages, the short course of antibiotics & delay in treatment is not good enough.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The long awaited day. 10 Harley St., London. It has took 5yrs of debilitating symptoms & misery, denial, ignorance, gaslighting & refusal from GPs & urologists but I've finally been diagnosed w/ #chronicUTI. I'm finally receiving the validation, confirmation & treatment I've been begging drs for.
A double black door with the number 10 on the left door. Two sets of flower pots on either side of the doors.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
That's good, hope you have a decent amount of rain. No forecast for rain up here in the North 🫤
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I hope we have rain soon🙏 It's been too hot and dry for spring. All the water in our water butts have gone which means we now have to use garden hosepipe water but the reservoirs are getting very low. God knows what summer will be like...
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
www.change.org/p/justice-fo... Please sign petition 🌳
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Justice for the Whitewebbs Oak
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Wear red for MMIWR (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives) today ❤️ Spread this post and visit for more info: www.niwrc.org #MMIW #MMIWR #MMIWRAwareness #MMIWRActionNow
Graphic saying "2025 National week of action for MMIWR- May 5-9"Graphic saying: "Did you know? On some reservations, native women are murdered at more than 10x the national average."Graphic saying: "wear red for MMIWR. Take action for MMIWR."Graphic saying: "2025 National week of action for MMIWR. STOP THE SILENCE. No more stolen sisters."
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Look at this incredible Buffy the Vampire Slayer artwork my little sis has made me for my birthday! I love it so much 🤩😍🥰❤️ #buffythevampireslayer #buffy #artwork #fanart
Fanart of the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Wild garlic harvest in my local patch. 🌱
A stepped path in a woodland.A patch of wild garlic in the woods.Close up of a wild garlic flower. A dirt path in a woodland.
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Megan Shepherd @mjayne21.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
💙💙💙
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