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Doctor Beverly Crusher

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Dr. Crusher says the supportive things you wish your doc/mom would say. Inspired by SpaceDad Stories by @writercrafter.bsky.social (manager of this page) with @spacedadsupport.bsky.social. She/her. kimberlychapman.com/spacedad/read-t…

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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 8h
There's no such thing as a "bad" macronutrient. Your body needs carbs, fats, and protein to live. Your era's capitalistic corporations really love demonizing macronutrients to take your money from you. Ignore the nonsense and eat what works for you and your health needs. 🖤💙😷🥄
08/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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There's no such thing as a "bad" macronutrient. Your body needs carbs, fats, and protein to live. Your era's capitalistic corporations really love demonizing macronutrients to take your money from you. Ignore the nonsense and eat what works for you and your health needs. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Chronically ill people deserve respect and kindness, not unsolicited advice from ignorant, judgemental people who imagine they know better. 🖤💙😷🥄
07/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Chronically ill people deserve respect and kindness, not unsolicited advice from ignorant, judgemental people who imagine they know better. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My medical technology can't bring anyone truly dead back to life for you, but I can sit with you and listen to your stories about them which keeps them going in our hearts a little while longer. 🖤💙😷🥄
06/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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My medical technology can't bring anyone truly dead back to life for you, but I can sit with you and listen to your stories about them which keeps them going in our hearts a little while longer. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Never be afraid to make any space you control comfortable for you to use, from disability support features to decor that makes you happy. Ignore people who complain about what you do with your own space; they're not invited over! 🖤💙😷🥄
05/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Never be afraid to make any space you control comfortable for you to use, from disability support features to decor that makes you happy. Ignore people who complain about what you do with your own space; they're not invited over! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Transphobia is horseshit. (Apologies to actual horses.)
05/10/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
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Transphobia is horseshit. (Apologies to actual horses.)
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whatever harmless things you do to be able to get through your day are legitimate, even if they're not things that work for someone else. Good job adapting to your own needs! I'm so proud of you. 🖤💙😷🥄
04/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Whatever harmless things you do to be able to get through your day are legitimate, even if they're not things that work for someone else. Good job adapting to your own needs! I'm so proud of you. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Knowing your limits and defending them is part of good self care and health management. 🖤💙😷🥄
03/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Knowing your limits and defending them is part of good self care and health management.  emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You're allowed to say, "No," to harmful or dangerous things and people. If you need to borrow my voice in your mind to help you do that, please do so. 🖤💙😷🥄
02/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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You're allowed to say, "No," to harmful or dangerous things and people. If you need to borrow my voice in your mind to help you do that, please do so. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quality healthcare can't exist in any system dictated by economic forces. For-profit care pushes only what's profitable. Underfunded care encourages insufficient care. You will all keep suffering until the money comes out of care entirely. 🖤💙😷🥄
01/10/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Quality healthcare can't exist in any system dictated by economic forces. For-profit care pushes only what's profitable. Underfunded care encourages insufficient care. You will all keep suffering until the money comes out of care entirely. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You deserve heaps and heaps of care, love, comfort, and joy today. I hope you get as much of all of that as possible! 🖤💙😷🥄🥰
30/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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You deserve heaps and heaps  of care, love, comfort, and joy today. I hope you get as much of all of that as possible! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon, smile with three hearts
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You're not being lazy, you're managing resources for future needs. Good job! Excellent pacing! I'm so proud of you! 🖤💙😷🥄
29/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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You're not being lazy, you're managing resources for future needs. Good job! Excellent pacing! I'm so proud of you! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fatphobia is ignorant bigotry. It has no place in my sickbay nor in science and medicine in general. 🖤💙😷🥄
28/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Fatphobia is ignorant bigotry. It has no place in my sickbay nor in science and medicine in general.  emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good job doing whatever it was you were able to do today. 🖤💙😷🥄
27/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
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Good job doing whatever it was you were able to do today. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
To those of you who use mobility devices: when abled folks act like your device is in their way, they're the ones who are wrong. You and your kit are not in the way. You are using the space you occupy correctly. That device is an extension of your body while in use. 🖤💙😷🥄
26/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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To those of you who use mobility devices: when abled folks act like your device is in their way, they're the ones who are wrong. You and your kit are not in the way. You are using the space you occupy correctly. That device is an extension of your body while in use. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't get lost in space, use a flared base! 🖤💙😷🥄🍆🍑🥰
25/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Don't get lost in space, use a flared base! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon, eggplant, peach, smile with three hearts
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pause whatever you're doing to stretch, unclench, go to the toilet, and drink some water. If you need to take some medication do that too. You're worth taking care of! 🖤💙😷🥄
24/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Pause whatever you're doing to stretch, unclench, go to the toilet, and drink some water. If you need to take some medication do that too. You're worth taking care of! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ME/CFS is real. Long covid is real. These are debilitating conditions and not "made up" for any reason. If you do not have these conditions, you don't want them. Masks reduce your risk from a variety of viruses including the ones you don't even know about yet. 🖤💙😷🥄
23/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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ME/CFS is real. Long covid is real. These are debilitating conditions and not "made up" for any reason. If you do not have these conditions, you don't want them. Masks reduce your risk from a variety of viruses including the ones you don't even know about yet. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Attendance rewards or punishments in schools and workplaces are ableist and not conducive to good health care. In Starfleet I can issue rest orders that even those above my rank have to obey. Your society could learn a thing or two about this. 🖤💙😷🥄
22/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Attendance rewards or punishments in schools and workplaces are ableist and not conducive to good health care. In Starfleet I can issue rest orders that even those above my rank have to obey. Your society could learn a thing or two about this. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"No pain, no gain," is only said by the health-privileged and they're mostly wrong about it for their own bodies too. For anyone with a chronic illness, more pain is likely to equal less gain. Listen to your body, not ignorant people. 🖤💙😷🥄
21/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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"No pain, no gain," is only said by the health-privileged and they're mostly wrong about it for their own bodies too. For anyone with a chronic illness, more pain is likely to equal less gain. Listen to your body, not ignorant people. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
People pressuring you to do things that jeopardize your health and safety are not your friends. Don't make me pull out the mom-line about "if your friends jumped off a bridge"! I'd rather say, "Good job!" to those of you who prioritize your safety above social pressure. 🖤💙😷😷😷😷😷🥄
20/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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People pressuring you to do things that jeopardize your health and safety are not your friends. Don't make me pull out the mom-line about "if your friends jumped off a bridge"! I'd rather say, "Good job!" to those of you who prioritize your safety above social pressure. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked x5, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
People who suffer with chronic pain get so used to coping with it that it becomes invisible to outsiders. Doctors who disbelieve patients about chronic pain because the patient doesn't "look" like they're in "enough" pain are ignorant and need an attitude adjustment. 🖤💙😷🥄
19/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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People who suffer with chronic pain get so used to coping with it that it becomes invisible to outsiders. Doctors who disbelieve patients about chronic pain because the patient doesn't "look" like they're in "enough" pain are ignorant and need an attitude adjustment. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The hardest time to take care of yourself is the time when you need it the most, which makes it really tricky. It's okay to stop before you're so depleted that you no longer know how to stop. 🖤💙😷🥄
18/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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The hardest time to take care of yourself is the time when you need it the most, which makes it really tricky. It's okay to stop before you're so depleted that you no longer know how to stop. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So much of what your era thinks about food and health is wrong, yet your health care workers routinely use that misinformation to torture people out of being able to eat. I wish I could give you all replicators instead. 🖤💙😷🥄
17/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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So much of what your era thinks about food and health is wrong, yet your health care workers routinely use that misinformation to torture people out of being able to eat. I wish I could give you all replicators instead. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good job with everything you did yesterday to get yourself through the day, and extra love and lollipops for the good job I know you're going to do again today. I'm so proud of you! 🖤💙😷🥄🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
16/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Good job with everything you did yesterday to get yourself through the day, and extra love and lollipops for the good job I know you're going to do again today. I'm so proud of you! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon, lollipop x5
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Viruses don't know how well you avoided them in the past. They don't have any morality and they don't bank yours. They don't even care about harming you; they just want to get in you and make more of themselves. It's up to you to block them from yourself and others. 🖤💙😷😷😷😷😷🥄
15/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
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Viruses don't know how well you avoided them in the past. They don't have any morality and they don't bank yours. They don't even care about harming you; they just want to get in you and make more of themselves. It's up to you to block them from yourself and others. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked x5, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If I offered a magic one-step treatment that would cure any illness so those with chronic illnesses never had to seek medical attention again, almost every chronic patient would take it. Doctors who think patients make things up for medical attention are arrogant and wrong. 🖤💙😷🥄
14/09/2026
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If I offered a magic one-step treatment that would cure any illness so those with chronic illnesses never had to seek medical attention again, almost every chronic patient would take it. Doctors who think patients make things up for medical attention are arrogant and wrong. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I absolutely adore how many of you suffering with chronic illness use some of your limited energy to help out others in the same situation by sharing support and tips to get by. Extra lollipops and spoons for you all. 🖤💙😷🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
13/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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I absolutely adore how many of you suffering with chronic illness use some of your limited energy to help out others in the same situation by sharing support and tips to get by. Extra lollipops and spoons for you all. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon x5, lollipop x5
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You'll receive more assistance if you ask for it and are sometimes rejected than you will if you never ask at all.
13/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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You'll receive more assistance if you ask for it and are sometimes rejected than you will if you never ask at all.
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for having eaten something. Pain is not a gain. Move your body when and how you can within your limits, and eat food that works for you. 🖤💙😷🥄
12/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for having eaten something. Pain is not a gain. Move your body when and how you can within your limits, and eat food that works for you. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Calling chronically ill/disabled people "brave" or "inspiring" is not the compliment health-privileged people imagine it to be. It devalues their lives by implying only healthy/abled folks' lives are worth living. That's health supremacy. 🖤💙😷🥄
11/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
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Calling chronically ill/disabled people "brave" or "inspiring" is not the compliment health-privileged people imagine it to be. It devalues their lives by implying only healthy/abled folks' lives are worth living. That's health supremacy. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anybody of any age can come safely get gender affirming care in my sickbay. That's how it should be for all of you too. 🖤💙😷🥄🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
10/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
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Anybody of any age can come safely get gender affirming care in my sickbay. That's how it should be for all of you too. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon, rainbow flag, trans flag
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Disabled and chronically ill people deserve equitable access to absolutely everything that health-privileged people have. 🖤💙😷🥄
09/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Disabled and chronically ill people deserve equitable access to absolutely everything that health-privileged people have. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Jean-Luc Picard @spacedadsupport.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Star Trek Day! It's a very special one this year for the 60th. I sincerely hope you all have a wonderful day, empowered and inspired by the heart of this phenomenon that unites us throughout time and space. You are all magnificent and worthy of good things.
08/09/2026
Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
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Happy Star Trek Day! It's a very special one this year for the 60th. I sincerely hope you all have a wonderful day, empowered and inspired by the heart of this phenomenon that unites us throughout time and space. You are all magnificent and worthy of good things.
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For Star Trek Day I hope your day is extra full of peace, joy, and comfort. And snacks. Don't forget the snacks. 🖤💙😷🥄🥰🥳🖖
08/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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For Star Trek Day I hope your day is extra full of peace, joy, and comfort. And snacks. Don't forget the snacks.  emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon, smile with three hearts, party face, vulcan
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Give yourself the same time and space to heal that you would give your closest friend. 🖤💙😷🥄
07/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Give yourself the same time and space to heal that you would give your closest friend.  emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Your safety is valuable and worth protecting. Be very wary of anyone who doesn't agree with that, including health care workers. 🖤💙😷😷😷😷😷🥄
06/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Your safety is valuable and worth protecting. Be very wary of anyone who doesn't agree with that, including health care workers. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked x5, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Do something for yourself today that gives you comfort. Doctor's orders. 🖤💙😷🥄
05/09/2026
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Do something for yourself today that gives you comfort. Doctor's orders. emoji: black heart, blue heart, mask, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
You're allowed to fully experience any emotion about your disabilities or illnesses, and you're allowed to vary them as needed. You're allowed to have both pride and frustration, both acceptance and anger. Never let anybody police your emotions about your health. 🖤💙😷🥄
04/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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You're allowed to fully experience any emotion about your disabilities or illnesses, and you're allowed to vary them as needed. You're allowed to have both pride and frustration, both acceptance and anger. Never let anybody police your emotions about your health. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rest is not a waste of time. It is required for human life. It is necessary for all healing and helps prevent future harm. It is time well spent. 🖤💙😷🥄
03/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Rest is not a waste of time. It is required for human life. It is necessary for all healing and helps prevent future harm. It is time well spent. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The way so many in your era talk about medically vulnerable people as disposable is really disgusting. So many of those same folks imagine themselves inclusive and modern-minded while still spouting health supremacy. I'm so sorry for those of you trying to survive that. 🖤💙😷🥄
02/09/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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The way so many in your era talk about medically vulnerable people as disposable is really disgusting. So many of those same folks imagine themselves inclusive and modern-minded while still spouting health supremacy. I'm so sorry for those of you trying to survive that. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If everybody ate exactly the same food in exactly the same amounts and exercised exactly the same, we'd all still have very different bodies. 🖤💙😷🥄
If everybody ate exactly the same food in exactly the same amounts and exercised exactly the same, we'd all still have very different bodies. 🖤💙😷🥄
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There are many health conditions that no amount of mindfulness, meditation, positive thinking, or other wish-based techniques will cure. Too many health privileged people in your era do not understand this. 🖤💙😷🥄
31/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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There are many health conditions that no amount of mindfulness, meditation, positive thinking, or other wish-based techniques will cure. Too many health privileged people in your era do not understand this. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is your friendly neighborhood Space Doctor reminding you that activated charcoal can negate a lot of medication including birth control, some anti-depressants, and some cancer meds. Do not eat activated charcoal as black food coloring, not even in small amounts! 🖤💙😷🥄
30/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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This is your friendly neighborhood Space Doctor reminding you that activated charcoal can negate a lot of medication including birth control, some anti-depressants, and some cancer meds. Do not eat activated charcoal as black food coloring, not even in small amounts!  emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Exercise isn't one-size-fits-all. Medical professionals need to stop pretending otherwise. For some folks, any body movement is excellent. Find what works for you within your conditions and don't hurt yourself doing it. 🖤💙😷🥄
29/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Exercise isn't one-size-fits-all. Medical professionals need to stop pretending otherwise. For some folks, any body movement is excellent. Find what works for you within your conditions and don't hurt yourself doing it. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I can't give you an inoculation against sadness, but I can tell you that you're still loved and wanted even when you're sad and feeling unloved or unwanted. 🖤💙😷🥄
28/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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I can't give you an inoculation against sadness, but I can tell you that you're still loved and wanted even when you're sad and feeling unloved or unwanted. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If medical appointments stress you out even when you have kind, supportive health care workers, communicate with them in advance to come up with strategies to mitigate that stress. Good HCWs want to set you at ease, and it's easier if they know what's needed in advance. 🖤💙😷🥄
27/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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If medical appointments stress you out even when you have kind, supportive health care workers, communicate with them in advance to come up with strategies to mitigate that stress. Good HCWs want to set you at ease, and it's easier if they know what's needed in advance. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You shouldn't have to ask health care workers to mask up properly any more than you should have to ask them to wash their hands. You're right to be frustrated and concerned by their apparent lack of basic medical hygiene and science comprehension. 🖤💙😷🥄
26/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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You shouldn't have to ask health care workers to mask up properly any more than you should have to ask them to wash their hands. You're right to be frustrated and concerned by their apparent lack of basic medical hygiene and science comprehension. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Don't let people who don't understand your challenges pooh-pooh how delighted you get to be in every little win you manage to score. I'm so proud of your adaptive wins. You can be proud too! 🖤💙😷🥄
25/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Don't let people who don't understand your challenges pooh-pooh how delighted you get to be in every little win you manage to score. I'm so proud of your adaptive wins. You can be proud too! emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You are important and I'm glad you're here. 🖤💙😷🥄🥰
24/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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You are important and I'm glad you're here. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon, smile with three hearts
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @spacedocmom.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Asking your friends for specific help does not make you a burden. True friends are eager to help and are often unsure about how they can, so giving them specific requests alleviates their stress and yours. If it's hard to ask, start with very small requests. 🖤💙😷🥄
23/08/2026
Doctor Beverly Crusher
@SpaceDocMom
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Asking your friends for specific help does not make you a burden. True friends are eager to help and are often unsure about how they can, so giving them specific requests alleviates their stress and yours. If it's hard to ask, start with very small requests. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon
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