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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Register for this Oct.15 event about finding joy when living with #arthritis! Thank you to the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance for asking me to moderate.. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Let's talk about joy and #arthritis. What helps you keep doing the things you love while living with a chronic condition? I'm moderating a discussion on how to nourish joy with chronic illness and pain, hosted by the Canadian Arthritis Patient Allience. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sunday #stories: How do you find joy when living with #arthritis and chronic illness? Share your story with the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y27QHLL

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Let's talk about joy and #arthritis. What helps you keep doing the things you love while living with a chronic condition? Join me as I moderate a discussion on how to nourish joy with chronic illness and pain, hosted by the Canadian Arthritis Patient Allience. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What helps you keep doing the things you love while living with #arthritis? The Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) wants to know how you make space for joy - share yours here. #CreateSpaceForJoy arthritispatient.ca/en/capa-news...

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This stack is the entries in the Braille Creative Writing Contest for children and youth. I’ve been asked to be this year’s judge, and am very much looking forward to encouraging young disabled writers. If you’ll excuse me, I have some reading to do... #DisabledWriters www.cnib.ca/en/about-con...

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I mean, this makes so much sense...

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy summer solstice! How did you spend the longest day of the year? (if in the northern hemisphere)

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Sometimes, ya gotta mess with people. I need these switches on my wheelchair.

I installed cockpitt switches in my car that don't do anything. Say "buckle up" and then drive like grandma.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

How many "useable hours" do you have in a day? Another day, I probably have 5. For the past several months, it's been more like two. #ChronicIllness

Usable hours are the time you have to do errands, work, etc. Able-bodied people usually have up to 10 hours a day . The original post mentioned having 4 usable hours a day with plenty of rest time in between.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

IT'S HEEEEERE!! Welcome to spring, my friends! As of 10:46AM ET, we are in a new and delightful season. There might still be snow on the ground, and you need a coat, but it's coming. I promise. #SpringCountdown2026

I'm sitting on a path on a beach in my power wheelchair, arms outstretched and a huge grin on my face. Happy to be on a beach for the first time in decades

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Two more days! I can't wait to go back to all the wonderful parks in Toronto. Like Tommy Thompson Park, which has the best view of Lake Ontario. Like every other park, it isn't cleared of snow all winter. Because apparently, disabled people don't enjoy winter parkland? #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

For the first time ever, I saw the Leafs play live and in person! Thank you so much to @thestar.com for the surprise subscriber gift of watching the game from the Star box. Still buzzing from the magic of it. #hockey

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We can last 3 more days, right? Winter is thisclose to being done. #SpringCountdown2026

I'm sitting by the harbour, a tall ship in the background. The sun is glinting on the water and I'm smiling

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The stories my sister and I could tell… About spring (in 5 days!), summer, and all the other seasons in between. As someone who is immunosuppressed, seeing people becomes a lot easier when we can do it outside. It's one of the reasons I'm so looking forward to spring. #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

One of the sure signs that spring is here is when the cherry blossoms pop in Toronto. This photo is from last year when, although they popped, it felt decidedly wintery. But still, cherry blossoms always make me happy. #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Interesting things happen when you leave the house. Leaving the house is easier in the spring. And there are only 7 days left until it's here! #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We're at single days left! 8 of them until it's officially spring. #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

You haven't lived until someone on stilts dressed like a giant alien ant has walked straight over you. 10 more days! #SprigCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We were on the Islands, photographing swallows diving low over a lawn. "Umm... my lpve?" he said. I turned around to see a MASSIVE storm rushing over the lake, headed straight for us. Invigorating, that was. 11 days til Spring! #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I can't wait to get back on the Toronto Island ferry again! They are from the fifties, probably on their last legs, but there is something so special and cozy about them. What do you look forward to about spring? (12 days left!) #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Only 2 weeks left! This was my first-ever author photo, in which I'd forgotten that my glasses have transition lenses and turn dark outside. Could I see the photographer taking this photo? No, she was a blur. 😄 #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Spring and summer are the seasons of festivals, which for me means that it's the seasons of butts (here, I'm seen sort of watching the Toronto Pride parade). But it's still more fun than January. 15 days until spring! #SpringCountdown2026

Photo of me sitting in my wheelchair urrounded by multiple people's butts and legs, so close to touching my wheelchair. Someone stands in front of me, blocking the view

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Only 16 days left until spring, the season in which I follow waterfowl around and, with a bit of luck, interact with them (photo 1 shows me saying hi to a teenage duck and it mistaking my fingers for French fries). #SpringCountdown2026

anig out over I'm leaning out over the side of my wheelchair, my hand down by the duck, which is nibbling my finger

I'm sitting in the grass with my camera, laughing like a hyena after the duck nibbled my finger

I am sitting in front of the small bridge , and attempting to direct a duck to move to the side. It's right in front of me.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It's a lot easier to stop and smell the flowers when there actually are some. And there will be some very soon. 17 days until the seasons change! #SpringCountdown2026

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Trying to think of #RheumatoidArthritis topics for my next few columns. What are you struggling with? Anyone out these facing down retirement and/or life after 60 worrying about doing it with RA? What do you want to read about? What's missing?

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

18 days left until we can be outside after day without freezing off misc. bodyparts! #SpringCountdown2026

I am sitting in front of a lit-up fountain after dark, smiling into the camera.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

My #SpringCountdown2026 has started (perhaps a day late?). What better way to begin that with a lovely cow named Buttercup licking my feet.

I'm sitting in my power wheelchair, dressed from somewhere, and sticking out my foot. A Jersey cow named Buttercup is licking the top of my foot.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

GET PAID: In menopause and from the US? Researchers want to capture the lived experience and turn it into evidence that changes how menopause is understood and addressed. Learn more: pulse.ly/trkdtkqwtd

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

No one thinks this messing with time is a good idea, least of all pets on a feeding schedule.

Unhappy tabby cat: turning clocks back means I have to wait another hour for my food?

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Oh, look! We have a theme song!

If you're happy and you know it, overthink.
If you're happy and you know it, overthink.
If you're happy and you know it,
Give your brain a chance to blow it.
If you're happy and you know it, overthink.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Beautiful long weekend in Canada. I've spent it filling my creative well so I can show up bright-eyed and bushytailed to the desk tomorrow. Which is also part of the long weekend, but I can feel the #writing itch getting ready.

Beautiful tree half in sunlight with red and yellow leaves

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

All three on one bed? That only took a year....

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The @nytimes.com games responsiveness is extra weird today.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

GET PAID: Researchers are looking for people who have been diagnosed with a variety of conditions and their caregivers. Open globally and pays $95US for a one-hour interview. Learn more here: #RheumatoidArthritis pulse.ly/afjhprln3h

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In the past week, I have hit the 100-day mark in Finch. It has helped me make bigger strides to prioritize self-care than anything else I have ever done. Wow. Highly recommend.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Happy 5th birthday to my galoot of a lap cat, Oliver! He is my Big Boi, yodeling doofus baby who likes to snuggle and snuggle close (good luck taking a breath). He makes me laugh purely by his existence.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Happy 4th of July to my American friends!

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It's official: The Pollening is happening. I have doubled up on the antihistamines so I can think.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Right. Let me answer my own question about the frosting of the day. This is the Canadian year:

Canadian seasons, such as Fool's Spring and Hell's Front Porch. We are currently between Third Winter and The Pollening.

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The winners in the Chapter One Prize by Joan Dempsey have been announced! The first chapter of my novel Walk A Mile was selected for a Notable, and I'm SO thrilled!! Read the winning chapters here gutsygreatnovelist.com/winners-2025/

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Did you know I have a newsletter? It goes out every two weeks, contains unique #ChronicIllness content, my latest articles (because social media isn't reliable) and subscribers are the first to know about new releases. Join me here bit.ly/3xfydkz

Photos of me, cats, and my books. Text: during my email list: books, cats, chronic illness tips, distractions, and new releases

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

It's been a long and hectic week. Dinner decision was based on availability of alcohol. We're lightweights, so one each is sufficient.

A glass of wine next to a highball glass with gingerbread + spirits

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Lene Andersen @theseatedview.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Paying the cat tax. It's only fair. Meet Oliver, Pepper, and Nipsy.

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