Laura Brown

This is your friendly reminder that I am “the vulnerable.” Me, the person who can be giving a presentation to 500 people one day, and be in a hospital bed with a raging community-acquired infection the next. I am the immunosuppressed. It’s not just the elderly at risk.

@JessLReid Oh I am so sorry 💕

Rollercoaster of a week. Should be celebrating that I was able to publish stories in two of the biggest papers in one week. But my dog died. So ...

@ReporterTeresa Ugh, Teresa, I'm so sorry. These layoffs are so disheartening. 💕

I am among some really great colleagues who have been affected by these layoffs. It’s a bad day for journalism and for democracy when reporters lose their jobs. newswire.ca/news-releases/…

I'm officially calling 2023 as the year of the professional step back. The year we take a pause to recharge our batteries.

🧵🧵🧵 #cdnmedia #cdnjourno this is my friend who has been utterly failed by the #cdnmedical system. They've let her fall so far through the cracks that #MAID feels like the only option.

@CamGuthrie Get the hospital 24/h imaging in the ER

To make #Guelph even better, I’d suggest we _____________________.

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@davidsunlee This happened to me at a sushi place when they forgot one part of my order. Gave me free drinks, dessert, handwritten note. It was NBD to me.

@Farfbaz It's it following a vein? If so, doctor ASAP

“It’s very exciting for us to actually find something that’s wrong — that it’s in the patient’s lungs and not in their head,” Parraga said. WOW. Just wow. Medical gaslighting at its finest! Believe👏🏻The👏🏻Damn👏🏻Patient

@TheSeatedView @Farfbaz Was just going to say this. Mine started last night. Seized right up, woke with migraine and unbelievable fatigue. I've done nothing but rest, nap and read. We're all in the same shitty weather system 🥴

@Farfbaz Yeah, those wild swings are awful

Inexplicable flare hit out of the blue last night and has grown through today. Was thisclose to the rocking-and-moaning stage, took opioids and... now I'm in a lot of pain, but can hold a light conversation (with the cats). These meds are essential. #ChronicPain

@catt_guinee @lolacoaster Puggle? We became experts at reaching down ours' throat to pull out whatever found treat he decided to eat 🤦🏻‍♀️

Cons: had to take dog to vet ER (she is probably fine, we are just paranoid dog mommies) Pros: someone in this vet ER parking lot has a Babu Frik vanity license plate

🎉Surgery 🎉 is 🎉 scheduled!! 🎉

This is the face of a patient who, when first diagnosed with a large uterine fibroid in June 2021, was in a position to receive a minimally invasive hysterectomy. But now, thanks to Covid delays, needs a full abdominal surgery bc it has continued to grow while waiting. #CDNhealth

Why is my Wordle a day behind?!

@LuisaMuhleisen And thank you 💕

@LuisaMuhleisen Same. This is what's considered a non-urgent/elective surgery 🤯

@LuisaMuhleisen The thought has crossed my mind, but I'm so far down this road already and I really like my surgeon. I know her hands are tied. I'm sorry about your friend, I hope it went well for her.

When even the weather network is 110% over winter.

@AmieeKush @Kate_Hollis21 I'm the same as Amiee!