Dr. Louise Hutchinson

So I have some news! I'm going to be Dr Hutchinson!! Passed my PhD viva last week :) Thank you to everyone at @UniRdg_SAPD whose supported me along the way and @bwars2000 for cultivating the love of bees that inspired me to start this journey.

GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SALAH 4-1 LIVERPOOL ARE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

the news: - 3 women murdered by an ex with a crossbow - Tampons have arsenic & lead in them - 80% of all Autoimmune diseases in women due to the role they play societally - Men abusing women goes up 38% when England lose the internet: has feminism gone too far?

Can we stop referring to the victims as John Hunt's wife and daughters, please? I know he will be suffering immensely, but the victims' names were Carol, Hannah, and Louise. They weren't just somebody's wife and daughter. They were women, murdered by a man #kyleclifford

Trent Alexander-Arnold. Mentality Monster!!!!!

@JonathanPieNews I never thought I'd see the day I'd cheer on a Tory member constituency win ... but here we are 😂

How pissed off do you think Sunak is that he kept his seat?

@carla_denyer Congratulations Carla. I was incredibly impressed with you during the election debates, and am confident Bristol is in safe hands. I hope in my lifetime we see more and more Green candidates being elected to serve our country and protect our planet 💚

WE DID IT! Bristol, we made history💚 Thank you so much to the people of Bristol Central who have elected me as their MP As this city's first Green MP, I promise to be a strong, independent voice for Bristol's values, pushing the govt to be bolder on the issues that matter

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kick the Tories into third place will only happen if enough people vote tactically to defeat their local Conservative. Such pragmatism could see dozens of ‘Portillo moments’ in the early hours of Friday morning 5/8

Biodiversity looking blooming marvelous on @UniofReading @ReadingBioSci campus on mid-summer's day! #Bioblitz @lulabug22 @AliceHaughan @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany @BotanyRNG @hatbirder

Dragonfli now selling "pocket sized" bumblebee colonies, new to their range. Please do not buy bumblebees reared in huge European factories. They are at best pointless, and at worst a potential source of parasites. Finally, something useful Nigel Farage could tackle...

@hatbirder @UniofReading @MisterJamesP8 @drmgoeswild @BotanyRNG @ReadingBioSci Wonderful. Thank you ☺️

@lulabug22 @UniofReading @MisterJamesP8 @drmgoeswild @BotanyRNG @ReadingBioSci Both in the Harris Gardens 🙂

Three of the four orchid species currently flowering on the @UniofReading campus: Bee, Common spotted and Heath spotted (Pyramidal not pictured). No White Helleborine flowering this year but Broad-leaved on the way, thanks @MisterJamesP8 for sharing!

Can you do something for me? This is an extended cut of the @CBSMornings interview. Parts of this will be hard to watch, but I hope you will brave it, & further understand what this Texas Abortion Law nightmare is like. Please watch & share🙌🏻❤️💔 youtu.be/3bKEFXZufeM?si…

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like. Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out. The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked. I'll let you decide how you feel about that. After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way. The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?! No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!". Can you even imagine how that must feel? The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck. I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances. So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved. So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C. They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home. So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget. She had to be rushed to the hospital. By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out. They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her. Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD! God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done. If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view. It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be. If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

@TheRyanHamilton I'm in awe of your strength in the face of such vitriol from pro birthers. I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending you both love from here in the UK. Don't let them get you down. So many of us are on your side and will be here to share your story for as long as you need us to ❤️

As the barrage continues, I think I’m starting to understand the “pro life” point of view from these “patriots”. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the gist seems to be this: Our women can die, as long as we get to keep our guns. - Texas USA 2024 🇺🇸 God help us 💔

‘I’m calling a general election.’

@UniofReading The cygnets have started to hatcĥ. Looks to be 2, maybe 3, so far 😊

Sun, cycle and cygnets (coming soon!) Campus is wearing this weather beautifully and we're so glad the sun's out to welcome our new web-footed residents! #CampusLife #UniofReading #SpringWatch #BabyBirds

@JonathanPieNews Woohoo. JP on the West End!!! So proud and pleased for you. You deserve this.

This shit just got real. Starting tomorrow for a limited 2 week run. JonathanPie.com for tickets

In awe of @JonathanPieNews tonight in Oxford. Heroes & Villains had me laughing out loud and squirming uncomfortably; often at the same time 😅 Highly recommend catching a slice of Pie on tour.