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@ibdgirl76 @CMerandi I was given a Kleenex with lavender essential oils in the hospital after my hysterectomy.

So far this morning I've heard from double mastectomy pt, hysterectomy pt, D & C pt, C-section pt - all denied opioids post-op. Tylenol only. They're miserable, yet "experts" continue to tell you all how amazing it is that they no longer need opioids post-op.

@filmythic The last seasons they got their revenge. It felt oddly satisfying

Debating whether or not to watch the testaments for Chase. I only watched the first 3 seasons of the handmaids tale cause it was too depressing.

@charmphony It will make much more sense if you have seen the other. There are a lot of references to the history of Gilead and at least one of the main characters has a strong connection to a former lead character in Handmaids Tale.

Alguien sabe si es necesario ver The Handmaid's Tale para empezar The Testaments?😓

UPDATE: Letters from Leo can now independently confirm that the meeting took place — and that the Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that Pope Leo XIV shelved plans to visit the United States later this year. Many in the Vatican saw the Pentagon’s reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.

@morgfair My mother’s Alzheimer’s worsened significantly in 2020 following Covid infection and she passed from advanced Alzheimer’s. My father was her caregiver. He also got Covid and was diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer’s within 12 months of infection. He was fine previously.

I certainly saw this with my fiancé. Covid made his PD dementia much worse and he could no longer walk after his 2nd infection.

@exile72 @TheRealHaxel @JustEric I was in high school and I saw it live on tv

@TheRealHaxel @JustEric Breaks down by age. High schoolers like myself weren't watching it live. Grade schoolers were it seems.

Let me get this straight. You think a space shuttle with a civilian teacher on board exploded during launch, killing all on board, and teachers all across the country decided to show the *replay* to millions of students?

@davepl1968 Wrong, I watched it in economics class and I remember wondering if it was supposed to be covered in fire like that. Suddenly, everything got quiet and the teacher had to explain what had happened . Never forgot that experience.

99.9% of people who "experienced" the Challenger disaster saw it on replay and now remember it as live. Almost NO ONE was watching. Everyone thinks they were. It's a fascinating collective false memory.

The Trump administration has abruptly ended a Veterans Affairs home loan safety net, causing 10,000 veterans and their families to lose their homes: "When you lose your home, your house, nothing else matters... We didn't know that the foreclosure sale went through until somebody knocked on the front door."

My beautiful brother took his life 3 weeks ago & my wonderful sons have organised a charity football match in his memory. I would sincerely appreciate it if you all would share this post ❤️

Roo passed away on January 9th. For 10 years, he made each morning special. I will miss my best friend forever

We are called "the elderly." But that quiet label hides something most people rarely stop to consider. We are the last living witnesses of a world that no longer exists. Look at us and you might see gray hair, slower steps, and the patience that time teaches. But listen to our story — really listen — and you'll realize something extraordinary. We are the only generation in human history to have lived a fully analog childhood and a fully digital adulthood. That's not a small thing. That's one of the most breathtaking journeys a human being has ever been asked to make. We were born in the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s, into a world still rebuilding from the rubble of World War II. Our toys were marbles and hopscotch and card games at kitchen tables. When the streetlights flickered on, that was it — childhood adventures were over, and it was time to go home. No smartphones. No streaming. No endless scroll. We built our memories in the real world. With scraped knees and laughter echoing down streets and friendships formed face to face. In 1969, we sat in living rooms staring at black-and-white televisions as Neil Armstrong took humanity's first steps on the Moon. Hundreds of thousands of us stood in muddy fields at Woodstock believing — really believing — that music and community could reshape the future. We fell in love to vinyl records spinning on turntables. We waited days, sometimes weeks, for handwritten letters to arrive. We learned patience because information didn't come instantly. Mistakes were fixed with erasers — not a delete button. Then the world transformed. Machines that once filled entire rooms shrank to devices lighter than a paperback. We went from rotary phones and party lines to seeing the face of someone we love on the other side of the ocean — instantly, on something that fits in a pocket. We watched the birth of the personal computer. The arrival of the internet. The smartphone. Artificial intelligence. And through every single shift — we adapted. Not because it was easy. Because that's what our generation does. We also carry the weight of history in our bodies. We grew up afraid of polio and tuberculosis. We watched science defeat them. We witnessed the discovery of the structure of DNA, the decoding of the human genome, the transformation of medicine itself. We survived pandemics across decades — and kept going. Few generations have been asked to absorb so much change in a single lifetime. And through all of it, certain things never changed. We still know the joy of a cold glass of lemonade on a hot afternoon. The taste of vegetables picked straight from a garden. The value of a long conversation that unfolds slowly, without a screen interrupting it. We have celebrated births and mourned losses. Carried the stories of friends who are gone. Watched the world become something our younger selves couldn't have imagined — and found ways to belong in it anyway. We are not relics. We are living bridges between two entirely different worlds. Our memory carries something the modern world needs — proof that progress doesn't have to erase wisdom. That speed doesn't have to replace patience, kindness, or reflection. So when someone calls us elderly, we can smile. Because behind that word is something remarkable. We crossed two centuries. Witnessed eight decades of transformation. Walked from handwritten letters to artificial intelligence — and never lost our sense of what actually matters.

My bestie was in the hospital because her alcohol wipes were contaminated. Check yours ❤️ tiktok.com/t/ZP8bgU91c/

NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms. You have to listen to this.

According to a new KFF poll, 1 in 10 Americans covered by the ACA last year have dropped their coverage. Those still enrolled have seen, on average, a 114% increase in their premiums. Republicans gutted the Affordable Care Act and now we’re seeing the consequences.

@Michaeljos92972 Looking forward to buying it!

NEXT BOOK COMING Just about to launch my third book. A little more work to do. Might be some of my best writing so far. From the author of  The Final Broadcast and Bella,  Michael J. Whelan delivers a lyrical, genre-bending novel that transforms a single round of golf into a profound spiritual reckoning. After a lightning strike leaves him walking an otherworldly course, a man facing illness, caregiving, and the quiet collapse of certainty is guided through nine mysterious holes by the spirits of golf’s greatest legends—each embodying a hard-won truth about integrity, resilience, courage, joy, forgiveness, and intention. As the lessons move beyond the game and into the heart of a life shaped by love and loss, the journey becomes less about redemption than remembrance: how to live honestly, love fiercely, and finish well. Blending magical realism, sports mythology, and deeply human reflection, The Fairways of Wisdom will resonate with readers who loved The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Field of Dreams, and character-driven stories about meaning, mortality, and grace.

CNN's Christiane Amanpour exposes Trump's massive lie. She confirms the White House admits off the record that "peace talks" with Iran are completely fake. Iran is calling it fake news and accusing Trump of just trying to manipulate the stock market.

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.