e_lana

@e-lana.bsky.social

Minneapolis. If you know me, you know.

Even if it wasn’t AI-generated, the MPS “transformation plan” slide deck represents the worst of what AI has wrought - way too many bullet points that say nothing, mistaking organized information for meaningful information. I hate it and I hate everything.

My 12yo has been profoundly unwell for 3 weeks with neuropsychiatric symptoms from autoimmune encephalitis. But she just suggested we watch John Carpenter’s They Live together so now I’m watching this for the first time and wow, this is WILD.

Do you know what it’s like to have your child suffering beyond imagining and the health care system being unable to identify exactly what’s causing it and shrugging its shoulders? That’s basically what life with a child with PANS is like

I guess I'll add that Dolly Parton is up there with Fred Rogers in terms of truly achieving what I think a Christian living their faith in public life should be like.

Anyone I know headed to MN Council of Nonprofits fundraising conference tomorrow? I’ll be presenting in the first breakout session and would love some friendly faces.

• Do's and Don'ts of Emergency Fundraising While Experiencing
Trauma
Lead presenter: Elana Schwartzman, Center for Victims of Torture
Track: Equity & Human-Centered
Fundraising
How do you raise emergency funds while managing your own trauma and stress? The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) lost 75% of its funding in one year due to the elimination of foreign aid, followed by the community trauma of ICE enforcement in Minnesota. Hear takeaways from CVT members on effective tactics for fundraising across the donor spectrum, and how they learned that being transparent about organizational impacts and trauma can strengthen donor relationships.

I hate OCD. Hate it. People think it's just being obsessed with order and neatness but it's really like snares or vines that keep you trapped and force you to feel solely responsible for your own safety and the safety of others.

Big day for infestations! My ex has scabies so the children and myself must get treated. And this was pulled out of my garage wall this morning

Nest of bees

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