Tilman Andris

@tilmanandris.bsky.social

Philosophy graduate | former science event organiser | former performance artist | ‘former’ and ‘ex’ at most of everything due to #MEcfs

As an infrequent user of this site and reaching mostly people impoverished by ME, I always hesitate to ask for help. But: My dear friend Nevra is struggling to keep a safe roof over her head. Any donation you can spare is deeply appreciated, as is sharing and boosting her posts. #MEcfs #NEISvoid

Liz Nevra A.@nlizaki.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The constant battle of homelessness vs. treatment is getting too much for this very severe mecfs patient. The fact that I may really just have to go back to DV is k*11ing me. PayPal: PayPal.me/SaveLizNevra GoFundMe: GoFundMe.com/f/save-nevra

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Nevra Ahmed: I feel cornered by life again.
Nevra Ahmed: No matter how hard I try, it just doesn't work.
Nevra Ahmed: My abuser is also so hurtful even when he thinks he's being nice. He only sees us as an extension of himself. Not as actual human beings who suffer.
Nevra Ahmed: He keeps saying all this bs, and the only reason I'm not responding is because I might need to go back home.
Nevra Ahmed: But just being on the phone with him for two minutes is traumatizing.
Nevra Ahmed: He really thinks he's my cure.

We stand in solidarity with our Dutch friends at today’s PAIS protest in Den Haag. We ask our friends in the Dutch #LongCovid and #mecfs communities to support this powerful call for recognition and action

Marjon Antoons@marjonantoons.eurosky.social · 8mo ago

Nog steeds zijn er mensen die niet hersteld zijn van een Covid-besmetting. Het leven gaat aan hen voorbij en geld voor onderzoek naar LongCovid dreigt op te raken. @volkskrant.nl schreef een indrukwekkend artikel. Wil je je steun betuigen? Kijk op hetpaisprotest.nl en doe mee om 14.00 #NietHersteld

“Met energie die we niet hebben, organiseren we vanuit ons bed deze demonstratie. Iets dat me elke dag weer verdrietig en trots tegelijk maakt.” Kim is strijdbaar en hoopt tijdens het protest als PAIS-patiënt op erkenning.” #PAISProtest #NietHersteld www.linda.nl/lifestyle/ge...

Kim (37) heeft long covid en strijdt voor erkenning: 'We leven achter gesloten deuren dus worden niet gezien'

Kim van Noord kreeg in 2022 de diagnose long covid. Haar leven is sindsdien veranderd. "Al bijna vier jaar leef ik veelal uit het zicht."

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Actions For Allies With increasing transphobia in the media and politics, being trans is getting more dangerous every day. Trans people’s access to public spaces, services, and healthcare are being re...

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'Our societal bias that exercise can only ever heal, never harm, is incredibly pervasive. It is playing out right now in how we understand and discuss #LongCovid, and as we have done in relation to #MEcfs for decades.' May be one of main reasons why no further in finding a cure for those conditions

BJGP@bjgp.org · 12mo ago

BJGPLife: What does the fallout from the ‘Salt Path’ saga tell us about our society’s ideas about chronic illness and exercise? bjgplife.com/what-do... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Es gibt unter Menschen, die nicht von ME/CFS oder anderen marginalisierten Krankheiten betroffen sind, eine weitverbreitete Illusion: Dass wir in einem Sozialstaat leben, in dem alle Kranken zumindest eine grundlegende auf sie zugeschnittene medizinische Versorgung erhalten. 🧵

In criticising DecodeME. The usual psychologisers, Paul Garner, Alan Carson, Simon Wessely, have all focused on one argument. They say: “Genetic associations are also found in depression”. As if that makes finding them in ME/CFS meaningless. 🧵

Jedes Auftreten von #PEM muss bei #MECFS nach Möglichkeit vermieden werden, da jedes Mal die Gefahr einer dauerhaften Verschlechterung besteht. In dieser Befragungsstudie berichteten 67,1% der Betroffenen, das bereits erlebt zu haben. Also keine Seltenheit, sondern reale Gefahr.

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Bettina Grande@bettinagrande.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Was für schwerstes ME/CFS gilt, gilt auch für mild, moderat & schwer: Hier ist die existenzielle Zuspitzung am sichtbarsten- doch jede Belastung über die Grenzen hinaus kann in jedem Stadium unumkehrbar schaden. #SevereMe #VerySevereMe #PEM #MECFS #PEMistnichtverhandelbar #NoReha #NoGET

Very Severe ME is a relentless suppression of everything it means to be human, a denial of nearly every one of the most basic instincts and desires. And where even the capacity to grieve or process that incomprehensible loss is taken away.