Beverley
TalktoBeverley@mas.to
<p>People puzzle me more each day that passes.<br />Left. Definitely on the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>left</span></a>.<br />Join a union. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TUC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/COVIDhermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>COVIDhermit</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/COVIDsafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>COVIDsafe</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WearaMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WearaMask</span></a><br /
Posts
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Post #4137704
Some days this whole #caring thing is such a struggle. I’m bad at letting things ‘wash over’ me, even though I know the person for whom I #care can’t help but… [insert whatever petty, trivial issue has ruffled my feathers today]. I know I’m ‘cutting my nose off to spite my face’ at times. But the inner battle is so ferocious… I hate that I’m trapped and yet know that I could and should make better choices which would alleviate the situation. These choices are muddled by misplaced guilt and th...
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Post #4043518
When I was first diagnosed, ILO was known as Involuntary Laryngeal Obstruction. It now seems to be referred to as ‘Inducable’. “ILO happens when the vocal cords close when they should be open for breathing, creating a narrowing (obstruction) in the upper airway, at the level of the throat. ILO breathing is often noisy, and often misdiagnosed as asthma.” It’s terrifying when it happens and it’s difficult not to panic. Mine began following surgery to remove my thyroid (cancer). Apparently throat...