General + breast surgeon, MedEd, DiversityAndInclusion, #KnittingLady (IT'S CROCHET). Bond University Clinical Curriculum Lead. Posts own opinion.
Rhea Liang
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This thread! I'm wheezing 🤣🤣🤣
Yikes. Spare yourself from reading this- it is basically <doubles down on sexism> in rather too many words. 😖 #verbiage
What? We're seriously equating meds for depression/managing hot flushes/addressing chronic pain with... <checks notes> an addictive, cancer-causing chemical? 💀🚬
Especially as antidepressants can be an adjunct for smoking cessation. These two things are totally not the same.
A couple of suggestions so far:
- Marvin Gaye, Sexual Healing
- Metallica, One
- The Doors, The End
“Actually , the accommodation in Palestine is very reasonable , we run several inns in the nearby area and only upcharge occasionally. I heard they WANTED a barn. Justice for innkeepers!”
I was in the radiotherapy waiting room today and ‘The Final Countdown’ came on too!! 🙄🤣🤦♀️ Also, same re toilets 🤷♀️ As long as they are kept clean, I’m happy! Thanks for the heads up re braille too, Kerrie x
Rhea Liang
This case of surgical instruments contains 2 steel scalpels and a lancet saw. Both used in surgery for opening up the skin, and cutting through tissue. One of the scalpels has a small arrow on it which would suggest that it was possibly property of the War Office during WWII.
By code it must be in Braille in a public building. How a visually impaired person finds that sign is another question.
Okay now you’ve got me thinking. Can we make a playlist of “Inappropriate Songs for a Doctor’s Waiting Room”?
Rhea Liang
Absolutely, Grade 1 Braille (uncontracted) is a letter-for-letter, word-for-word transcription of standard text, whereas Contracted Gr 2 Braille uses a complex system of shorthand abbreviations + contractions to save space + increase reading speed. See explanatory images of braille cells for each.
