Grace 🐈‍⬛ 💜🦽 @candid_kitten Twitter profile

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Grace 🐈‍⬛ 💜🦽

9 months

Measles now, what happens when you get polio? What are you going to do? What doctor will you see. I hate to tell you this, but there are very few docs that actually treat polio

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@candid_kitten

3 years

It's absurd to me, as a 29yo polio survivor with permanent paralysis, that people would rather risk long term cardiac or respiratory problems instead of taking a safe & effective vaccine

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Stop acting like vaccine mandates are new. You had 4 doses of polio vaccines before you were 6yo

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Why are 9 people who do not have medical degrees deciding what my uterus and I can and cannot do?

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@candid_kitten

6 months

@EruditeElf Wait IN the birthing suite after giving birth????

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Hospitals aren't lacking beds, they're lacking STAFF There's a major difference here

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@candid_kitten

4 years

Many people wear orthotic or prosthetic devices every day for their entire lives. If I can wear this leg brace for 12-18 hours every day of my life, I promise that you can wear that mask #COVID19

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Grace 🐈‍⬛ 💜🦽

@candid_kitten

3 years

#WhyIVax ? Because I've already survived 1 vaccine preventable disease and I damn well plan to survive covid #vaccines #VaccinesWork

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@candid_kitten

4 years

So I just learned that some med students apply to OBGYN so they can deny women abortions. If this is you, GTFO of medicine. That’s my tweet.

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@candid_kitten

3 years

I'm 29yo polio survivor - I was not vaccinated during the year I lived in India Now I live with paralysis & other neurological issues - all these were preventable with a vaccine #COVID19 is preventable - please talk to your healthcare team & get vaccinated! #VaccinesWork 💉

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Grace 🐈‍⬛ 💜🦽

@candid_kitten

1 year

@annethegnome Okay but edible arrangements sorry for misgendering you basket would be fire

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@candid_kitten

5 months

@mowwyjane I feel like that’s better than “it’s giving pacemaker vibes” 😂

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@candid_kitten

3 months

@Angry_Staffer What can I do to help get the word out about Project 2025? I post, comment, have a couple great graphics, anything else I/we can do besides keep getting the word out? Have a great Friday!!

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@candid_kitten

3 years

This is my spine at 29yo. Polio did this, this is 100% preventable. #WhyIVax #VaccinesWork

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@candid_kitten

4 months

@dojo_black @nilanmorton Um yes? She’s absolutely serious, many people cannot function without glasses, it’s abusive to prevent someone access to their vision

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@BrettKelman I am a polio survivor, halting vaccine outreach to kids is abhorrent & downright insulting

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@candid_kitten

9 months

You know, it’s really easy to NOT be kicked out of medical school, just don’t harass and threaten people 💅🏽

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@Angry_Staffer I live right where it’s happening, it’s not a good day here :(

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Happy #WorldPolioDay !! I'm a 29yo polio survivor & vaccine advocate! The last domestic case of polio in the US was 1979. My goal is to #EndPolioNow through education and science 💉 #worldPolioDay2021

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@candid_kitten

2 years

@kevinnbass Patients don’t have to discuss their diagnoses with anyone but themselves and their provider. As an MD student you should know that

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@candid_kitten

5 months

@JulianaLung Tell me you hate women’s health without telling me you hate women’s health

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@candid_kitten

6 months

@EruditeElf HOW IS THAT NOT ASSAULT

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Saying "give the child up for adoption" is still forcing someone to give birth Signed, A 29yo adoptee

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@StephenKing I'm a 29yo polio survivor who cannot believe the anti-vax sentiment

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@candid_kitten

10 months

Surgeon walks up: something something bowel obstruction, admit to medicine, resident will see Me: *immediately looks sad* Surgeon *pulls out uncrustable and slides it across my desk* Me *no longer sad*

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@candid_kitten

1 year

I will not spend my paycheck on a 12ft Home Depot Skeleton I will not spend my paycheck on a 12ft Home Depot Skeleton I will not spend my paycheck on a 12ft Home Depot Skeleton I will not spend my paycheck on a 12ft Home Depot Skeleton

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Grace 🐈‍⬛ 💜🦽

@candid_kitten

8 months

Wait, shouldn’t @RonDeSantis be required to carry his campaign to term?

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@candid_kitten

2 years

@B52Malmet I’m a 30yo polio survivor and I’m livid

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@candid_kitten

3 years

"vaccine passports" are the same thing as immunization cards - those things you have to submit to schools, camps, universities & sometimes employers

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@candid_kitten

11 months

Stop having baby delivery jingles in the hospital, it’s disrespectful I will die on this hill ⛰️

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@Giniroryu_Gin @Echoisweird @BlazedBlob Thank you both for explaining your perspectives!

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@candid_kitten

6 months

@RuralFMPA @EruditeElf Like I waited the whole ass 6 weeks after a fucking tubal. WHAT THE FUCK

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@candid_kitten

3 months

@Olas_Truth Literallyyyy. Plus our disabilities make us have to be creative in the bedroom

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@candid_kitten

9 months

Wrong. We vaccinate for polio routinely. Thats why YOU AND YOUR KIDS DONT HAVE IT

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@Rklawton @candid_kitten @shrinershosp Free through the vaccines for children program at your pediatrician or health department. Although routine vaccination for polio isn’t a thing, since we haven’t had it in the US for so long.

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@candid_kitten

4 years

Who else cavi-wipes their phone before and after their shift

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@candid_kitten

9 months

We don’t have polio BECAUSE we vaccinate, not because it’s “magically” gone

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@candid_kitten

3 years

I immediately thought of @nursekelsey & her littles 💖😂

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@candid_kitten

1 year

“I was abusive to staff why did they fire me” Fuck around and find out

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1 year

Ok-I was gonna try to get over this-but I am a liver transplant recipient with breast cancer facing double mastectomy at the end of August and now I have no primary care doctor. A lawyer contacted me-i hesitated- Nor more! Would any lawyer out there help me? Very scared. 💜💚🤍

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@candid_kitten

2 years

It's my adoption day!!! ✨ 29 years in the states and I must say, I have a damn good village 💜

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@candid_kitten

2 years

Well guys, after starting this process in 2021, getting denied, fighting & getting approval, CHAIR DAY IS HERE!!!!!! #happychairday !!!!! 🦽

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@candid_kitten

7 months

@ChildrensHD Lol…none of you have polio bc you were vaccinated

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@candid_kitten

2 years

@Guslefou149 @JoshuaPHilll At least it’s accurate 😂

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@candid_kitten

7 months

Get the fuck out of medicine. We’re don’t victim blame suicide

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@bfhermann

7 months

@bridget__marc Wasn’t the person in question an ophthalmology resident? Historically that would not be considered an overly taxing residency in comparison to other specialities. Perhaps this was more of a personal mental health issue than an environmental one.

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@candid_kitten

8 months

Y’all talking about how only 1% of polio is paralytic. Bro, the paralysis is the EASIEST part of my life, it’s the ongoing neurological fuckery that occurs daily which is way worse Ya’ll really know nothing about polio and it shows

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@candid_kitten

2 years

Since polio’s been detected in the US again, let me remind you what polio can do to someone ❗️Paralysis ❗️Constant cold sensation ❗️Recurrent urinary infections ❗️Dysautonomia ❗️Osteoprosis ❗️Bone fractures I’m only 30yo, nobody should suffer from polio #GetVaccinated

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@candid_kitten

5 months

@plastic_baggy17 Ask why she doesn’t have polio!!

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@candid_kitten

7 years

❄️😺 #FBRParty ❄️😺 #FBRParty I’m throwing my first #FBR party! Lets do a cat theme! Share GIFs, memes, photos or videos that are cat related! Love to meet some other fellow medical staff resisters! Please like & RT Follow back Invite other Resisters Have fun!!

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Hey #GOP which is it? If Biden "isn't president" then you can't invoke the #25thAmendment

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@candid_kitten

3 months

@generalorthomd @UHC Waiting for @UHC to pop in saying “We would love to help, please DM us with more information”

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@yeet_the_ute And then sometimes you’ll still have to call the police or hit the office panic button bc a male is upset at their results (I used to work at a fertility clinic)

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@candid_kitten

9 months

@DarleneDempsey6 I don’t want to see the face of the person who makes a ddx with “polio” I tell ALLLLL my medical friends if you have a polio pt and you just don’t know what the fuck to do, I will HAPPILY give my thoughts bc polio is the “hold my beer” of medicine

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@SecVilsack Thank you for sharing; vaccines are so important!! I'm a 29yo polio survivor who wasn't vaccinated, I'd love to collaborate with you and do some advocacy! Reach out if you're interested!

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@candid_kitten

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@rkh_md I can’t imagine the 10 seconds of imposter syndrome that pathologist had like questioning his entire medical ed and then going “what the actual fuck”

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@candid_kitten

8 months

@nilanmorton This also brings up the issue of disabled people more likely staying in abusive relationships because of needing help

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@candid_kitten

9 months

What was my biggest accomplishment of 2023? Fighting and winning my wheelchair🦽

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@candid_kitten

2 months

@quality_nguyen 1000000% grounds for divorce and do it before the election

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@emrazz ask why they don’t have polio 😈

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@candid_kitten

1 year

Happy Polio Week! What do you think of when you hear “polio?” Leg braces, iron lungs, 1950’s, Salk, Sabin, a thing of the past? I’m a 31yo polio survivor & #WereStillHere Polio is 🔹 Chronic fatigue 🔹 Progressive muscle weakness 🔹 Regular UTI’s 🔹19 surgeries #VaccinesWork

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@candid_kitten

3 years

If you want to complain about how polio and covid aren't the same, try asking a polio survivor first

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@candid_kitten

7 months

This guy is a fucking joke of a physician

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Less than 1% of polio cases are paralytic but we still vaccinate for polio

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@AndrewYang I developed cat allergies while living with my cats, we went to the allergist and found a solution so we didn't have to give up my beautiful kitty

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@candid_kitten

5 years

Doctors became doctors to treat and care for patients. 👩🏽‍⚕️🏥 They did not become doctors to justify to insurance companies 🏢 why someone deserves the best care. They deserve the best care bc they are ❤️HUMAN ❤️

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@TrueFactsStated I legit do not want to be pulled over by a cop who isn't vaxxed. They come in contact with so many people, just like healthcare workers, they can EASILY pass it on, unknown to the person pulled over

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@candid_kitten

1 year

Spam me with your cats, today has been shit 😢

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@candid_kitten

3 years

As we all know, polio makes me sassy as hell & VERY GRUMPY! May I present to you my newest addition from @SilverStars87 💕💜💉 Shout-out to @MamaDoctorJones for a fantastic shirt idea! #VaccinesWork #vaccinated #VaccinesSaveLives #polio

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@candid_kitten

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@MrsPA_C Because women’s pain control is woefully inadequate and for some reason many think “oh c-section. Ya you’re just fine, couldn’t be in pain”

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Does it surprise anyone that the crowd screaming "HIPPA" can't even spell HIPAA 💁🏽‍♀️

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@dog_rates @briellewestwood Here is lily in her pineapple

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@candid_kitten

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@ciirarref I have questions about the LEEP and TAH-BSO if this is a 58y male

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@candid_kitten

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@theliamnissan The wheelchair jokes are the funniest part I personally can’t stop laughing at this this evolved 😂

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@candid_kitten

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3 weeks ago my dad had an emergency bowel resection for septic c.diff. Now he’s moving to a rehab facility! Through all of this, medtwitter has been a rock 💜 Ppl who DM’d after my scared tweet, my close group and medtwitter to IRL friends, thank you for taking care of me 💜

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@BlockedBloc Lmao, so this post isn’t going to way you planned

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Remember why you don't have polio? Vaccines

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@candid_kitten

9 months

The funniest timeline I’ve ever seen, the GOP are so gullible to think this is actually Liam Neeson

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Guess who's back? Back again? Nissan's back. Tell the Flynns.

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@candid_kitten

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@JaymetheRN Wait they literally cracked a dudes chest open and then said “no pain meds”????

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@candid_kitten

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@jtrebach Shriners was HUGE on this, they dealt with so many lawn mower injuries

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@candid_kitten

2 years

@DrCasteelEM LMAO omg multiple thought 1) OF COURSE ITS MISSOURI 😂🙃 2) If I had the time, money and physical ability, I WOULD 1000% HAVE A FALCON INVOLVED IN MY LIFE 😂 This is an amazing tweet

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@amybtatom @j_thePA @myrabatchelder Almost like viruses cause long term issues.... (I'm a polio survivor, henc my sarcasm 🙃)

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@DrEricDing @ainissaramirez As a 29yo polio survivor, I cannot tell you how happy I am polio is MOSTLY eradicated. Nobody should be my age with polio

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@nursekelsey Post virus syndrome is real and since we don’t remember polio, we don’t remember the long term damage viruses cause

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@candid_kitten

3 years

Surgery day is here and this gown can fit 3 of me 😂😂😂

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@evolutionarypsy I LOVE masks, I haven't had a cold in 2.5yrs. As a phlebotomist I'm less than a foot from your face to do my job, I will absolutely continue to wear one after the pandemic, especially from October to March

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@ronibats Almost as if viruses can cause long term neurological problems *ahem, polio*

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@candid_kitten

2 years

@BadassBitchMA People need to stop shitting on family med. they have to know SO much and see a myriad of things. Plus FM is the first stop for preventing issues, lots of acute care & keeping people functional. If you wanna do FM, do it proudly, it’s an amazing specialty!!

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@candid_kitten

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@TheWriteJennyG He’s a former MD/PHD student who was harassing and threatening people - got called on his shit. Spiraled and got kicked out. This is good

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@sahoola @BrettKelman India! Didn't get vaccinated unfortunately - when I came to the states my adoptive family got me all caught up!

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@candid_kitten

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@aliciaandrz Dads a professor, if any of us kids took his classes we could audit them but if we wanted grades someone else had to grade them, iirc - I went medical and dads an engineer so I never took anything

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@candid_kitten

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@j_thePA I floored that as a phlebotomist I cannot be trained to give injections

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@swhitall 29yo polio survivor here! Always loved Joni Mitchell! 💚

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@ffmichelle Yooo, 31yo polio survivor has entered the chat 💅🏽

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@candid_kitten

1 year

The fact you’re more concerned about how I phrased this than the fact I SURVIVED POLIO and live to tweet about it is super telling Stop. Telling. Disabled. People. How. To. Celebrate. Their. Survival.

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@candid_kitten Facts speak for themselves. Happy polio doesn’t exist… it’s a harmful message that’s all. You’re free to celebrate surviving but happy polio doesn’t exist is as simple as that.

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@candid_kitten

3 years

@BrettKelman YESSS!!!! THIS POLIO SURVIVOR THANKS YOU!!

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@MarchingFourth @MaudPowell3 I absolutely followed you in hopes for a video 😂💜

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@candid_kitten

9 months

@DarleneDempsey6 I also worry it wouldn’t be recognized and people may be unexpectedly infected

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@RNSuperHero “Rapidly say a prayer” I have no words bc I am laughing way too hard 😂😂

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@candid_kitten

1 year

@blah_blablather Nah, you harassed healthcare workers, a minority group at that, they can 100% fire you form their clinic

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@candid_kitten

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@AdamLake @Johngcole I mean polio, ozempic and Botox aren’t really comparable Signed, A polio survivor

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@candid_kitten

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@adamcifu My grandpa lived from 1914 to 2014 and swore by happy hour at 4pm. 1 or 2 whiskey on the rocks 🥃, cape cod potato chips and local cape cod ice cream after dinner

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