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Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

Is that you on voiceover, Tiffany? I hope so 🤗

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Tiffany Ryder's avatar

It is! Mae talked me into it!

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Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

So glad! Yay Mae!!

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Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

Loved how you repurposed this in X! I still think of it as Twitter. 😁

On X, I'm @biggirlpoker

I followed you there, too

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Tiffany Ryder's avatar

That makes me happy! It was the first time I'd ever tried that! Glad you liked it. I'll find you on X and follow there too!

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Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

Wonderful! I resonate with what you say, Tiffany. A lot!

I was my mother's healthcare advocate for 20 years, and at 6'5", I told them my passcode to talk over the phone when Mom was in the hospital was Big B*tch.

They always laughed out loud, then paid attention when I called. Mom said I was good for their posture when I entered the floor when she was admitted 😜

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Tiffany Ryder's avatar

Omg I just love this story!! Report matters so much 💕

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Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

Thought you would get a chuckle, too 💕

Respect of the patient is too often overlooked and discounted. THAT brings out my warrior spirit!

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Mae Salinas's avatar

I loved how you put on the analyst hat, wrote down data, and came up with a conclusion! Taking pauses, being mindful and focus - these are gifts for ourselves.

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Tiffany Ryder's avatar

Actually employing that process sooner probably would have saved me weeks of suffering. It happens to all of us I guess... Oops!

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Chris Falk's avatar

Agree & thx for a different perspective on this. I tend to take the masking route to date, admittedly (i.e ibuprofen etc)

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Tiffany Ryder's avatar

Totally get it - especially since getting medical care is such a racket most of the time! Thank you for reading!

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