Thread by @Naomi_D_Harvey

Hi 👋🏻 I seem to have gained a few new followers lately. So a brief introduction seems due!

I’m a research scientist with a specialist topic in companion animal behaviour & welfare, skills in veterinary epidemiology & psychometric tool development.

I’m also chronically ill ♿️

I’ve been chronically ill with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitus since a virus destroyed my health aged 15. I also recently learned I have #POTS too.

I’m a patient-expert in ME and my body reacted so badly to my Covid vaccines that my ME is now Severe. I cannot work & am housebound.

I need a wheelchair on the rare occasions I can leave the house, but cannot push myself etc so I rely on my spouse as my carer.

I can stand and walk very short distances so I am what’s called an ambulatory wheelchair user.

I am ‘woke’ and liberal, and I try to be a good ally to LGBTQ+ communities. I am also neurodivergent.

I tweet mostly about ME now as trying to navigate my Severe ME has taken over everything for me.

I also tweet about Long Covid and sometimes my dog 🐶 plants 🪴 & flowers 🌷

I am not well enough to get into debates or arguments. I simply don’t have the energy anymore to waste like that. If you try to debate me, I will likely just Mute you for my own wellbeing.

I block when needed for this reason too. Twitter is where I find community, not anger.

If all that is ok with you, then welcome and thanks for following!

Here’s a rose from my garden for your timeline.