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Dina

@beanster

Bits of my chronically ill, black, millennial, queer, jew-ish life. I do data/base things for fundraisers for scientist and science advocates. If you came here from my wife's account, I'm sorry.

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And we're still out here choosing respectable white men over black women who get shit done... when will we learn?

04.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The same way you don't want people bombing you and your loved ones is the same exact thing that other people feel where they live.

02.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 1784 πŸ” 482 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œMost people live in fear of some terrible event changing their lives. For the chronically ill, this terrible event has already happened, and we have been let in on an amazing secret: You fight and you survive. There is no other way. You adapt, and your life changes, but in the end you go on with whatever compromises you have been forced to make, whatever losses you have been forced to endure. You learn to balance your fears with the simple truth that you must go on living."

β€œMost people live in fear of some terrible event changing their lives. For the chronically ill, this terrible event has already happened, and we have been let in on an amazing secret: You fight and you survive. There is no other way. You adapt, and your life changes, but in the end you go on with whatever compromises you have been forced to make, whatever losses you have been forced to endure. You learn to balance your fears with the simple truth that you must go on living."

02.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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Me: oh maybe this is death why is this witch wringing out my insides?
Also me: I am wolverine

#tissueregeneration #endometriosis #peritonectomy

02.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who already had hate in her heart after love island, at the end of traitors...is Rob's mom proud of the son she raised?

28.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently people don't realize that you don't get good drugs for endo surgery. Sent home day of with 5 incisions after they scraped out my pelvic lining. Got prescription ibuprofen and six 5mg oxys. ✌🏽

27.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Something I did not consider when buying a custom puzzle of a photo from my wedding is the strategy of completing puzzles. Anyway, about to complete my wife's hair out of context bc it's a unique color and texture in the pic

21.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My friend tonight described pani puri as "little yellow sticks" bless her heart

17.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obsessed with my CBD suppositories for pain I just wish the packaging wasn't harder than the Lourve to break into

10.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Managed to catch someone else's stim and I fucking hate it they can have it back

04.02.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The best part about spraining my thumb in a really embarrassing way is the number of medical professionals asking me about it bc I'm having surgery in just over three weeks 🫠

02.02.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love how narrow boston roads get even more narrow with snow

29.01.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty much every time I go out in the world and interact with my fellow humans, I'm reminded why I don't like that activity

29.01.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Character a: you look concerned.
Character b: I am. **pulls back lab coat**

26.01.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotted in the wild!!!! @ucs.org

25.01.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like us northern brown people know that cold weather is dry. Have you filled your humidifiers today? Moisturized your skin and hair?

25.01.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The most Boston thing ever is the person who just biked past my house in this blizzard with their dunks

25.01.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My wife said I prob shouldn't name my endo belly baby since I'm getting her excised next month

23.01.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bc wdym I'm ridiculously bloated but also hungry???? #endobelly

19.01.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every day I ask myself how I can be this tired and yet every day it's true #chronicillness

16.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do these people want to touch me all the time? - my semi-feral cat, probably

15.01.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I've done 5 days today and its only noon

12.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Too bloated for my skin sack to contain me #endo

11.01.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D

09.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 1679 πŸ” 588 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 31

Fairly certain I'm gonna go to the hematologist and they're gonna be like "yep your blood looks like endo" and thats it smh

09.01.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dunno if I can handle my tummy hurting AND all my colleagues coming back to work today

05.01.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Visiting with my mom and out of nowhere she goes "yea I see what you're saying about endo making your face bloated"

............I never said anything about my face thanks mom #endometriosis #chronicillness

04.01.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway seeking recommendations for cozy games, procedural tv shows, good sitcoms, etc for recovery times #gamer #cozygames #endometriosis

01.01.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm having surgery in a couple months with a possible 6 week no work recovery time. Not so secretly excited for time off work

30.12.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My work bestie is getting ready to give birth and I'm also pregnant...looking with endo belly bloating

15.12.2025 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0