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MSc Disability Studies
Disabl3d, ND & Mad | Qu33r | EDS & Co | SPC Catheter | M/HSN | FUNCAP 2 | Goth | Powerchair User | Carer Assisted

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🎃 HALLOWEEN RAFFLE FOR MARI (UK DELIVERY ONLY) 👻

(TW DV) Mari is an oppressed person with severe ME who has been fundraising to escape over 5 years of brutal DV for over a year now. She has finally escaped and just recently moved into her own place! — BUT she urgently needs to meet the full gofundme goal in order to survive alone, hire paid caregivers, and afford essential survival and medical needs.

🎃 To enter:

- Donate £5 per entry or £12 for 3 entries to Mari’s GFM: gofundme.com/marigfm (link in my linktree)
- Send a screenshot DM confirming the donation to @franhaddock_
- *Deadline is midnight 24th October!*
- Prizes shipped to UK only! (Non-UK can still enter and nominate a UK friend to receive the prizes)

🧡 THE PRIZE:

One person will win:

- @thechocolatesmiths ‘Dr Bradbury’s Compendium of Curiosities’ 13 days of Halloween calendar (worth £75)
- Crochet pumpkin wreath made by @memyselfandcrochet
- The amusables S’mores jellycat (worth £35) donated by @livinglowonspoons
- Chronic illness merch including cards, stickers, a meds diary and a spoonie hat!
- 2 sets of Halloween stickers and Halloween colouring pages from @rana.theartist
- Cute Halloween prints and stickers made by @therealchronicillnesscrafter

We will aim to get the prizes posted out before Halloween but pls remember health limitations can sometimes cause a delay.

For legal purposes this raffle should be considered a prize draw with 1 free entry via post per entrant. Please contact @franhaddock_ if you need more info on this.

Tags: #Halloween #TheChocolateSmiths #CommunityCare #MECFS #October

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🎃 HALLOWEEN RAFFLE FOR MARI (UK DELIVERY ONLY) 👻

This raffle is doing significantly worse than previous raffles, despite there being some great (and expensive!) prizes. Pls support if you can to make these raffles worthwhile running!

(TW DV) Mari is an oppressed person with severe ME who has been fundraising to escape over 5 years of brutal DV for over a year now. She has finally escaped and just recently moved into her own place! — BUT she urgently needs to meet the full gofundme goal in order to survive alone, hire paid caregivers, and afford essential survival and medical needs.

🎃 To enter:

- Donate £5 per entry or £12 for 3 entries to Mari’s GFM: gofundme.com/marigfm (link in my linktree)
- Send a screenshot DM confirming the donation to @franhaddock_
- *Deadline is midnight 24th October!*
- The goal is to raise $3000 (we’re currently at ~£450)
- Prizes shipped to UK only! (Non-UK can still enter and nominate a UK friend to receive the prizes)

🧡 THE PRIZE:

One person will win:

- @thechocolatesmiths ‘Dr Bradbury’s Compendium of Curiosities’ 13 days of Halloween calendar (worth £75)
- Crochet pumpkin wreath made by @memyselfandcrochet
- The amusables S’mores jellycat (worth £35) donated by @livinglowonspoons
- Chronic illness merch including cards, stickers, a meds diary and a spoonie hat!
- 2 sets of Halloween stickers and Halloween colouring pages from @rana.theartist
- Cute Halloween prints and stickers made by @therealchronicillnesscrafter

We will aim to get the prizes posted out before Halloween but pls remember health limitations can sometimes cause a delay.

For legal purposes this raffle should be considered a prize draw with 1 free entry via post per entrant. Please contact @franhaddock_ if you need more info on this.

Tags: #Halloween #TheChocolateSmiths #CommunityCare #MECFS #October, win, prizes, chronic illness, disabled, community care, whimsical, autumn, fall, fyp, scary season

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🎃 October shop update 🎃
📢NOTE: This is not AI, Instagram is just doing this atm, I am FIRMLY against GenAI!
🎃We've been busy behind the scenes to add a bunch of new products to the Etsy, including wax melts, more earrings and boot charms, and new themed mystery packs!
🎃Order before October 18th for delivery before Halloween!
Can you guess the themes of the 8 mystery packs based on their emojis?
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#GothicJewllery #DisabledOwned #WaxMelts #Halloween #Goth

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🎃 HALLOWEEN RAFFLE FOR MARI (UK DELIVERY ONLY) 👻

‼️ The next £100 of entries after this post will be matched by @systems4change ‼️

This raffle is doing significantly worse than previous raffles, despite there being some great (and expensive!) prizes. Pls support if you can to make these raffles worthwhile running!

(TW DV) Mari is an oppressed person with severe ME who has been fundraising to escape over 5 years of brutal DV for over a year now. She has finally escaped and just recently moved into her own place! — BUT she urgently needs to meet the full gofundme goal in order to survive alone, hire paid caregivers, and afford essential survival and medical needs.

🎃 To enter:

- Donate £5 per entry or £12 for 3 entries to Mari’s GFM: gofundme.com/marigfm (link in my linktree)
- Send a screenshot DM confirming the donation to @franhaddock_
- *Deadline is midnight 24th October!*
- The goal is to raise $3000
- Prizes shipped to UK only! (Non-UK can still enter and nominate a UK friend to receive the prizes)

🧡 THE PRIZE:

One person will win:

- @thechocolatesmiths ‘Dr Bradbury’s Compendium of Curiosities’ 13 days of Halloween calendar (worth £75)
- Crochet pumpkin wreath made by @memyselfandcrochet
- The amusables S’mores jellycat (worth £35) donated by @livinglowonspoons
- Chronic illness merch including cards, stickers, a meds diary and a spoonie hat!
- 2 sets of Halloween stickers and Halloween colouring pages from @rana.theartist
- Cute Halloween prints and stickers made by @therealchronicillnesscrafter

We will aim to get the prizes posted out before Halloween but pls remember health limitations can sometimes cause a delay.

For legal purposes this raffle should be considered a prize draw with 1 free entry via post per entrant. Please contact @franhaddock_ if you need more info on this.

Tags: #Halloween #TheChocolateSmiths #CommunityCare #MECFS #October, win, prizes, chronic illness, disabled, community care, whimsical, autumn, fall, fyp, scary season, horror, ME/CFS, myalgic encephalomyelitis, millions missing

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being alternative and disabled !
collab with @mx.syd who is a great creator and you should give him a follow

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Announcement: I have launched my new Etsy shop! Currently there is a print and a sticker available. We will have a wider variety of curiosities available soon!

I have launched this to try and bring in some extra money because I am severely struggling. I'm too severely Disabled to work, even part time, and I have extremely high monthly costs due to my disabilities and care needs.

Note: as with everything, I do this with significant support from my partners and carers, this is not done independently by any means.
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[ID: 1) "Valkyrie Cain. Announcement: I have updated and re-opened my Etsy store. Currently we have a print and a sticker up. Earrings, boot charms, neck chains, candles, wax melts and more will be added shortly." With a screenshot of the Etsy store. 2) "you're worth the effort it takes to keep you alive" on a purple background with drawings of: a hearing aid with a purple mould, a walking stick, an ostomy bag, a catheter balloon, a powerchair, an IV pole, a hoist and a feeding tube pump with the tube looping around the quote having a rainbow tape and a flowery tape on it.]
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#Etsy #Disabled #Tubie #HSN #MSN "Valkyrie Cain. Announcement: I have updated and re-opened my Etsy store. Currently we have a print and a sticker up. Earrings, boot charms, be k chains, candles, wax melts and more will be added shortly." With a screenshot of the Etsy store.

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🩵 S*icide prevention is community care 💙

➡️ Mari’s GFM: gofundme.com/marigfm

After more than five years trapped in an ab*sive and inaccessible environment, Mari has finally escaped and moved into a safe home.

But getting out was only the first step.

Mari is severely ill with M.E., and the immense physical toll of escaping and relocating has left her desperately needing time to rest and recover.

A significant portion of the funds raised was required to get her to safety, and the fundraiser is still only halfway to its goal.

Mari urgently needs continued support so she can rest, recover from the extreme trauma of DV, receive care, remain safely housed, and access survival needs without being forced to rely on anyone harmful for her basic survival needs again.

💙 Safe housing is sui prevention
💙 Food is sui prevention
💙 Medical care is sui prevention
💙 Severe ME advocacy is sui prevention
💙 Community care is sui prevention

#SuicideAwarenessMonth #SuicidePrevention #SevereME #CommunityCare #myalgicencephalomyelitis

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‼️ Help ensure Mari’s longterm safety by raising the remaining GFM funds‼️

GFM: gofundme.com/marigfm
Wishlist: bit.ly/marisurvivalneeds

MARI IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ESCAPING AND NEEDS AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE! The majority of the funds raised have been used on moving expenses, food and medical expenses as outlined in the GFM.

Mari’s fundraising goal was to reach the GFM total by September 2026. The remaining 45% is urgently needed to cover longterm care and basic needs after the move.

Mari is a DV survivor with severe ME who has been failed repeatedy by instituations that are supposed to protect her.

Let’s help ensure Mari’s longterm safety and survival!

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August may not have gone entirely to plan but at least I had some fun (and a fair level of chaos) along the way
Photo from 2 Tunnels Colour Run August 15th

Image descriptions in independent captions.
Id: a photo of Bee sat in their wheelchair wearing a white top and green leggings, covered in in multi-coloured powdered paint with a face number pinned to their top and a massive grin on their face

Mid-July throwback with my favourite human

Id: a selfie of Bee and Charlie in a sunny back yard, both of us are white feminine people in our early 20s. I have short purple hair in French braids and a nasal feeding tube and am smiling. Charlie has long red hair held back with a bandana and a fake surprised happy expression

Evie and I getting slightly derailed by what became over a fortnight in Sheffield and not one single night at Evie's

Id: a selfie of Evie and Bee both in their wheelchairs smiling in a clinical-looking room. Bee has a canula in their left forearm.

Camp! Cut slightly short but still amazing and I ❤️ the people and vibes so much!!

Id: a selfie of Bee in a green @otwcamp t-shirt wearing green deely bopper headband, gold glitter on their cheeks and green dinosaur tubie tape

An action shot of Bee in the same outfit as image one, grinning as they push their chair.

Charlie and I + cocktails on the Hoe = great night

Id: a selfie of Bee and Charlie sat on the grass in twilight, similing.

I still ❤️ camp

Id: Bee in a green Camp shirt with silver glitter in their dutch-braided hair and purple giller on their cheekbones

Kimmy is very happy to have me home to sleep on my bed and have a part-time ball-thrower to add to her roster

Id: a photo of Bee's cardigan corgi, Kim, lying at a door threshold holding a spiky purple ball any looking expectantly towards the camera

Rainbow on my way back from my 6th medical trip of the week

Id: a photo of a rainbow taken in the wingmirror of a car

Two tunnels half with dad (started with 5 wheels and finished with 3)

Id: a photo of Bee and their dad, Bee is pushing their wheelchair with a freewheel attached and a race number pinned to their t-shirt, they are grinning but clearly exerting themself. Their dad is

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Levenshulme Pride 2026 | with @mx.m0rt1s | @levenshulmepride
A march, LGBTQ+ Service, Lesbian Cheese Party (yes they had Vegan cheese!!), Dog Show and immaculate vibes 🐶✝️🧀🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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I often say that autistic life doesn’t come with a handbook for surviving a non-autistic world. But mine came in the form of an Ellen Jones, who taught me everything she knew about navigating a world that was never designed for us and, more importantly, showed me that I would never have to navigate it alone. Like so many in our community, I owe her more than she will ever know.

Please:
Donate to the fundraiser
Share the fundraiser
Get in touch with Ellen for any press coverage enquiries
Get in touch if you can offer legal support
Tag @officialthanetcouncil in the comments

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🧡 Support “N” 🧡

*N must be kept anonymous in these posts. If you know their name please don’t mention it in the comments or when sharing*

GFM LINK:

bit.ly/helpnescape
(Case sensitive)

PayPal link:

bit.ly/helpnpaypal

Text on slides:

N is a marginalised person living with very severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), after becoming ill in early childhood. They are bedbound and also live with multiple complex co-morbidities. N is simultaneously trying to escape domestic and gender-based violence while living in the SWANA region. For safety reasons, they cannot speak publicly about many aspects of their situation and are currently having to negotiate with their abuser resulting in repeated crashes and further deterioration in health.

Unlike many countries, there is no meaningful disability safety net in the form of carers or welfare payments available to support independent living, and N is completely reliant on paid caregivers to stay live. Financial support is urgently needed to help secure legal protection from their ab*ser, to pay multiple, longterm PAs, and other necessities required to escape the current situation. Please share this post!
Every donation helps move N closer to safety, stability, and access to the care they need to survive.

#SevereME #MECFS #CommunityCare #ChronicIllness #myalgicencephalomyelitis

[Image ID: text as above. Both images have a light orange background with gold butterflies. In the bottom left corner is a graphic of a brown person with dark shoulder length hair in bed with a strip over their forehead and a thermometer in their mouth]

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