personally, I think it's fitting with how much uber eats, door dash and delivery food they order to the ward. I hate it, this new speak is a mind virus that retards my brain I can't even talk normally without regurgitating forced language, psychiatry has truly gone off the deep end coz a cultural assessment is seen as just as important as any other primary assessment of a patient, defensive note writing to ensure its mentioned the patients preferred pronouns were used, and a total inability to use any physical or chemical restraint to prevent aggressive behaviour because insufficient less restrictive practice have not yet been fully utilised, aka get bitten again and then maybe we'll fix the problem.
at some point we’re gonna come full circle and utilise diagnosis first language and call them crazy skitzos again but woke.
first, they came for retarded, and I did not speak out because I was not a retard, then they came for patient and I did not speak out because I was not a patient, then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me because I was retarded.
whenever possible I advocate for the use of retarded in clinical practice much to the ire of my NUM, psychomotor retardation is still a okay, god bless there’s still some ways I can say retard.
Schizophrenic or not, her Anne Frank and Dutch wheelchair obsession is unhinged. It’s one thing to read and respect her story as the poignant memoir it is, it’s another to do…whatever the hell that is. And to fantasize about wheeling around 1938 Amsterdam as a wheelchair-bound Jew? She would have been the first in the ovens. I can’t claim to know shit about modern day Judaism, but I feel like any Rabbi with an ounce of intelligence and respect for the faith would tell her to fuck off.
Take this with a grain of salt - but some sleuths on Reddit claim to have found the Carole from the site. They allege she is autistic & was in a relationship with a guy with an amputation fetish. She likely autistically fixated on amputation until they broke up.
She’s now a normal autistic woman with both hands still attached.
Either that or it’s a fetish site of a guy embodying his dream woman.
The writing definitely strikes me as autistic. The photos and fixation stuff seem fetishy. I could see either being true.
So I'm wondering something about the name change. There's an elite American runner named Katelyn Tuohy, she's been famous for about 8 yrs? She was winning CC championships on the nat'l level at 15. Almost qualified for the Olympics. You get it, famous enough. I wonder if Tilly decided Kate Tuohy was just too close to someone already famous so she needed a stage name? Or are all the jokes about middle class English people and the weird shit they call each other just not translating to my ear? Is this one of those weird things like 'this is Richard but everyone calls him Stiffy.'
Also, the absolute balls on the woman to publish this memoir. Anybody with any health science education could read it and know how utterly full of shit she is. That's quite the risk!
I'm gonna try the audio book and report back if y'all want. Unless it's just mindnumbing and not at all funny. Idk how long it will take but I anticipate having to take lots of breaks for the mummies and tummies. Wish me luck.
EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM MY THICK PLASTIC GLASSES ONTO MY FACE. I'M A HIGH MYOPE, AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START WISHING I WAS A BONAFIDE DOUBLE BELOW ELBOW AMPUTEE. I DREAM AND FANTASIZE AND I DREAM AND FANTASIZE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I PRETEND I'M SWINGING MY AWESOME HOOKS AROUND OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY REALLY DO WANT TO HAVE BOTH THEIR HANDS AND BOTH OF THEIR WRISTS AMPUTATED ABOUT EIGHT INCHES BELOW THEIR ELBOWS. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUT LOUD EVERYDAY IN MY COLLEGE CLASS FOR TEACHERS OF EXCEPTIONAL ("DISABLED") STUDENTS, AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE THAT PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASSES FOR TEACHERS OF EXCEPTIONAL ("DISABLED") STUDENTS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE BODY-POWERED DORRANCE #5X STAINLESS STEEL HOOKS AND I'VE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY POSTING ABOUT THEM ON GEOCITIES DOT COM. TWO HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng
Or are all the jokes about middle class English people and the weird shit they call each other just not translating to my ear? Is this one of those weird things like 'this is Richard but everyone calls him Stiffy.'
Its a class signifier thing. Theres this thinking that all the old money girls have names or nicknames like Binty, Minty, Bunny, Pippa, Effie, Miffy etc. Two syllables, ends in a vowel. It's such a stereotype it's actually become shorthand for people looking to ape or critique the gentry and UK upper class. Usually girls will grow out of that nickname with their 20s and be known by it only by close family and friends.
I don't know how true this actually is anymore but I did have a boss once insist that I call myself a two-syllable-ends-in-I version of my name because it was "more posh". Nevermind the fact that my name does not lend itself to that kind of upper-crust cockney rhyming slang and sounded and felt ridiculous.
Regardless, Tilly has never been a nickname for Kate as far as I know. All the Tillys I ever knew were Matildas. If she was doing it properly she'd go by Kitty.
Speaking of Rosenhan and his study.... did anyone read the newer book by Susannah Callahan - The anti-NMDA Brain on Fire Lady/reporter? It was an interesting read. I think both Great Pretender AND Brain on Fire are available on oceansofbooks .
Not going to sperg, but if she has one of the known sodium channelopathies I will eat my couch. She isn't even presenting with like the only complaint those poor people have lol. Probably thinks SCN stands for she could never.
You can’t really fake it convincingly. Things like the nasolabial folds smooth out, your eyes don’t open and close correctly, forehead lines can smooth out etc. I think it’d be very hard to fake properly and consistently. This girl is clearly pushing her mouth down.
Urgh I loathe this. We used to use ‘patients’ which was appropriate and then that apparently was bad and we had to use ‘subjects’ which sounds way worse and now it’s ’participants.’
In other news, our friend, Dimwitted And Deranged, has been continuing her hospital larp but I’ve not bothered to post about it because it has all the entertainment value of lukewarm oatmeal.
I did however realise why Jessie, our perfect sphere of chaos and poor decision making, looked so familiar.
YOU CANNOT DO IT! IT IS NOT POSSIBLE!
If you are really desperate for an update click below.
Jessie, living proof that drama isn’t a medical emergency, continues to play hospital dress-up with full conviction - minus any actual illness. Her only symptom is a desperate need for attention.
As usual, the only thing unstable is Jessie’s grasp on reality. If delusion were a disease she would finally have a diagnosis.
Jessie is pictured here with the expression of someone who’s never had a thought worth remembering. All the lights are on, but no one ever moved in. Not sure how she can throw up lying completely flat without aspirating. She’s the first known “human” to outsmart gravity and the gag reflex. Must be nice to live in a body where science politely steps aside. Clearly she is in the midst of a MEDICAL EMERGENCY if they aren’t keen to get her readmitted til Monday. Can’t they see that she is WASTING AWAY?!
Imagine being a nurse or doctor in her ward. Just when the ward breathes a sigh of relief, she reappears like a horror villain - relentless, inexplicable, and immune to discharge papers. She’s the sequel no one greenlit but keeps getting made.
Rare image of Jessie lying on her side - notice her head has not fallen off. Humpty Dumpty remains on the wall for now.
Rewind a few days back to before she was apparently discharged (note the lack of posts celebrating said discharge like a normal person). Poor Atlas - she treats her dog like a person because he’s the only soul that can’t leave or block her. She’s convinced he understands her - mostly because he’s physically unable to tell her to shut the fuck up. Pic as usual taken from The Reddit where they censor his eyes - he is not a dog, he is an emotional support hostage. At this point, the dog probably has a more complex inner life in her mind than she does in reality.
I love that little kids can swallow a feeding tube with just some sips of water and gentle encouragement from the nurses and she’s there with her numbing gel.
TRIGGER WARNING! This next image may be difficult to look at! Jessie has now been unable to eat or drink anything for WEEKS. ALL TUBE FEEDS HAVE FAILED. Imagine being so toxic that even liquid nutrition says, “Nah, I’m good”. We used to think tube feeds were inert. Turns out they have some standards. Nutritional therapy took one look and chose self-preservation.
I’m sorry you had to see that, folks. Poor Jessie, clearly wasting away…in slow motion and in reverse. She is the first case of invisible malnutrition where the body just stockpiles emergency reserves everywhere. She is redefining starvation with three chins and a side of denial. Claims dehydration but is drowning in lies.
I feel sorry for the patients and nurses who had to listen to her play her violin. There’s no distinction between performance and personality - just whatever gets claps. The only thing she is starving for is attention - shed light herself on fire just to watch people gather. There’s no low she won’t crawl under if there’s applause waiting on the other side.
Of course, insurance won’t approve her PPN. However will she survive without this critical source of calories?! Someone, call Oprah! I am amused by the bridled nose hose and the unnecessary oxygen cannula. I’m sure folks on this thread know by now that bridling is not standard. Tends to be used when patient might try to pull the tube out (would make sense given Jessie claimed they had to keep xraying her to get the tube in the right place. I suspect it was placed perfectly, then she pulled it, and got them to do it again. And again. And again. And now they have bridled it).
Not sure why whatever is going into her IV seems to be blue? Any guesses from the audience?
The hospital larp is wearing thin on our pampered princess. Probably because she has to actually stay bed bound. I love how she had to fight for saline, FFS. Even with the saline shortage, they give everyone saline. I suspect she doesn’t understand that PPN includes fluid. If they aren’t giving her saline it’s because she doesn’t need it.
As usual her claims make no sense. She’s waiting for PPN to be approved on insurance, but for now is off nutrients? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!
I’m trying to think of what medication could possibly be making her feel “trapped” that would be prescribed in the claimed context. Domperidone or metoclopromide, maybe erethromycin but none have particularly difficult side effects. If they have her on laxatives I guess it makes pretending to be bed bound hard. My guess is that they have her on a mood stabilizer or SSRI.
She posted some other shit - mostly about the doggo or playing the violin. I’ll leave it there though.
My handy Jessie-ometer informs me that we have now exceeded the FDA approved dose of her nonsense. Continued exposure may trigger a full-body cringe or disbelief seizure. Consult a doctor if symptoms of eye-rolling or existential dread continue.
I leave you with this eye bleach of a cute baby bird. Have a good day!
Absolute insanity.
How is that allowed and how do the nurses deal with it? What about people with (actual, I gotta make that distinction here) severe allergies on the same floor or same room?
I'm intrigued the logistics, as boring and autistic as that is. In all my years, in the many hospitals I've been to, visiting family or otherwise.... I saw once on my 600 pound life a woman ordered food and her husband went and got it and brought it to her, but how would that work if she didn't have him?
If the nurses bring to them, wtf? Can people not go "lol no not my job" and also.... imagine getting a visitor pass to bring food to the hospital of someone you don't know as the deliverer. I would make me rethink everything I had ever done to make me so desperate for money and contemplate selling my body on the street I swear to fucking god.
Please, if you are so inclined.
I feel sorry for the patients and nurses who had to listen to her play her violin. There’s no distinction between performance and personality - just whatever gets claps. The only thing she is starving for is attention - shed light herself on fire just to watch people gather. There’s no low she won’t crawl under if there’s applause waiting on the other side.
I literally gasped when I opened that spoiler! Playing the violin while claiming being bed bound in a fucking hospital bed, is probably in my top three of non-medical attention seeking I've seen in this thread.
I really hope she just pretended to play for the picture. I think if I were her nurse, at that point I wouldn't be able to not make fun of her. Like look at this blob having a dangling violin propped up next to her head. Who helped her set this up?
I literally gasped when I opened that spoiler! Playing the violin while claiming being bed bound in a fucking hospital bed, is probably in my top three of non-medical attention seeking I've seen in this thread.
I really hope she just pretended to play for the picture. I think if I were her nurse, at that point I wouldn't be able to not make fun of her. Like look at this blob having a dangling violin propped up next to her head. Who helped her set this up?
A shame she wasn't in the hospital with Kelly Ronahan back when Kelly could do her ballerina-with-an-IV poses in the hall (because she had legs). Some munchie performance collabs would be a refreshing change of pace.
Think DND knows any anime music? Is Jemma Bruce still shooting for wheelchair dancer idoru stardom?
I really hope she just pretended to play for the picture. I think if I were her nurse, at that point I wouldn't be able to not make fun of her. Like look at this blob having a dangling violin propped up next to her head. Who helped her set this up?
Yup, she is batshit. She posted this essay about the complicated rig her CARE GIVER set up for her. I do love her description of herself as “chest heavy” Unfortunately she also posted a video but I am too much of a lazy Luddite to figure out how to download and upload again.
“I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO EAT OR DRINK IN MONTHS AND AM GRAPPLING WITH INTENSE PAIN”.
The only thing she is grappling with is how to get her chubby hands into the bag of Cheetos that is offscreen before Atlas sticks his curious snout into it
@OnionMuncher I really feel for the nurses. Patients do indeed order Uber or the equivalent and then ask the nurse to go collect it. Typically it is left with reception during the day, but after hours they can’t do that. I saw a poor nurse once, who was rushed off her feet already, waiting by an antiquated lift (that would literally take at least 10 minutes to arrive some days) going to collect a patient’s order after hours
Yup, she is batshit. She posted this essay about the complicated rig her CARE GIVER set up for her. I do love her description of herself as “chest heavy” Unfortunately she also posted a video but I am too much of a lazy Luddite to figure out how to download and upload again.
“I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO EAT OR DRINK IN MONTHS AND AM GRAPPLING WITH INTENSE PAIN”.
The only thing she is grappling with is how to get her chubby hands into the bag of Cheetos that is offscreen before Atlas sticks his curious snout into it
@OnionMuncher I really feel for the nurses. Patients do indeed order Uber or the equivalent and then ask the nurse to go collect it. Typically it is left with reception during the day, but after hours they can’t do that. I saw a poor nurse once, who was rushed off her feet already, waiting by an antiquated lift (that would literally take at least 10 minutes to arrive some days) going to collect a patient’s order after hours
Oh wtf?! I thought she pretended to be a tragic genius. But no, she's "rusty" and "relearning". I don't think there is any instrument, that sounds as bad as a violin, when played by a person who cannot play it. Seriously, this is basically torture! And it's not a electric violin, which means she can't play it quietly.
Her Instagram seems to be private, so it would be really great, if anyone is could get the video. I wanna know how bad it is.
I'm intrigued the logistics, as boring and autistic as that is. In all my years, in the many hospitals I've been to, visiting family or otherwise.... I saw once on my 600 pound life a woman ordered food and her husband went and got it and brought it to her, but how would that work if she didn't have him?
If the nurses bring to them, wtf? Can people not go "lol no not my job" and also.... imagine getting a visitor pass to bring food to the hospital of someone you don't know as the deliverer. I would make me rethink everything I had ever done to make me so desperate for money and contemplate selling my body on the street I swear to fucking god.
Please, if you are so inclined.
"Patient satisfaction" is a metric for reimbursement in the US now. So yeah, you can tell your patient "look I'm transfusing your neighbor and can't leave the floor," and the kind of patient who likes to order DoorDash is the same kind of patient who will use their phone to call the supervisor etc. and complain. And it happens over and over so eventually the charge starts delegating someone to go pick up someone's DoorDash from the main desk, or strongly implying that you should prioritize going off the floor to get someone's delivery over other tasks.
Some hospitals have policies against delivery/outside food, but usually it's a matter of knuckling under to complaints. Lots of patients ordering food they can't have due to physician-ordered diet restrictions, which means being the person who physically puts it in their hands is a weird place to be, legally. Obviously the husband bringing in KFC isn't going to be in any trouble, but what about the staff who are supposed to be following doctor's orders? Consensus is to educate, document, and tell the doctor if this is going to mess up NPO status or if the doctor is around and is the type to come help educate the patient or threaten to discharge them if they won't comply.
Playing the violin while claiming being bed bound in a fucking hospital bed, is probably in my top three of non-medical attention seeking I've seen in this thread.
Not a violinist myself, but it looks like she's got the violin held between her chins and the place on her chest where her port is. That's a bad idea; pressure and vibration isn't going to damage an implanted port like it would a central line, but there's a metal cannula going through her human flesh and into the port hub.
The fluid isn't blue; it's the distal tubing. Some port access sets are made with clear blue or purple tubing to indicate, once they're in, that what you're using is a power-injectable port and can accept IV contrast at a rapid rate. (Sometimes they have a little flag instead.)
Looks like a Huber Infusion Set Deltec® Gripper Plus™ Power P.A.C.™. You can't see it in this potato photo, but the printing on the side of the yellow clamp says the max infusion rate.
Fire Lady/reporter? It was an interesting read. I think both Great Pretender AND Brain on Fire are available on oceansofbooks . 
Unfortunately she also posted a video but I am too much of a lazy Luddite to figure out how to download and upload again. 
