#Not AIDs or aid's

[julie-su]

It is spelt AIDS, which can be stylised to Aids - it is not a plural, it stands for Acquired Immune Deficciency Syndrome. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. You cannot transmit AIDS to somebody else. HIV is the one which is transmitted; AIDS comes as a result of untreated HIV. We have no cure for HIV, but we do have treatments.

It is very rare for somebody to become diagnosed with AIDS in today's modern world, as HIV treatment has gotten incredibly effective. PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) is taken within three days of exposure to the virus, and is an emergency measure which can stop the virus from taking hold. PEP is taken AFTER exposure. PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) reduces the chance of getting HIV by stopping the virus from replicating before it can take hold; you take it before risk of exposure. PrEP is taken BEFORE exposure. ART (Antiretroviral therapy) is taken by people living with HIV; it surpresses the virus, which stop the virus from replicating. This is taken every day, to try to make the Viral Load as low as possible - that is to have a low amount of HIV virus in your body. The end goal is for tests to come back negative - Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U=U) - if it cannot be detected by tests, it cannot me transmitted.

Go forth, spell it correctly. And donate to THT, whilst you're at it - THT is a wonderful organisation which offers HIV testing, post-HIV living advice, and does other important work for our wonderful community, such as their incredible non-judgemental chemsex support group.

#Not AIDs or aid's

[pinkdovess]

this meme is so niche

#HEDS #wheelchair #rollator #crutches #walker #mobility aids #cripplepunk #actually disabled #ambulatory wheelchair user #the kitten brothers

[4ft10tvlandfangirl]

About Gaza Funds

#gaza #gaza funds #gaza donations #donations #go fund me #gofundme #signal boost #important #ways to help #donate if you can #please share #help gaza #free gaza #rafah #save rafah #palestine #free palestine #mutual aid #crowdfunding #palestinian resources #donations for palestine #donations for gaza #go fund them #free palestine 🇵🇸

[bandzboy]

#palestine #free palestine #mutual aid

[communistchilchuck]

List of Palestinian Evacuation And Support Fundraisers

Last Update: 05/25/2024

All fundraisers have been looked into by me or vetted by others. If anyone notices issues in validity with any of the fundraisers listed please let me know. Funding updates daily!

Fadi Al-Sharif and family ($25,227/$62,500 goal)

Hayam Taha and family (€16,809/€30,000 goal)

Deyaa and family (€17,705/€30,000 goal)

Deyaa reached the initial evacuation fee for his family and they have extended the goal to pay to support themselves after they evacuate.

Fatima Alshanti (kr21,863 SEK/kr150,000 goal)

Shahed Ghazi and family ($22,208 CAD/$94,838 goal)

Little Yusuf and family (€25,802/€85,000 goal)

Sara & Huda Hajjaj and family ($9,281/$25,000 goal)

Mohammed JH Shamia's family (kr49,084 SEK/kr250,000 goal)

Maram Ahmed and family (€9,150/€30,000 goal)

Hamza Almofty and family ($7,021/$35,000 goal)

Mahmoud Jomaa (€2,669/€10,000 goal)

Dr. Mohammed Shaga ($2,605/$20,000 goal)

Abdulrahman Alshanti and family (kr148,010 SEK/kr350,000 goal)

Besan Almabhouh's family (€8,556/€25,000 goal)

Said Tanani and brothers (€33,759/€50,000 goal)

Donia Tanani and family (€76,062/€100,000 goal)

Hussein Shamiya, his pregnant wife, and son ($19,211/$40,000 goal)

Mohammed Shamia and family ($31,570/$35,000 goal)

Amro Bakr & kids Bakir and Tala (€15,119/€28,000 goal)

Almadhoun family ($26,675/$80,000 goal)

Child Mohammed and family (€20,239/€30,000 goal)

Sana'a and family (£27,691/£70,000 goal)

Noha Ayyad and family ($32,826/$95,160 goal)

Maryam Ayyad and family ($1,015/$15,000 goal) - Maryam is related to Noha listed above, who is managing her fundraiser.

Hamza Sameer and family ($6,773/$55,000 goal)

Hamza is related to Noha, he is her uncle’s son.

Nazmi Mwafi and family ($6,753/65,000 goal)

Ibrahim Almofty and family ($7,782/$40,000 goal)

Hamdi Hejazi and family ($25,312/$25,000 goal) GOAL COMPLETE!!!

Mohammed Ali and family ($10,505/$25,000 goal)

Heba and family (€60,860/€80,000 goal)

Mohammed Abuhasanein and family (kr10,817 SEK/kr 350,000 goal)

Rawan and Yemna (kr50,542 SEK/kr319,315 goal)

Laila Auda (€7,318/€35,000 goal)

Ola Madi (€2,974/€40,000 goal)

Tawfik Satoom and family ($6,367/$45,000 goal)

Laila Abd El Bari, her husband, and unborn baby Sham (€7,150/€25,000 goal)

Abdullah Mohammed and family ($7,447/$47,000 goal)

Ruba Abushaban and family (€12,891/€50,000 goal)

Hala, her husband, and their daughter ($7,272 CAD/$50,000 goal)

Hoda and Abdul Rahman ($2,669/$18,000 goal)

Al Maghari family (£4,864/£74,000 goal)

Arwa Abudawaba and family (kr241,966 NOK/kr500,000 goal)

Hani Alhajjar’s family (€14,300/€50,000 goal)

Ouda family ($19,789 CAD/$50,000 goal)

Rawan Ahmed and family ($14,795/$40,000 goal)

Dr. Wael Eldahdouh's family (€5,638/€110,000 goal)

Abdullah Lulu and family ($8,000/18,000 goal)

Lara, Abdalla, and family (€11,630/€50,000 goal)

Firas Salem and family (€17,217/€65,000 goal)

Amal Abu Shammala's family (€46,170/€47,000 goal)

Dr. Mohammed Alshaer and family (€5,675/€18,000 goal)

Roqaya Al-Hayek and Mohammad Jamal Al-Hayek (€14,769/€25,000 goal)

Haya and family (€6,471/€60,000 goal)

Mohammed Dahdooh and family (£46,055/£65,000 goal)

INITIAL GOAL COMPLETE!!! Mohammed is now raising money for his family to support themselves once they evacuate.

Ahmad Iyd and family (£6,146/£150,000 goal)

Renad and family (£1,810/£25,000 goal)

Mohammed Aljbour and family (€4,932/€25,000 goal)

Sarah's mother (€5,951/€15,000 goal)

Sarah reached her initial goal to evacuate her mother and has raised the goal to provide support for she and her family once they are in Egypt.

Dr. Hasan Adwan and family (€5,058/€98,000 goal)

Marah Atallah and family ($1,069/$27,000 goal)

Dr. Nasrallah Almassri ($8,798/$30,000 goal)

Afnan Hasaballah (€5,775/€20,000 goal)

Muhammad Al-Thalateeni and family (€7,530/€20,000 goal)

Al-Zaeem family ($6,968/$50,000 goal)

Mahmoud Al Tibi and family (€9,076/€60,000 goal)

Almoghrabi family (€5,404/€25,000 goal)

Mohammad's family (€8,925/€30,000 goal)

Aziz and his mother ($3,008/$50,000 goal)

Mohammed, his wife, and their newborn son ($991/$50,000 goal!!!)

Tala, her aunt, and their family (€18,229/€50,000 goal)

Ala Osama ($130/$50,000 goal!!!)

Aesha Balaha and family ($1,261/$10,000 goal)

Farah and family (€2,156/€35,000 goal)

Zinh Dahdooh ($5,433/$40,000 goal)

Rana and family (€7,875/€30,000 goal)

Al-Alami family ($3,078 CAD/$100,000 goal)

Khaled and family ($118/$15,000!!!)

Tamer Alnoaizy and family (€3,642/€20,000 goal)

Ahmed Dawoud and family ($2,300/$87,000 goal)

Omar and family (€4,213/€20,000 goal)

Haytham and family ($1,107 CAD/$70,000 goal)

Hamdi and family ($434 CAD/$62,000 goal!!!)

Mahmoud & Rawan (€944/€15,000 goal!!!)

Hashem, Samar, and baby Omar (€355/€45,000 goal!!!)

Aseel Maher and family (€2,080/€30,000 goal)

Mayada Jihad and family (€2,155/€30,000 goal)

Amal, her children, and her unborn baby ($2,266/$15,000 goal!!!) URGENT! 15 DAYS TO COMPLETE!!!

Margaret, Sara, and Maxine's friend and her family (£37,998/£50,000 goal)

Tahani Shorbajee and family ($3,503/$50,000 goal)

Baby Youssef and family (€5,654/€50,000 goal)

Iman Eyad and family (£1,670/£60,000 goal)

Mohammed & Hamza Hilles and family (€719/€30,000 goal!!!)

Bilal Salah and family (€21,803/€70,000 goal)

Rabah Dawoud and family ($46,020/$70,000 goal)

#tried to ensure these were all fundraisers i was sure of or were vetted by others. i will update daily & add as more come in! #palestine #free palestine #gaza #mutual aid

[neurotypicalabusesurvivor]

This is a friendly reminder that none disabled people often do benefit from the same accommodations disabled people benefit from.

#mobility issues #leftism #mental illness #autism #medical model #mobility aid #social model of disability

[hualianisms]

verified ways to send aid to gaza directly

Help a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical attention, food, rebuilding homes/businesses etc. (Spotlights 1 verified gfm at a time so if you don't know who/where to donate to just go here and donate to the one they show you!)

Help provide tents (urgent):

@helpgazachildren: Currently helping Palestinians in a refugee camp in Rafah flee the Rafah invasion to Khan Younis. Funds will cover the cost of tents & transport fuel (emergency, Rafah is being burned as we speak) (gfm)

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents for displaced families in Gaza (emergency bc tents in Rafah are being burned as we speak) (paypal) (gfm)

Food, cash & essentials:

Care for Gaza: Working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: also working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash & other daily essential suppliess to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Water:

Gaza Municipality's water project: The official Municipality of Gaza needs help rebuilding the water infrastructure in Gaza City to restore access to clean water and waste management services for the people of Gaza. (This campaign only has a few weeks left but it's still only at 15%!)

eSIMs (urgent):

guide to buy & send esims for gaza

crips for esims for gaza: If you don't know how to buy esims or don't have the capacity to manage them (e.g. topping up regularly), this team of volunteers are collecting funds to buy & manage gaza esims regularly

Medical Aid

Palestine Red Crescent Society: Provides emergency medical and ambulance services and humanitarian relief on the ground in Gaza e.g. rescuing and treating the wounded.

#btw even $1 can help! small amts add up! if u cant donate just share & consider organizing/helping with a fundraiser #theres more but these are just some reliable ones i found #i also wanted to focus on the ones that are actually reaching palestinians on the ground ideally w a presence on the ground in gaza #if anyone knows more that are reliable & will actually reach ppl in gaza on the ground (intl orgs not ideal) feel free to add on #from what i heard; rn donating directly to palestinian families' gfms is the most reliable direct way to help #and then donating to charities on the ground eg careforgaza or esims that will reach ppl in gaza directly #those are better than big international orgs whose aid will be stopped at the border #if u can't decide just go to gazafunds.com and donate to the 1 gfm they show you #palestine aid

[nikoco11]

there is something horrifically grim to it, but illustrations for gaza and palestinians tend to catch more mass attention that actual photos of people. this made me feel incredibly helpless for a long while, seeing both how people would rather look at a neat drawing of red black green and white than look a human in the eyes, and how online platforms would rather push a viral drawing while suppressing those begging for help at the same time.

a way to cope with this feeling has been taking advantage of it to directly guide people to helping palestinians.

if art gets better traction, then there’s an incredible amount of good that can be done by creating art that immediately links to fundraisers. creating art of the many images of those who are asking for help.

within hours of posting my drawing, there has been jumps in the thousands for bashar from gaza’s fundraiser. it’s a small effort in the grand scheme of things. it’s not a fix it. but it’s something good. please take care of each other and do what you can. i think this could help a lot of people if a lot of people did it.

here is bashar. i’ve drawn him, spoken to him, and known him now for a few months. any shares help, any art helps. draw who you see, draw what you see. thanks all

#my art #digital art #illustration #drawing #artists on tumblr #free gaza #gaza strip #palestinian aid #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #palestine #all eyes on rafah #rafah #mutual aid request #important

[bellqmione]

wheelchairs and canes and glasses and hearing aids and every single other disability aid should be free btw and if you disagree i hate you

#disability #wheelchair #cane #hearing aids #disability pride #🕸️ #elbow/knee/etc. braces included #contact lenses #and i'm not talking cheap shit #i'm talking FITTED WHEELCHAIRS and HIGH QUALITY HEARING AIDS #and glasses with the perfect prescription #HOW is is that we have to PAY to live fairly

[elliesbelle]

emily gwen, the creator of the sunset lesbian flag that we’ve come to commonly use, still continues to live in poverty.

multi-billion dollar companies have used their design and made profit from it, and yet they have not seen a cent for their creation.

i’ve been friends with emily for years, and i have not once seen them be financially stable the entire time. i’ve seen them homeless, unemployed, starving. right now, they need our help more than ever.

please consider donating to emily’s ko-fi, especially if you’ve used their design to create something and profited from it.

#emily’s finally found housing after couch surfing at friends’ places for months #they’ve got a lot of debt rn on top of bills and rent #rn they don’t have food in the house and they’re starving #they don’t deserve this at all they are so kind and i literally hate to see them suffering #please please pleaaase donate and reblog #they don’t ask for much but they deserve the world #mutual aid #crowdfunding #donation post #belle speaks

[sumechiayuu]

@/folkoftheshelf on Twitter has made a thread of fundraising links for Gazans. I’ve transferred the links here, please boost them as the conflict is worsening:

Help Ahmad Hassan and his family escape Gaza

Help Halla Morshed’d family escape Gaza

Help Dr. Yousef Alsweisi and his family escape Gaza

Evacuate Sohad’s family out of Gaza

Help Donia Tanani and her family escape Gaza (they are close to reaching their goal!!)

Help Zinh and her family escape Gaza (they are close to reaching their goal!!)

Help this Gazan family rebuild their lives (they are not close to their goal as of writing)

Help the Zack Family

Help Hala Jad and her family (they are at a 1/3 of their goal)

Help Walid and his family escape Gaza (they are close to reaching their goal!!)

Help Mariam Radi and her family (as of right now they are not close to reaching their goal)

Help Maha Abu Shammala evacuate the family from Gaza (they haven't met their goal as of writing)

Help Ronza Alaa and her family (they haven't met their goal as of writing)

Help Noor and her family evacuate to safety (they haven't met their goal as of writing)

Help Manar Abuqata get his family out of Gaza (goal hasn't been met as of writing)

Help Farah save her family

Help Ahmad’s family escape from Gaza to Egypt

Help evacuate Mohammed Harara’s family out of Gaza (they are halfway through their goal!!)

Help Dana and her family escape (they have almost met their goal!!)

Help Anas’ family escape from Gaza (goal has not been met as of writing, note that the money is in krona, 1 usd=11 krona)

Help Ibrahem Ra’fat Daher and his family evacuate Gaza

Help Hakam Albalawi save his family (goal had not been met as of writing)

Help Tabseem AbuJamie’s family evacuate (goal hasn't been met and only has two donations as of writing)

Rafah Masterpost

#Sumechiaspeaks #Palestine #Gaza #Free palestine #Free gaza #Mutual aid #Aid #Donation #Donations #Gofundme #Fundraiser #Donate #Please spread this around its getting worse and worse

[sixty-silver-wishes]

Once again recommending donations to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. Not only is it a credible organization, you can donate any amount, so even if you don’t have much money, you can still contribute what you can towards humanitarian aid in Gaza. It takes donations via credit, PayPal, and mailed checks.

#palestine #gaza #israel #social justice #human rights #important #humanitarian aid

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

#the weekend #Gaza #air drop aid #donations #humanitarian aid #free palestine

[deoidesign]

A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

#mobility aid #cane user #writing tips #writing advice #drawing tips #art tutorial #art tips #art reference #art resources #art help #my art #long post

[queersatanic]

Happy birthday, Duane.

#Duane Kearns Puryear #HIV/AIDS #queer history #AIDS Memorial Quilt #Duane died in 1991 #He’d be 59 this year

[palestinian-fundraising]

Palestinian gofundme’s with zero donations as of May 11, 2024:

URGENT: Evacuate My Diabetic Kid Out of GAZA WAR

Help Abood Evacuate Gaza, Rebuild, and Pursue Education

Saving a dental student and his family from war

Family evacuation

Help me to complete my education

We are raising 6000$ to allow Razan to leave Gaza

Save Me, So I Can Live and Continue My Life Safely

Donate to help me and my family in Gaza

They helped Abdullah's family to escape the war on

Gaza Hope: Support Belal, Ameera & Baby Hala

Help Nada and her family to survive in Gaza

Help Ayah to pursuing her education

Help Leen get out of Gaza and get the treatment

Help Ahmed Mughani's brother & companion evacuate

Urgent Appeal for Maria's Medical Treatment

Helping me and my family.

Donte to save my mother from death in Gaza

Support Hadeel for education abroad

Evacuate young Dr Oday and family from Gaza

Help Support samah Family Evacuate from Gaza

Helping me and my family get out of Gaza

A Dream Deferred: A Student's Journey from Gaza

Support Aya's Family's Journey to Safety

help me and my family evacuate from death in Gaza

Support Youssef and Afnan's Medical Journey

Help Abdallah to continue his studies and dream

Support Jamil's Journey to Heart Surgery

HELP ABDALLAH AND HIS FAMILY EVACUATE FOR MEDICAL TR

Help Ahmed and Heba Breathe Easier in Gaza

Help me treat my father, my brother, and my family in Gaza.

Help Us Escape the Horrors of War and Save Zahra’s Life

Help Hadeel to Evacuate from Gaze & Resume her Dreams

Rebuilding Dreams : A medical student's in Gaza Genocide

Donate to support us to restore our home and our lives

Please help my father to receive treatment outside Gaza

Help my family to get out of Gaza

Help Maram and her daughter!

Help treat Jud and Fares after they were injured in the Gaza

I need urgent help for my son, Louay, who has autism.

Help me evacuate Gaza and treat my hand urgently

Help Mohammed and Doaa’s Family Find Safety

Help Darren's Family Survive in Rafah

Help my aunt Wala from gaza

Help Ali and Naema get out of Gaza

Help tariq's family survive the war in gaza

Help me, my children, and my wife to leave Goza

No Survival Without You : Help Malak,And Her Family Survive

Help for my children and family life

Urgent Support for Zainab and Mais's Medical Care fom Gaza

Help Israa leave Gaza and complete its treatment

Help Zain's family evacuate Gaza so he can get medical help

Help my family to get out of Gaza

Donate for peace to us

Help me to get out of Gaza & Back to my studies

Give Sami & his family a chance to get out of Gaza

Help Baraa's family get out of Gaza and not die

Overcoming Obstacles: From Gaza to Education

Help saja to get out of gaza

Evacuate Hamoudy from Gaza for medical treatment!

Help my family escape Gaza and receive Medical aid

Help My Family In Gaza

#gofundme #mutual aid #fundraiser #donations #signal boost #palestine #masterlist #save rafah #save palestine #save gaza #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #free rafah #free palestine #free gaza #Gaza #Rafah #palestine charity #charity #palestine aid #aid #humanitarian aid