@2heartcore4u.bsky.social
Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient.
Follow me on Substack. https://dawnlevitt.substack.com/
@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialI’m celebrating eight years with my heart transplant!
This year, we’re going on a trip!
#transplant
#chronicillness
#disability
Adventures of the Heart
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@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialCheck out @rogueagent.bsky.social Issue 139. I have a poem in here along with several other fantastic writers!
Read and share today.
#chronicillness
#disability
#booksky
#poetry
#writingcommunity
@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialI’m sharing my deeply personal struggle with the desire to end my life in hopes that it will help someone decide to stay.
#mentalhealth
#suicideprevention
Darkest before the Dawn
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@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialAn inside look at complex chronic illness and the efforts at managing multiple doctors.
#chronicillness
#disability
#transplant
Marching to the Drumbeat of the Energizer Bunny
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@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialHave you discovered Odd Pocket Press yet?
It’s a quirky little poetry mag, and I have something in this issue. This poem is from my upcoming chapbook about caring for my father during hospice.
Check it out!
The Truth the Dead Will Never Know
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@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialWe all remember where we were when the towers fell.
Where were you on September 11, 2001?
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@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialToday I reviewed books by three poets you need to meet. Check out the reviews and pick a new title for your TBR stack!
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#poetry
#theodyssey
Sealey Challenge Poetry Book Review #2
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@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialShould good teeth be limited only to the privileged few?
Thoughts on why dental insurance isn’t included in medical insurance and why it doesn’t cover much even if you have it.
#healthcare
#chronicillness
#disability
#poverty
A Tooth Fairy Tale
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@achronicvoice.comReposted by @2heartcore4u.bsky.social"1 of the key ideas in the #book is that the state uses #marriage as a tool to abandon #DisabledPeople. It is a tool where we have this myth-making around what #love can do..which absolves the state.": buff.ly/QVmK6eb
via @MotherJones.com
#disability #society #healthcare #disabled #caregiving
@2heartcore4u.bsky.socialOne year ago, I was hospitalized with food poisoning. At the time, I predicted an increase in food-borne illnesses due to the lack of oversight and regulation.
#chronicillness
#immunocompromised
#foodsafety
The Chicken That Sent Me to the ER - with updates
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