Very Violet Tailor

So I found out through the blood work & spinal tap I had week before last, that I've had not only West Nile virus, but Epstein-Barr virus as well. Combined with all of the PHYSICALLY VISIBLE issues that I've been able to document with imaging: no wonder I'm exhausted and in pain all the time. Why did it take until I was nearly 44 to get these screenings? Why is it still basically impossible to get the medications that help me that most? I'm also in absolute f**ktons of pain becasue the pharmacist at walmart decided that her discomfort should further impede my ability to access my medications, without any concern about MY DISCOMFORT due to her moralistic judgment sending me into withdrawl. I mean... THANK GOD I'm allergic to pharmaceutical fentanyl and can't risk illicit substances what so ever; seeing as they're most likely fentanyl, cut with xylazine or something else designed to kill the end user. And THANK GOD production of LEGAL, FDA APPROVED opioid pain relievers has been slashed year after year for at least the past 4 years! I mean!... Now there's ABSOLUTELY ZERO safe supply of illicit drugs. People with serious health conditions can't get LEGAL medications to help them and overdoses are up over 600%. On top of all that, so many abandoned chronic pain patients are unaliving themselves, that the University of Alabama & Stefan Kertesz are studying just how many...

I mean... way to go CDC. You're managing to kill more people per year than opiates ever did. I hope this is the result you wanted when you failed to properly screen the architects of the '16 & '22 guidelines for COI's. And considering most of the authors had EXTENSIVE conflicts, y'all REALLY screwed the disabled community with your bald faced LIES regarding the dangers of opioids. There's so much blood on the hands of the CDC collectively. I really hope theyre proud of themsewlves for targeting the diaabled when the rate of addiction in chronic pain patients is around 0.01%. "TOTES WORTH IT! CELEBRATORY BOOZE AND CI**RS IN VICTORY OF DENYING SAFE PAIN TREATMENT TO PAIN PATIENTS! EXTRA MARGARITAS FOR WHOEVER CAN INFLICT THE MOST PTSD ON THE MOST PEOPLE! WE ALL KNOW THAT THE DISABLED DO NOTHING FOR SOCIETY BUT LEACH OFF SOCIAL ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS, RIGHT?!?" (Definitely very, very bitter sarcasm here. I'm really, REALLY angry y'all.)

Study Launched to Look at Suicides of Chronic Pain Patients — Pain News Network By Pat Anson, PNN Editor One of the more unrecognized and under-reported aspects of the opioid crisis is what happened to millions of chronic pain patients in the U.S. who were tapered or cut off from opioid medication in the name of preventing addiction and overdoses. We know a lot about opioid p

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The PediPals on TikTok Nice to meet you . Your name implies you support people being different which is great, we have something in common there. 💙

I know everything is financially tight for everyone, just like it’s been for me & my family, but my birthday is June 15th & I’m just throwing it out there that if anyone loves me enough to chip in together to get me a hang drum, I’d be so freakin honored. I’ve wanted one for years, & my birthdays have been… oh I dunno… lackluster… depressing… lonely… broke… for a while now so if 6 friends could chip in $10, or 12 could chip in $5… whatever amount you can do…

I would just love to camp in my backyard with this beauty right here & play music in front of my fire pit, & try to freakin’ relax. But every time I want to do anything for my birthday, it doesn’t happen & it becomes just another day for me.

Either this, or I’d be honored for anyone to make a donation to 91.5 KRCC in my name, because I’ve always wanted to support public radio; but again, finances are strangling us, & don’t seem to loosen their grip.

But I’ll certainly accept any birthday wishes of happiness with or without anything materialistic because I think everyone is struggling right now, not just me.

But I just wanted to put my two birthday wishes out into the aether; just in case something magical happens…

Addendum: the Colorado lottery is a bananas jackpot too; so you could always buy me a lottery ticket, & if I win, yeah, I’ll pay off all ya bills! Buy your house for you, pay off your car or buy you a new one because *bananas jackpot*…

I’m sorry. I’m just so down lately that I’d love a break in any way, & these sound like the best ones. 😅💜✌🏻🤷🏻‍♀️

Anyway, the drum:

Steel Tongue Drum - HOPWELL 12 Inches 13 Notes Tongue Drum - Percussion Instruments - Hand Pan Drum with Music Book, Drum Mallets and Carry Bag, C Major, (Green) HOPWELL steel tongue drums adopted Premium Titanium Alloy material and be handcrafted by our master artisans, the surfaces are painted with upgraded paint and does not fade. HOPWELL steel tongue drum is perfectly tuned to produce a clear and delightful sound experience. They are designed so that ...

I have had very little time to create lately but I keep envisioning the roll of screen, roll of paper mache, and some of the fabric I have and this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ2DVwSVIIo

George Michael - Too Funky Music video by George Michael performing Too Funky. (c) 1992 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited

Braset: side binding strap. This section was capped with fabric, grommets inserted, and then both sides were laced in the back for the "corset".