Lauren McDougall
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Student Experience @UofGSocSci | EdD @UofGEducation | Former @GUSRC President | @ScottishLit grad. Cat-lady, bookworm, social activist & more. She/her š³ļøāš
Glasgow
Joined February 2009
If you support the transition of new UG students into HE, this word cloud might be useful! . This is 200+ (anonymous) responses to āwhat are your concerns & worries for the coming year?ā. Key challenges = community-building, developing confidence & supporting academic literacies.
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Can confirm weāre getting hit pretty hard in Bishopton. Power is out and estimate for restoration is 1:30pm tomorrow. Fences and trees are down, even the metal housing for an electricity exchange has blown off and is careering down the road. Iāve never experienced winds like it.
Intense and violent wind gusts of 86mph at Bishopton and 82mph at Glasgow airport. Displayed here on the weather.obs weather observations page.
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Just saw Easter eggs in my local coop. Easter eggs!!!. Weāve barely finished celebrating the holy weanās birth, could we not give it at least a month before thinking about his death?!.
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Missing yet another gig due to current health situ š©. Iāve lost count of the events Iāve missed since Aug but itās into double digits now. Was hoping Iād manage tonight; itās just a wee folk gig. It was going to be a roadtest for returning to ānormal lifeā but my body says no ā¹ļø.
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Amazing work ššš @thurible was this line your doing?. Iāve been thinking about Ashley & Janeyās many friends & family today. Janey always reminded me of my mum, they had the same grit & sense of humour, despite traumatic childhoods. Both incredibly strong women taken too soon.
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I still fundamentally believe we should be able to choose when to end our lives but not until these very real concerns have been addressed & safeguards are in place. Weāve seen the slippery slope elsewhere, itās not an unfounded fear. We need to fund life before we fund death 9/9.
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Everyone deserves dignity in death. I developed PTSD after my mumās prolonged death. I prayed to a God I donāt believe in for her to die faster. It still affects me; when I was in the HDU in Sept the sounds of other patients struggling to breathe caused agonising flashbacks 8/9.
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We know how hard it is to access treatment. Yes, even when itās life-threatening. The NHS is on its knees. We know folk canāt get the care they need to live their lives. Yes, even basic care. We know disabled people are living in poverty. And no, benefits are not plentiful. 7/9.
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Those lucky enough to have never experienced serious or chronic illness may not know how dire the situation is in the UK, but listen to disabled voices on this. Iāve stayed quiet on this so far; itās complex, nuanced & deeply personal but your disabled loved ones are scared 6/9.
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Thereās also the element of disabled folk feeling like a burden on their loved ones & society, which is often the result of a lack of material resources. In the current UK context we donāt have the solid foundation of resources to support genuine free choice in assisted dying 5/9.
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You might think āthat wouldnāt happen hereā - the same was said re. Canada. We live in a country where the disabled are villainised as scroungers & seen as a net loss to society. Itās no leap to suggest weāll see similar tales here of people feeling this is their only choice 4/9.
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Weāve seen from other jurisdictions that disabled people have felt coerced into considering assisted dying, not because their illness is terminal, but because they: canāt access treatment; canāt get adequate personal care; are living in poverty; feel they have no other choice 3/9.
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We have a failing health service, inadequate social care in the community, widespread poverty among disabled people, & widely accepted āotheringā of disabled & ill people - remember when Covid wasnāt dangerous, because it was only killing the vulnerable e.g. people like me?! 2/9.
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Until I became (more) chronically ill, I was uncritically & unequivocally supportive of assisted dying. I still support the premise but there are many concerns which still need addressed & something this enormous canāt be rushed through. Disabled voices must be listened to š§µ 1/9.
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This might be what pushes me to finally post the thread I drafted in early Oct but was too scared to post. I have both of these experiences & this debate needs input from the not insubstantial number of us who have seen both āsidesā. The current bill is a thin end of a wedgeā¦.
this is why i donāt like the debate. people whoāve watched loved ones die justifiably have strong feelings, but ignoring the fact these policies have led to the eugenics of disabled people is something weāre allowed to say without being accused of cruelty. iād like to live thanks.
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Welp thatās the worst insomnia night yet & I had 3 medical appts to get through today. This symptom resurgence is too much. I feel almost as bad as I did in Sept š©. Knowing I should be in Prague w/Em & pals makes it even worse. Thatās holiday no.3 Iāve missed out on this year ā¹ļø
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Many disabled folk feel like burdens to family & friends. Many live in poverty. Many are acutely aware people see us as a drain on their taxes, though we too pay taxes. Many donāt get appropriate support. We need to help disabled people live before making it easier for us to die.
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Iāve stayed out of this debate, despite writing a thread last month that I was too scared to post (itās still in my drafts). Iām about as progressive as you can get & Iām terrified of how rushed this bill is. Comments like this demonstrate why the risk of coercion is very validā¦.
@HoydenSpark @Lucy_Webster_ They are using their case and concerns to try and stop it for everyone. Not convinced itās moral for me to pay taxes to support the disabled when if I ever find myself in that situation I would rush to end it. Different systems for different moralities needed.
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Iām still here (mostly lurking) for nowā¦ but you can also find me where skies are bluer & the bots are fewer!. Iām not posting much yet, what with still being miserably unwell (ā¹ļø), but Iāll hopefully be back to my usual antics in the next wee while so drop me a follow please!
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So the latest fun in my life, is Iāve rapidly developed cataracts in both eyes as a side-effect of the treatments Iām on š. Itās not too bad right now, but the sudden onset means it may also progress quickly. Why does life-saving treatment also have to be so life-altering?! š« .
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