Meet the unstoppable moving mud spring, also known as the Niland Geyser. Full video: https://youtu.be/Ek1buV2HA68
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Dianna – “I know I need to be resting more…but…there’s an eclipse!”
We got to help Dianna see the eclipse today. Yes, she had to explain to us how to do it as we cut holes in paper and shined it on the wall. Witnessing an astronomical event with Dianna while she whispered “That’s so cool” felt very close to the old days.
We’ve all been taking it MUCH easier here, slowly, and patiently, allowing Dianna to rest rest rest. Sharing the eclipse with Dianna for a moment of wonder and giggles was really special.
After a couple minutes it was time to rest again. And we are all being hopeful for the full recovery. There’s more eclipses coming her way. Thank you everyone.
#eclipse #MECFS #ChronicFatigue #longcovid
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Dianna – “I know I need to be resting more…but…there’s an eclipse!”
We got to help Dianna see the eclipse today. Yes, she had to explain to us how to do it as we cut holes in paper and shined it on the wall. Witnessing an astronomical event with Dianna while she whispered “That’s so cool” felt very close to the old days.
We’ve all been taking it MUCH easier here, slowly, and patiently, allowing Dianna to rest rest rest. Sharing the eclipse with Dianna for a moment of wonder and giggles was really special.
After a couple minutes it was time to rest again. And we are all being hopeful for the full recovery. There’s more eclipses coming her way. Thank you everyone.
#eclipse #MECFS #ChronicFatigue #longcovid
#mecfs is unimaginably isolating, especially for severe patients like Dianna. The disease just doesn’t make sense; even for me, it’s taken a year of caring for her every day to start to understand.
To get a sense, Dianna has spent the last year and a half in her room, unable to watch tv or read a book or spend time with friends.
She cannot walk or take care of herself. She can brush her teeth and feed herself, but not much more than that. We can cuddle and hold hands, but sometimes that’s too much for her. It’s so removed from normal life, and so much worse than you could ever imagine.
It’s hard to share these things, because I fear people will blame me or blame her for not treating her properly, for not taking this medication or that supplement, or following such and such a protocol. Or worse yet, suggesting that all she needs is to get up and go for a walk.
Even on this post, people will say those things.
But there’s no consistent treatment or even diagnostics at this point. So, we are left alone, in pain, wondering if what we’re doing is right or wrong, if there’s something else we should have done a year ago that would have avoided all this. We try not to think like that, but it creeps in from time to time.
If you are a physician, please consider getting involved in treating and researching #longcovid and #mecfs While Dianna is still very sick, her doctors and treatments ease her burden and give us hope.
Written by Kyle, Dianna’s husband.
Health Update from Dianna (posted by Kyle)
Thank you everyone so much for the kind messages and checking in. The support and love is overwhelming.
I just don’t know how to respond. I am…very sick.
My brain works at 20% capacity a few minutes a day. I can barely move or talk. The rest of the time, I lie here with my eyes closed in a quiet dark room, no music, no reading, no phone. I count breaths, meditate, repeat mantras to soothe my fears. Sometimes I succeed.
I have severe MCAS. (And severe MECFS, POTS, SIBO, and a lower gut infection, that have been diagnosed so far.)
The MCAS is brutal. I get dizziness, nausea, and chest pain from everything. Every food I eat, fragrance I smell, organic cotton sheets that have been boiled with no detergent, all my meds (that are supposed to help MCAS). I can’t wear clothes, I can’t use toothpaste, Kyle has to boil hypoallergenic baby wipes so I can “bathe” without getting rashes. This disease is truly horrible.
But we’re still trying treatments. And I promise, I am hanging in there. I have the best support system I could imagine, you all included. ❤ D
#longcovid #mecfs #mcas
❤️ to anyone else out there struggling with this illness. I know there are a lot of us now.
FINALLY met with a specialist today. (Well, my husband did on my behalf. I can’t process more than a min of talking at a time). More tests starting soon.
For now, one bite at a time.
#longcovid
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Dianna in bed under blankets on this very long and debilitating battle with long COVID. This is an image of Dianna trying to get warm after getting a saline IV. It makes her cold at first, but hopefully making her feel better.
#longcovid #covid #PhysicsGirl #longcovidsymptoms #longcovidawareness
[Dianna’s editor(Levi) typing]
Dianna in bed under blankets on this very long and debilitating battle with long COVID. This is an image of Dianna trying to get warm after getting a saline IV. It makes her cold at first, but hopefully making her feel better.
#longcovid #covid #PhysicsGirl #longcovidsymptoms #longcovidawareness
[Dianna’s editor(Levi) typing]
Dianna in bed under blankets on this very long and debilitating battle with long COVID. This is an image of Dianna trying to get warm after getting a saline IV. It makes her cold at first, but hopefully making her feel better.
#longcovid #covid #PhysicsGirl #longcovidsymptoms #longcovidawareness
RIGHT NOW the northern lights are visible as far south as Florida! In the video, Dianna talks about one of the biggest storms in recorded history – The Carrington Event. This video won an award from the 2023 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Physics Division.
#auroraborealis #solarstorm #northernlights
The bizarre physics of tops!
Spinning toys and tops have unusual behaviors. These behaviors all have to do with torque and angular momentum. Check out the full video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tx7FgZuV3U&feature=youtu.be
Support Dianna during her recovery at patreon.com/physicsgirl
Creator: Dianna Cowern
Writer: Sophia Chen
Editor: Jabril Ashe
Animator: Kyle Norby
Music: APM
Throwback to our trip to Mammoth Lakes! What did Dianna go to Mammoth for you might ask? Yes, it’s to make two science videos about what the universe is expanding into.
Dianna is the type of boss that believes living life is important. So we include trips and wilderness hikes while we make our science videos. I miss these days.
The videos we made –
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q67vH0SKahU&t=544s&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9q-7GPQr1Y&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
#PhysicsGirl #physicsgirl #hike #hiking #mammothlakes #mammothmountain
Throwback to our trip to Mammoth Lakes! What did Dianna go to Mammoth for you might ask? Yes, it’s to make two science videos about what the universe is expanding into.
Dianna is the type of boss that believes living life is important. So we include trips and wilderness hikes while we make our science videos. I miss these days.
The videos we made –
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q67vH0SKahU&t=544s&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9q-7GPQr1Y&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
#PhysicsGirl #physicsgirl #hike #hiking #mammothlakes #mammothmountain
Throwback to our trip to Mammoth Lakes! What did Dianna go to Mammoth for you might ask? Yes, it’s to make two science videos about what the universe is expanding into.
Dianna is the type of boss that believes living life is important. So we include trips and wilderness hikes while we make our science videos. I miss these days.
The videos we made –
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q67vH0SKahU&t=544s&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9q-7GPQr1Y&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
#PhysicsGirl #physicsgirl #hike #hiking #mammothlakes #mammothmountain
Throwback to our trip to Mammoth Lakes! What did Dianna go to Mammoth for you might ask? Yes, it’s to make two science videos about what the universe is expanding into.
Dianna is the type of boss that believes living life is important. So we include trips and wilderness hikes while we make our science videos. I miss these days.
The videos we made –
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q67vH0SKahU&t=544s&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9q-7GPQr1Y&ab_channel=PhysicsGirl
#PhysicsGirl #physicsgirl #hike #hiking #mammothlakes #mammothmountain
There’s no yellow light in this video 🤓
Really stare! Optical illusion explained
Mauna Loa Volcano erupting now is part of the same process that’s been forming the Hawaiian Islands over the last 5 million years
This is how we discovered antimatter
On my worst #longcovid days, I feel like I’ve just come down from a massive adrenaline rush. I can’t even watch TV, I’m too tired and can’t focus.
But doodling helps pass the hours!
On my worst #longcovid days, I feel like I’ve just come down from a massive adrenaline rush. I can’t even watch TV, I’m too tired and can’t focus.
But doodling helps pass the hours!
The world’s largest volcano is erupting NOW! Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the world’s largest active volcano — and its currently erupting. Luckily, no people are in danger, and we can just watch in awe at the power of nature. Check out this footage from a USGS thermal camera on top of the volcano!
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