FourQ ♿ 🇵🇸🏳️🌈✊🏿🏳️⚧️
@fourq.bsky.social
RFID implantee, maker & tinkerer, Doctor Who fan, swears a little, disabled, CRPS, chronic pain, wheelchair user. Geordie. Life is lockdown - primarily bedbound.
Free Palestine. Stop the genocide everywhere!
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Free Palestine. Stop the genocide everywhere!
(Geordie)
mastodon.online/@FourQ
We've had the ''If he does when you're asleep, do you want waking up?' chat. We both want waking no matter what time of day. Holding in that news for hours, waiting for the other to wake up would be torturous. We don't care what time of day it is, we will have a drink, even a sip, to celebrate. ⬇️
September 26, 2026 at 6:56 AM
We've had the ''If he does when you're asleep, do you want waking up?' chat. We both want waking no matter what time of day. Holding in that news for hours, waiting for the other to wake up would be torturous. We don't care what time of day it is, we will have a drink, even a sip, to celebrate. ⬇️
There's a special form of frustration when you pick up a phone, unlock it and you forget why you've unlocked it.
It's not as though you've entered a PIN, password or pattern - it's a fingerprint. How buggered is a brain when that's enough to distract you?
It's not as though you've entered a PIN, password or pattern - it's a fingerprint. How buggered is a brain when that's enough to distract you?
September 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
There's a special form of frustration when you pick up a phone, unlock it and you forget why you've unlocked it.
It's not as though you've entered a PIN, password or pattern - it's a fingerprint. How buggered is a brain when that's enough to distract you?
It's not as though you've entered a PIN, password or pattern - it's a fingerprint. How buggered is a brain when that's enough to distract you?
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A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the government against using the Timms Review to cut disabled people’s access to personal independence payment, which it said would only increase pressure on other services.
#PIP #DWP #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/cutting-pip-...
#PIP #DWP #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/cutting-pip-...
Cutting PIP would only increase pressure on other services, MPs warn minister
A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the government against using the Timms Review to cut disabled people’s access to personal independence payment (PIP), which it said would only increase pre…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:15 AM
A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the government against using the Timms Review to cut disabled people’s access to personal independence payment, which it said would only increase pressure on other services.
#PIP #DWP #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/cutting-pip-...
#PIP #DWP #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/cutting-pip-...
Working our way through #Ghosts again. It's one of our top favourites. If you've not already seen it, it's definitely worth watching.
After watching Ghosts, Ghosts US and Ghosts Australia I can confirm their ranking as
1. Ghosts
2. Ghosts Australia
3. Ghosts US
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
After watching Ghosts, Ghosts US and Ghosts Australia I can confirm their ranking as
1. Ghosts
2. Ghosts Australia
3. Ghosts US
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Ghosts
A cash-strapped young couple inherit a rickety country mansion, only to find it teeming with needy ghosts. Grown-up comedy from the Horrible Histories team.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Working our way through #Ghosts again. It's one of our top favourites. If you've not already seen it, it's definitely worth watching.
After watching Ghosts, Ghosts US and Ghosts Australia I can confirm their ranking as
1. Ghosts
2. Ghosts Australia
3. Ghosts US
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
After watching Ghosts, Ghosts US and Ghosts Australia I can confirm their ranking as
1. Ghosts
2. Ghosts Australia
3. Ghosts US
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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I've been a wheelchair user for twenty-three years next month. My son jumped off the couch when he was six and landed on my back severing my L2 vertebrae. I've never told anyone he did it and said I fell so he wouldn't have the guilt. I he's forgotten or blocked it out.
September 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I've been a wheelchair user for twenty-three years next month. My son jumped off the couch when he was six and landed on my back severing my L2 vertebrae. I've never told anyone he did it and said I fell so he wouldn't have the guilt. I he's forgotten or blocked it out.
You have to question the actions of any ice-cream van that plays its jingle around a residential area at 05.45!
September 19, 2026 at 4:54 AM
You have to question the actions of any ice-cream van that plays its jingle around a residential area at 05.45!
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Having lived with a disability all my life, I have to admit I'm biased. I happen to agree with this statement. 150%
September 19, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Having lived with a disability all my life, I have to admit I'm biased. I happen to agree with this statement. 150%
A reminder, could people please use alt text when posting images.
Especially important if any text in the image is tiny.
Especially important if any text in the image is tiny.
September 19, 2026 at 1:04 AM
A reminder, could people please use alt text when posting images.
Especially important if any text in the image is tiny.
Especially important if any text in the image is tiny.
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Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
September 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Disabled campaigners say the government’s decision to lease 29 battery-electric trains that will allow level boarding for disabled passengers at stations across the north of England is a “massive victory” for their campaign.
#LevelBoarding
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/decision-to-...
#LevelBoarding
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/decision-to-...
Decision to order level boarding trains is ‘massive victory’ for disabled campaigners
Disabled campaigners say the government’s decision to lease 29 battery-electric trains that will allow level boarding for disabled passengers at stations across the north of England is a “massive v…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Disabled campaigners say the government’s decision to lease 29 battery-electric trains that will allow level boarding for disabled passengers at stations across the north of England is a “massive victory” for their campaign.
#LevelBoarding
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/decision-to-...
#LevelBoarding
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/decision-to-...
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Disabled activists have spoken of their relief after MPs voted to reject a bill that would have legalised assisted suicide in England + Wales but they say the focus must now shift to improving social and palliative care.
#AssistedDying #AssistedSuicide
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/relief-and-t...
#AssistedDying #AssistedSuicide
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/relief-and-t...
Relief and tears after MPs reject assisted dying bill, as attention turns to palliative and social care
Disabled activists have spoken of their relief after MPs voted to reject a bill that would have legalised assisted suicide in England and Wales, but they say the focus must now shift to improving s…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Disabled activists have spoken of their relief after MPs voted to reject a bill that would have legalised assisted suicide in England + Wales but they say the focus must now shift to improving social and palliative care.
#AssistedDying #AssistedSuicide
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/relief-and-t...
#AssistedDying #AssistedSuicide
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/relief-and-t...
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New government research has exposed misleading calls by leading Conservative and Reform UK figures who have repeatedly claimed that assessments carried out remotely are more likely to lead to a successful claim for disability benefits.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...
Government research exposes misleading Tory and Reform calls for more face-to-face PIP assessments
New government research has exposed misleading calls by leading Conservative and Reform UK figures who have repeatedly claimed that assessments carried out remotely are more likely to lead to a suc…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
New government research has exposed misleading calls by leading Conservative and Reform UK figures who have repeatedly claimed that assessments carried out remotely are more likely to lead to a successful claim for disability benefits.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...
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Double Anniversary
It's 8 years ago today (17/9/2018) that I got my CRPS diagnosis. At the time it just felt like 'a name has been given to it, now how do we fix it?'
It's not until you face the bureaucracy that it really gets its power.
#CRPS #disability #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
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It's 8 years ago today (17/9/2018) that I got my CRPS diagnosis. At the time it just felt like 'a name has been given to it, now how do we fix it?'
It's not until you face the bureaucracy that it really gets its power.
#CRPS #disability #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
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September 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Double Anniversary
It's 8 years ago today (17/9/2018) that I got my CRPS diagnosis. At the time it just felt like 'a name has been given to it, now how do we fix it?'
It's not until you face the bureaucracy that it really gets its power.
#CRPS #disability #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
🧵⬇️
It's 8 years ago today (17/9/2018) that I got my CRPS diagnosis. At the time it just felt like 'a name has been given to it, now how do we fix it?'
It's not until you face the bureaucracy that it really gets its power.
#CRPS #disability #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
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One of the funniest things I've heard recently is a guy repeatedly calling for a dog that won't respond.
The dog's name is Sonar.
The dog's name is Sonar.
September 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM
One of the funniest things I've heard recently is a guy repeatedly calling for a dog that won't respond.
The dog's name is Sonar.
The dog's name is Sonar.
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Upselling is shit, the world was a better place when cinema seats were all the same and we all queued at theme parks.
September 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Upselling is shit, the world was a better place when cinema seats were all the same and we all queued at theme parks.
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Why the sour puss? A woman he can’t lunge at or insult? Holding it in is a real bitch, eh?
September 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Why the sour puss? A woman he can’t lunge at or insult? Holding it in is a real bitch, eh?
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The Irish are good people.
September 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Irish are good people.
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A major new festival next year that will bring together the worlds of disability arts and para-sport could help fight back against right-wing media organisations that are constantly trying to “castigate” disabled people.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-a...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-a...
Disability arts and sports festival will be a double ‘spectacle’ and could aid fightback on media hostility
A major new festival next year that will bring together the worlds of disability arts and para-sport could help fight back against right-wing media organisations that are constantly trying to “cast…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
A major new festival next year that will bring together the worlds of disability arts and para-sport could help fight back against right-wing media organisations that are constantly trying to “castigate” disabled people.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-a...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-a...
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Today is World Sepsis Day, in 20O7 I almost died of sepsis after a shaving cut got infected. Sepsis kills more people a year than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. One of the best ways to fight it is to learn the warning signs
September 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Today is World Sepsis Day, in 20O7 I almost died of sepsis after a shaving cut got infected. Sepsis kills more people a year than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. One of the best ways to fight it is to learn the warning signs
Took the wrong meds at the wrong time. 100mg of amitriptyline at 21.30 and the big painkillers at midnight. Not tonight, amitriptyline wasn't taken until midnight so fuck knows what time I'll get to sleep tonight.
Hopefully being out today will help, but a suspect burger in a pub has me worried.
Hopefully being out today will help, but a suspect burger in a pub has me worried.
September 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Took the wrong meds at the wrong time. 100mg of amitriptyline at 21.30 and the big painkillers at midnight. Not tonight, amitriptyline wasn't taken until midnight so fuck knows what time I'll get to sleep tonight.
Hopefully being out today will help, but a suspect burger in a pub has me worried.
Hopefully being out today will help, but a suspect burger in a pub has me worried.
I'm not a fan but it's really good news Celene Dion is returning to singing. She sang in Paris last night with 25 more to come.
September 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I'm not a fan but it's really good news Celene Dion is returning to singing. She sang in Paris last night with 25 more to come.
If the Tories were still at the helm I'd suspect any move away from the current form of payment would be replaced with vouchers for a list of companies. Those companies would be partly or fully owned by one of their chums.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/new-pi...
#PIP #Disability
www.mirror.co.uk/money/new-pi...
#PIP #Disability
New PIP warning over DWP changes for some groups
Disability Rights UK has raised major concerns over the Timms Review's draft recommendations for PIP eligibility changes
www.mirror.co.uk
September 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If the Tories were still at the helm I'd suspect any move away from the current form of payment would be replaced with vouchers for a list of companies. Those companies would be partly or fully owned by one of their chums.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/new-pi...
#PIP #Disability
www.mirror.co.uk/money/new-pi...
#PIP #Disability