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lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
#allergies #bitingflies #nature #hyperreactiveskin #immunedisorders

I usually gear up like I’m in PPE for gardening, as everything in three states will start my way as soon as I go outside, but I was on the patio in yoga pants and sandals on Wed, and s’thing bit the FUCK out of my ankles. *sigh*
A colour photo of my left ankle and heel (no toes for you, internet!) resting on my red sofa. My skin is very, very pale (I don’t tan), and is covered with small red itchy insect bites from the top of my foot up to my upper ankle/lower calf. Honestly, it looks like chicken pox. *sigh* I have hyper reactive skin (I can write my name on my arm with a toothpick), I’m even allergic to sugar ant bites.
July 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
sparkleshirley.bsky.social
If I had a dime for the number of times since my celiac diagnosis I've said or thought "that baguette (for example) looks sooo good...but I can't eat it," I'd be able to afford a place in the Hamptons.

Le sigh. 🦨

#celiac #immunedisorders #sad
June 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
thebookgoblin1404.bsky.social
I have #MS, #diabetes and a whole bunch of other #immunedisorders. I collect chronic illnesses and their meds. I have several medications that if they fuck with Medicare and screw me over, I will become a drooling vegetable or else it will kill me.
Told my Senators that. Senator Risch laughed.
April 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
thinksoftheatre.bsky.social
#autoimmunediseases #autoimmune #immune #immunedisorders #immunesystemdisorder #immunesystemdisorders #immunedisorder #lupus #psoriasis #sjögrensyndrome #sjogrensyndrome #hidradenitissuppurativa #hs
April 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
bionewscentral.com
Individuals aged 60 and older with weakened ##immunity, especially ##OrganTransplant recipients on ##ImmunosuppressiveDrugs and those with ##ImmuneDisorders, have a weaker response to ##RSVvaccines.
##Immunocompromised ##RSVvaccination ##VaccineEfficacy ##ImmuneResponse
Immunocompromised individuals may not produce enough RSV antibodies after vaccination – BioNews Central
Individuals aged 60 and older with weakened immunity, especially organ transplant recipients on immunosuppressive drugs and those with immune disorders, have a weaker response to RSV vaccines. ...
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December 31, 2024 at 4:20 PM
sigtrans-sttt.bsky.social
Scientists highlight the therapeutic promise of #MSCs in #RegenerativeMedicine and #immunedisorders, detailing their molecular mechanisms and #immunomodulatory effects, while addressing safety, efficacy, and challenges in MSC-based drug development.

#STTT: doi.org/10.1038/s413...
November 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
I love you all, omg, my fucking head. #chronicillness #chronicmigraine #chronicpain #immunedisorders
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of two anthropomorphic brains walking across a room, with a woman in dark top and leggings lying on a red sofa in the background. The brain on the left (following the brain on the right) is pulling a rolling carry-on suitcase, and sighing. The braking on the right is holding a pair of tickets that have “Orlando admit 1” printed on them, and has a speech bubble above them that says “C’mon, I’ll take you to Disneyworld.”. At bottom right, a white square has the hand lettered caption “LAURA’S BRAIN GOT TIRED OF MIGRAINES…”. This was part of a series I lightly sketched, then spent months colouring and drawing into a finished image using my iPad’s photo markup program (I can do a lot with a little!), but lost, because the tablet died, and I had not backed up the pictures. Lesson learned, work in marker. Other than my bad lettering, I think it actually looks better than the digital work. A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing (with an added digital title) of two little pink brains riding in a swan-shaped boat on a circular ride around a tower with flower bushes at the base. The digital title carries on from “Laura’s Brain got Sick of Migraines”, saying “Bob and Laura’s brains went to Disney, part 2:”. Below that, everything is hand lettered, with header “THEY WENT ON EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE TALL ENOUGH TO RIDE!”. The brains are pink, with white highlights, suggesting they are slimy. They are seated to the left, in a two-person swan-shaped boat. The left brain is saying “WHEE!”, and the right brain has a little heart above their “head”, and their “arms” are in the air. No other sentient being is visible, just the boat ride. There is the back half of a swan boat to the right, and the front of a swan boat on the far left, hopefully showing the ride goes in a circle. The flower bushes in the center are yellow, white, and magenta, with green leaves. To the right, there are two speech bubbles, from two people not visible. The upper speech bubble says “Wait… is someone having FUN on this boring ride?!”, and the lower speech bubble says “JIMMY! Don’t be rude!”. The sky is blue, with wispy clouds. Underneath the picture is a hand-lettered note: “NOT A REAL RIDE. please don’t sue me, Disney!”. I get strange when I get migraines. A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of Laura and Bob’s brains riding the spinning teacups. All writing is hand-lettered. The title, at the top, says “The Spinning Teacups were exciting - for EVERYONE!!”. In the drawing are four teacups on a teacup ride; two in front, two in the back. The two front teacups are (left to right) yellow with a purple lining, and blue with an orange lining. The two in the back (left to right) are orange with a blue lining, and purple with a yellow lining. The cups are decorated with simple gold designs. In the left cup is Laura’s brain, sitting on the right side rim, with a little heart above, and a speech bubble saying “me next!”. On the left side of the cup are white drops of slime, and a curved line angling up and right with “SCHLOOOOP!!” written in the middle. At the end of the curved line is Bob’s brain, in the air, shouting “WHEE!”, about to land in the right front teacup. In the right front teacup are two humans, an adult and a child, the adult wearing a black mouse ears cap, and looking startled, with their mouth open. The child is crouching down in the cup, staring up at Bob’s brain with wide eyes. (The spinning of the cups has allowed Bob’s brain to spin through the air, to the consternation of the humans.) Underneath is a blue rectangle the width of the page, with three speech bubbles, left to right: “Let’s go on that ride again!!” (with a heart on either side), “I want a duty manager! …and a towel.”, and “WAAAAH! I’m all slimy!”. (Someone got wet on a dry ride!) It looks like Bob and Laura’s brains are having fun! Bob and Laura’s Brains at Disney part 4: A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of two brains kissing, wearing mouse hats and carrying pennants that say “15 years DisneyWorld”*. The left brain (Laura’s) is holding a green pennant with the point to the left, the right (Bob’s) has a red pennant pointed to the right. Above them, the night sky is filled with fireworks. A white rectangle top right has the hand-written text: “AND A GREAT WEEK ALWAYS HAS FIREWORKS!”. Bob’s brain has a speech bubble to the lower right that says “”Let’s stay another week!”. Below that is a double line, underneath is a white rectangle with a speech bubble far left: “GAH! Does the slime EVER come off?!!”, and a *sob* in a cloud to the right beside it. (This is a running joke from part 3, when Bob’s brain lands on an unsuspecting tourist, and slimes their kid. Are brains slimy? Well, they need to stay moist…)** On the far right is written “…I still have a migraine.”. The brains are more peach coloured than real brains, and the brains have appendages approximating hands and feet (and lips), but they’re still pink blobs with darker pink abstract lines that represent the lobes. The Mouse Ears hats are a bit big, and the colours of the fireworks are reflecting on the material. The fireworks are bursts of green, pink, and mainly yellow, with white centers. The fireworks are reflected in water behind the brains (Disney always does their fireworks over water to reduce fire risk)(please don’t sue me, Disney!). The sky is midnight blue, the ground is brown. Thanks to the Ontario Science Centre’s article “The Science of Fireworks” for reference photos of fireworks and a fascinating article! *The last time I was at DisneyWorld was for their 15th anniversary, in 1986. My Mum was invited on a press junket, & she brought my Sister and me. It was amazing, seeing Disney empty! (I know it’s a million times bigger now.) **It occurs to me that this is the opposite of a zombie movie; no one wants these brains!
June 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #mermay #chronicpain #immunedisorders #fatigue

…ow. I hurt.

(And this was before my poorly-considered worktable placement caused 5K pearls to spill all over the floor. I have too many seed pearls, we’ll be finding them for months. 🫠🪎:::::….………)
An ink drawing of a mermaid with their arms resting on their tail, and their head bent down behind their arms, like a person sitting with their knees drawn up, resting their head and arms on their knees. Their posture suggests unhappiness or pain. On the left, there is a small octopus clinging to the mermaid’s tail, one tentacle/arm reaching out to pat the mermaid on their hand. The octopus looks overly worried. On the left above the octopus is a jarred jellyfish, with agitated eyebrows. On the right top is a small fretting fish, head pointed down towards the mermaid mouth pursed pensively. Next to the mermaid on the right, is an apprehensive sea anemone, and below them is a slightly nervous nudibranch. Background is ocean with sandy substrate, swaying seaweed, and miscellaneous marine flora (or fauna). (Synonyms from Merriam-Webster.)
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
#sick #imfullofsnotick #immunedisorders #chronicillness

I hab a sibus infecgion. I feel priddy sigk. *sniffle*snoOOORT* 🤧
“Rough Night”, 2019. A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing in full colour of a orange and white cat sitting in a ladderback chair at a table, upon which is a bottle of aspirin, a cup of coffee, and a blue ice bag. Behind the cat is only visible from the chest up, and his white paws are resting on the table, and his eyes are mostly closed. There is a window behind him, showing blue sky with light clouds, trees, and a power line, upon which two birds are sitting, presumably singing, annoying the cat. The tablecloth is checked blue, the wall next to the window is light green. The label on the aspirin bottle has a cross in red, says “aspirin”, and underneath, “IS NOT FOR CATS”. The coffee cup has “NO TALK ‘TIL COFFEE” printed on it. This is my friends’ old cat, Hobbes, who was my first cat portrait, and had a long and happy life. He was deeply loved. 💜
April 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
Any store that has the foods I can eat is far away, as we live in the middle of nowhere. Also other stuff. It takes a while. 😕💜 #alphagal #glutensensitivity #chronicillness #immunedisorders #allergies
April 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #colouringsheet #coloring

Doing tests for a colouring sheet.

My skin has continued to react badly to the antiseptic, to the point it hurts. I finally have steroid cream, 3 days after I was supposed to get it. I’m PEELING. 😬

*sigh* #immunedisorders
An ink drawing scanned and printed onto art paper, of a circle design repeated. There are lines of large circles alternating with lines of small circles. The circles have stylized floral designs inside, and there are small leaf designs between the circles. This is intended as a colouring sheet.
February 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
#chronicillness #chronicmigraine #fatigue #immunedisorders #frustration

I was doing a traditional media art moots starter pack, and my tablet blorped, and it disappeared. 🤦🏻‍♀️🫩

So, have a cat for #Caturday.
A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing (with a tiny digital touch-up of the light point in his eyes) of Hobbes, beloved of memory, king of the household, companion to friends, lover of belly rubs and sleeping in laps. Hobbes is an orange and white cat with green eyes (with light shining in them), a pink nose, white muzzle, and this picture of him has him at the bottom of the image, sitting facing the viewer, seen from above, face tilted up towards the viewer. His ears frame the bit of his back and tail that are visible. The background is a warm grey, and Hobbes’ shadow is to the left, a darker shade of warm grey. Above Hobbes, Large digital text says “I was informed there would be treats.”. I love this drawing; I got his eyes looking very good. This image is available on my Zazzle store (link in bio).
January 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
lauramellinatelier.bsky.social
#chronicillness #chronicmigraine #immunedisorders #disabled #chronicfatigue #chronicpain #audhd #artshares #moots

I’m so grateful for the tags, moots! I’m going through a dip in my health (dumb thyroid), & have no extra energy for shares. ☹️ I will recover soon (I hope). I 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 y’all.
An ink and pencil drawing of a squirrel (with digital lettering inserted) lying on a straight line edge, with their eyes closed, head and body flat on the ledge, with curly tail and right front paw hanging down from the ledge. Their whiskers are hanging down, ears are back. Above the squirrel, digital text says “#MOOD”. Background is blank. (This is based on a photo of a squirrel sleeping in the sun on the edge of our old woodshed, with their arm and tail hanging down).
December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
genesndiseases.bsky.social
This review provides an overview of the structure and biological function of SET domain-containing 2 (#SETD2) and summarizes the implication of SETD2 dysregulation in #immunedisorders and the progress of several #epigeneticdrugs that target SETD2. #medsky

#OpenAccess: buff.ly/uGOcth3
Emerging role of SETD2 in the development and function of immune cells
April 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM