KC Martin-Stone

Archaeologist. Comedian. Occasionally competent MF. Leaky bag of brain juice. GoFundMe for medical / survival. She/her

[Spinal CSF Leak Foundation @spinalCSFleak]

Patient voices don’t just matter; they help drive research forward. Sign up today for the ileak registry℠ to support spinal CSF leak research at https://t.co/6vxJduGzEb

[Spinal CSF Leak Foundation @spinalCSFleak]

We have 59 landmarks in 33 states lighting up this leakweek! Thank to all who have shared your photos from around the country.

Shine bright💜

[KC Martin-Stone @KCMartinStone]

Cc peeps (preferably in Australia) - does anyone have any info on the domestic installation of germicidal UV lights?

[Jim the hermit @SleepyJim0]

Doctor: you’re not capable of working
Politicians: yes you are

Virologist: you really don’t want to be infected with SARS2 repeatedly
Politicians: it’s fine don’t concern yourself

Climatologists: we need to stop burning fossil fuels or billions will die
Politicians: drill away

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

The hardest thing about COVID isn’t the science.

It’s the invoice.

Accepting the evidence means paying for years of miscalculations, bad assumptions, social conformity, and public certainty.

Most people would rather dispute the bill than pay it.

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

Every hero eventually disappoints someone.

Not because they’re evil.
Not because they’re stupid.

Because changing your mind has a cost.

To acknowledge that COVID still poses serious long-term risks would require many people to revisit years of assumptions, decisions, public statements, and personal behavior.

That’s not just updating a belief.

That’s rewriting part of your identity.

And for most people, denial is cheaper than reconstruction.

@DrInfoSec

[KC Martin-Stone @KCMartinStone]

Thinking happy thoughts doesn’t fix a tumour.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

In cancer, patients are often taught to be optimistic, smile, and put on hope, as though that will shrink their tumors. It does not. It invalidates suffering and inflicts blame on those experiencing progression. The phony optimism culture persists today.

[KC Martin-Stone @KCMartinStone]

@CleanerAirAU I wear a mask because fuck falling by the wayside!

[Spinal CSF Leak Foundation @spinalCSFleak]

We are thrilled that this year’s leakweek collaboration has expanded to 5 nonprofits!
Each org brings unique expertise & perspective from their region. We are united in our missions to raise awareness, increase timely diagnosis, & support patients navigating spinal CSF leak.

[Katy (not a girl) 🧡🤍🩷🐞 @hey_its_katy]

“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night, and it was the dance that kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.” – Dan Savage

[Vanessa Smith @normal_ness]

Try this time, for me?
https://t.co/gXNscCmHsU

[Cat Herding Science Nerd 🔬 @catladyactivist]

Having a connective tissue disorder that went from inconvenient to LIFE-THREATENING after two Covid infections because Covid eats up connective tissue, then having to explain and defend wearing respirator to MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, is the definition of systemic failure.

[Spinal CSF Leak Canada Charitable Organization @SpinalCSFCanada]

As we begin #SpinalCSFLeakAwarenessWeek, we are honoured to share that Canada’s capital, the City of Ottawa, has officially proclaimed June 1–7, 2026 as Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week.
We extend our sincere gratitude to @MayorOttawa
For this recognition.
#SpinalCSFLeakWeek2026

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

Positive thinking can’t cure disability

You can’t “try harder” to be better

You aren’t “failing” because you got sick

People who believe they will never become disabled or that they will “try harder” than us are denying reality

Disability can and does come for almost everyone

[KC Martin-Stone @KCMartinStone]

The 20 richest Australians hold more wealth than the bottom 3 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS.

There is something seriously wrong with capitalist societies. Nobody needs a billion dollars. Tax them out of existence!

https://t.co/vYeaAPhPGP

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

Ngl when I was young I thought things were bad because solutions were complicated, and now I’m older and realize things are bad because the solutions are often simple, but they would inconvenience affluent people, or those who aspire to be, and religious fanatics.

[Spinal CSF Leak Foundation @spinalCSFleak]

Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week starts Mon, June 1st. This year, we are thrilled to share that 58 landmarks across 33 states will light up purple during the week.

See the dates & locations on our 2026 leakweek page to visit in your area: https://t.co/mHbHns58xg

[TheDisabilityEnthusiast @twitchyspoonie]

Seeing this becoming more and more of a problem, so just to be clear, being too disabled to work is never a privilege and certainly doesn't mean you "don't have to work". The people who don't have to work are rich people. They're landlords & capitalists, not disabled people.

[Lou @plagueprose]

if you are safely housed, monied, and/or happily partnered and taken care of with shared pandemic precautions you are living with privileges that afford you space for grace for those psychologically, spiritually, and physically enduring eugenics without safeguards.

[The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti]

Stop asking what happened to the kids to make them act like they are. We did that, we fucked them up with Covid and won’t even mention it by name. That fucked them up. The real question should be what fucked us up so much that we could just do that to them.