Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH

Genetic counselor. Disability. Politics. Adoption. Writer. She/her. My views are my own.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@SouthwestAir why does your website say cardholders are supposed to get one free checked bag but I've been charged for a bag every single flight I've taken since you started charging? Literally learned tonight that your website says the first one is supposed to be free.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

Two sisters having fun competing at the summer Special Olympics @sokentucky ! One soccer game down, one to go!

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

Miss E found out she needs glasses today thanks to the healthy athletes screening at @sokentucky ! You can tell she loves her new frames!

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann I'm glad you're on BlueSky. Your posts been one of the reasons I've stayed checking Twitter.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann Athena is our newest kitten and likes to sleep on my head when she's not sleeping in her kitten bed on my bed.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch.
President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann Then he asked me if I was cool with a blunt doctor (I am) and connected us with someone who was also a lifesaver. I work in peds now and being on both sides I agree: boosting stressed parents is a great part of the job.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann My kids all have disabilities. I'll never forget the ped who listened to me cry because a specialist had been really awful to me and I felt like I couldn't get any help for 1 of my kids. He told me he knew I was doing my best, my kid was doing her best, and he would get us help.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann Ok but now I want to know what movie this is since a big chunk of your timeline is apparently also watching it!

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@MattBrownEP your nephew wants to know why you're not competing in this on @espn right now.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@jmfunt Ok I'll create an account, thanks. #GeneChat is the genetic counseling hashtag and I pretty much stayed on here for that.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

Where did #GeneChat move to? The social that begins with T? With B? Or is it just gone?

[Eli McCann @EliMcCann]

My new quick story today about all the things I've learned from being a Hot Single Mom out in the town.

https://t.co/Gk7JWYfWCe

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@Macys Sent, thank you!

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@Macys I reached out to customer service 35 minutes after placing an order that I sent to the wrong address and they said nothing can be done because it's more than 30 minutes. Is it true? 5 minutes makes that big a difference?

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

The representative told me I can get my money back or have it reshipped once it's marked as delivered. Is that true? It's a big order. We don't live in that house anymore and I have no way of reaching out to the people who do.

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann But there were days I read the NYT health section to my first baby because I needed to feel like a grown up

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@EliMcCann Sandra Boynton board books like Moo, Baa, Lalala! But later on you definitely want Mem Fox books. Building a library is one of the most fun baby things, along w/ pictures in pumpkin patches. 😍

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@MattBrownEP Oh no! That's infuriating!

[Maya Brown-Zimmerman, MPH @MarfMom]

@Torrid Do you accept unworn exchanges with the tag cut off? I tried on one of your sweaters that I ordered online and it fit perfectly so I cut the tag and then I saw there was a snag on the arm. I would like to exchange it, If possible