Anne 💙

Dementia Specialist Practitioner/OT 🟢 NHS; Person-Env-Occupation; ❤️ LFC; Batik; Vera 🕵️‍♀️; creativity is good for the soul; ❤️🏳️‍🌈 #HillsboroughLawNow

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@GraemePeacock1 Dramatic!

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@BrendaBlethyn Excellent news 🏆 Congrats!

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@EilidhCarr Sublime 😍

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

I hope you don’t mind @ChaferEleanor but I’ve used a picture of one of your fab knitted Vera dolls & created this little animation on an app. Vera has received news & looks pretty happy she has a new case… @BrendaBlethyn @AnnCleeves

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@Airaasayss White

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Fab! @DianaSheridan11

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

World first virtual reality train opens in Aussie aged care facility, where residents enjoy afternoon tea while touring 10 countries.

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@LBFlyawayhome I thought the coconut tree is misplaced ie don’t grow so well in this country (uk) & the girl was wearing a mac & wellies when it wasn’t raining.

[Rebekah Jones @GeoRebekah]

I was wrong about the tourettes outburst at BAFTA, and I'm sorry for rushing to judgment.

We were all mislead - the BBC edited out every other outburst during the program except that one.

They created a situation that appeared singular and targeted.

I do not diminish the impact those words had in any way, and both the men who were presenting deserve an explanation.

But I will not ask someone to apologize for a disability.

We got this one wrong, guys.

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@wilko1999 @TracyEdwardsMBE @Channel4 @Ofwat @OfwatChiefExec And her father as a consequence 😭

[Tracy Edwards @TracyEdwardsMBE]

I thought I had no rage left after men in women's sports, the Rape Gangs, the Post Office Scandal, the Contaminated Blood Scandal and the Hillsborough cover up but watching #DirtyBusiness on @Channel4 it seems I have more than enough rage left for @Ofwat @OfwatChiefExec

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

Ha ha very funny 😆🤣

[Epic Clip Vault @EpicClipVault]

This made me laugh 🤣

[Janet Murray @jan_murray]

This woman - who was in the audience at the BAFTAs on Sunday evening - takes a fair and compassionate stance on the guest with Tourette's shouting a racial slur at two black actors.

She provides important context: the audience had been briefed about John Davidson’s Tourette’s and his vocal tics had already been evident earlier in the evening.

She also articulates something we don’t hear often enough.

Words can cause discomfort. They can hurt. And they can do so for many reasons. But that alone does not make someone “wrong” or prove ill intent. Nor does it justify destroying someone’s reputation.

Sometimes we have to hold two truths at once - that harm can be felt and that intent and context still matter.

And sometimes we have to set aside our own feelings and consider the needs and vulnerabilities of others.

A principle worth remembering in many areas of public life.

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@Keir_Starmer we need #HillsboroughsLaw to get justice for the people who were severely affected by our corrupt private water companies & @EnvAgency
And to renationalise the water companies #DirtyBusiness
@Feargal_Sharkey @TheGreenParty
@ZackPolanski

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@BrendaBlethyn Belated birthday wishes to you Brenda. Hope the celebrations have continued into the weekend! 🎉🥂🎂🎈🥳🍾

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@GraemePeacock1 Whilst they are all stunning, it’s the top right for me, that brilliant blue sky against the other colours.

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

@GraemePeacock1 I think the front row are your new followers 😆 They look pretty attentive.

[Dr. Dominic Ng @DrDominicNg]

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is a lie.

As a neuroscientist, here are 6 ways to improve neuroplasticity at ANY age:
1. Go for a walk

Exercise releases a protein called BDNF. It tells your neurons to grow stronger and form new connections.

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

“Connecting happens frequently without words.”

[AHPDementia @AhpDementia]

Humans are hardwired for connection. What does connection mean to you? Perhaps it's a familiar look or expression, a smile, a shared routine, doing things together that feel safe & known. Connecting happens frequently without words. #WithSLTuCan

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

#wellbeing gorgeous #sunset @ASPHFT

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@ConicFilm

[Anne 💙 @BatikerA]

#Dragonfly a film of many complex layers, social themes, emotions. Brilliantly acted & beautifully written. It is a must see. Just ‘don’t judge a book by its cover.’
@BrendaBlethyn #AndreaRiseborough @Jason__Watkins #PaulAndrewWilliams