Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her)

Drama queen who just wants attention - on broken healthcare systems, ableism & disability issues, improving health literacy and health inequity.

[GTA Disability Coalition @GTADC1]

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[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

SAVE THE DATE: Endo Expo Wellness Market
Shop health & wellness products/services. Support those affected by #endometriosis + pelvic health issues.
📆: Sept 17/24
📍: June Rowlands Park #Toronto
⏰: 3pm-7pm
Stay tuned for the list of vendors!
@AppleTree_TO @HappyPelvis @bevlate

[The Happy Pelvis @HappyPelvis]

Join us and Become a vendor 💫💛 https://t.co/q10PZL3YwZ @AppleTree_TO @bevlate

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

An insightful and real article for those of you who have made or are making the difficult decision to get a #hysterectomy. Thank you @bevlate for sharing your personal experience and giving so many of us hope. #adenomyosis #endometriosis #infertility
https://t.co/NUFxI0Bww6

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

What a great night of solidarity and support! Thank you @bevlate for organizing the @TourCNTower illumination for #Adenomyosis Awareness Month and for all you do to make change! 💜

[CN Tower / Tour CN @TourCNTower]

Tonight the #CNTower will be lit purple for Adenomyosis Awareness Month / Ce soir, la #TourCN sera illuminée en violet pour le Mois de sensibilisation à l'adénomyose

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

Hope to see you there!

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

Join us on April 30 as we SHINE A LIGHT ON #adenomyosis. We look forward to seeing the @TourCNTower illuminated purple and we hope to see many of you there as we support those diagnosed with adenomyosis. Thank you @bevlate for organizing this event! 💜
https://t.co/KqyIwEn0Sp

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

@heysciencesam @alieward omg Sam! So happy for you! Can't wait to listen to this conversation.

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

You came to the #allaboutwomenshow to learn, donate, share, + sign our #endometriosis petition; @FFFinfertility Run was a success making it possible to provide more #fertility grants; thanks @bevlate for organizing the @TourCNTower illumination for #Adenomyosis Awareness Month!💜

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

@TourCNTower For anyone in Toronto who's interested, I've organized a meetup in honour of Adenomyosis Awareness Month tonight. We will meet to just hang out and admire the view of the tower lit up in recognition of this overlooked illness.

https://t.co/cYnnNte9Bc

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

Thank you to the @TourCNTower for lighting up tonight in honour of adenomyosis, a difficult disease that affects me and many others in Toronto and across the world. 💜

[CN Tower / Tour CN @TourCNTower]

Tonight the #CNTower will be lit purple for Adenomyosis Awareness Month / Ce soir la #TourCN sera illuminée en violet pour le Mois de sensibilisation à l'adénomyose

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

Had so much fun last night! Thank you for organizing and thank you @traceylindeman for writing such an important book. P.S. I see me in that group shot!

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

Last night #Toronto showed up! What a great opportunity to meet and hear from @traceylindeman about her book BLEED: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in #Endometriosis Care. Thank you to @lizrenzetti for moderating. “When the system fails…burn it down”. @ecwpress @typebooks

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

Join @endoevents @ecwpress @typebooks Apr 12 for the FREE #Toronto Book Launch for BLEED. This #book highlights issues + barriers in #healthcare faced by #endometriosis patients. An in-conversation with author @traceylindeman & journalist @lizrenzetti.

🎟️
https://t.co/R4MSLgXzAJ

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

This makes me very happy!

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

THANK YOU! To our expert panelists, event organizers, volunteers and guests for making our event a huge success. We showed up, we networked, we questioned, we learned, we breathed, we supported. We did it!

#Toronto #BelowTheBeltTO #endometriosis @EndoWhat

[💡Emily Foucault @EmFoucault]

Today is #RareDiseaseDay A day to raise awareness for the 300 million people around the world who have a #RareDisease

Graphics by Bev: https://t.co/U2AgDTyVOJ

[Josh Matlow @JoshMatlow]

People need access to warm & safe places to go when it’s cold outside. It should be predictable & available 24/7. It’s needed now, and is the bare minimum that should be expected. We need a mayor & council that understands keeping Torontonians safe, means every Torontonian.

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

I'm so excited about this event! I hope you join us. Make sure to take advantage of the early bird discount and buy your tickets ASAP!

[Endometriosis Events Charity @endoevents]

Connect with your community for #Endometriosis Awareness Month. Join us on March 4 at the FriENDO Social for fun activities, education & a special screening of the @EndoWhat documentary #BelowTheBelt. Learn more & buy your tickets here: https://t.co/X7hF3PC72V
#BelowTheBeltTO

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

Not that it matters to most of you replying: ideally I would've preferred he wore a mask & open the windows. my issue isn't that he refused, but that he kicked me out for asking. Btw I told Uber not to fire him. I want them to implement policies to keep disabled people safe.

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

Just got kicked out of an Uber for politely asking the driver if he had a mask. When he said no, I asked if he could open all four windows. He yelled at me and pulled over and told me to get out. This is unacceptable. Btw, he picked me up from a hospital. @Uber @Uber_Support

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

I was just finishing an appointment where I signed consent forms for a hysterectomy. Not what I needed today.

[Bev - Healthcare Advocate (she/her) @bevlate]

@Scorpi89n Thank you for your response. I'm a people pleaser and conflict avoidant person. I will quote verbatim what I said "hi, do you have a mask?" He yelled at me etc. "Okay, can you please roll down all the windows? I know my window is open but can you do all 4?"