Libbie Bulmer

Bike rider 🚴🏻‍♀️ | Obsessive tea drinker ☕️

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

'Gymnastics is for life, because once you learn to fly you'll never give it up'

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

Hey @LNER , just to let you know, your defib on platform 2 at Retford station isn’t working. It should have a green tick in the ‘rescue ready’ box. Please can you sort it ASAP. Thank you :)

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo WERE WE ON THE SAME TRAIN?

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

3 days to go until I run the Manchester Marathon for @asthmalunguk and just shy of £500 raised. Last training run done ✅ No matter what happens on race day, I’m proud. This has only ever been about sharing my story of living with severe asthma and raising awareness (and money!)

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo And this is precisely why running with me is bad for you..you’re so speedy 🏃‍♀️

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo LAST WEEK LAST WEEK LAST WEEK 🙌🙌

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo Literally nobody deserves it more 🥳

[ICU Steps Edinburgh @ICUSEdinburgh]

#ICUThoughtForToday Be the person who still tries

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

Growing old is a privilege not everyone gets, and I feel very strongly about that

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Maybe it’s because of my cardiac arrest, but I don’t understand why patients get upset when I say their symptoms are due to aging. 95% of what I diagnose is because we get old. I always bring it up as delicately as possible, but like do you know how lucky you are? I see patients in their 80s and think, “man I hope I get there one day.” So many things in this world can kill you. You’ve beaten the odds. Honestly, congratulations, you’re old.

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

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[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo Noooo!!!

[Olivia Fulton @just_TUX]

Resharing this blog post as I have had so many messages from people about it.

Would be great if people felt able to share it as my reflection and experience of being on a biologic & access to them is similar to so many patient.

https://t.co/UWJj9KTwbb

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@just_TUX Can definitely relate. Not eligible for dupilumab for severe asthma, but I am for severe eczema. So I’ll be on 2 different ones, tezepelumab and dupilumab. Derm consultant said biologics are really hard to access/fund for resp, but not for anything else (derm/rheum/gastro etc)🙄

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo Is that not what it’s called?!

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

This 🙌 I live with severe asthma, need monthly biologic injections, on long term prednisolone and antibiotics amongst numerous other medications just to keep me alive and breathing. But not exempt

[Dr Ju @juliaisobela]

How is it decided which medical conditions are exempt from paying for prescriptions?

Like I think all the ones that are exempt - fair enough

But there are many other conditions which aren’t included where medication is *life-saving* and 100% necessary. Makes no sense to me.

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

My time in ICU was largely spent in a state of total and utter delirium. It was deeply traumatic but something as seemingly simple as this would’ve made a world of difference

[Aoife Abbey @WhistlingDixie4]

Don’t you love it when a vision for something a tiny bit better finally comes to fruition?

Just a small selection of our beautiful new wallpaper from Elegant Clutter (insta @ elegantclutter_art )

Our unit wasn’t blessed with windows - I am so pleased with this 🙂

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

@seldomlyindigo I have lots of questions

[Dan�� @dan_03x]

When I was in icu, I suffered from quite traumatic delirium and when I tell the stories, I tell them like they are real. That’s because they were real to me at the time, it was like I was living a nightmare. My brain was trying to make sense of what was happening to me along with all the medication I had needed to keep me alive and in an induced coma. I ended up having PTSD from the delirium, which may seem strange as the experiences weren’t real to others but myself - but what I lived in my delirium was traumatic and I thought it was happening to me. I felt silly, but through working with psychologists I learnt that it’s not silly because that was my reality and it’s very common for patients in icu.
The hardest part of my icu journey was not being able to see my loved ones because of covid restriction, which is something that can really help a person experiencing delirium - having that familiarity can help patients feel more orientated. Delirium is a given for icu patients with the medications they have been on, but there are ways to help manage and reduce it.
Sending love to those who have struggled with delirium, and felt traumatised by their experiences ❤️‍🩹
#delirium #WDAD2024 #WorldDeliriumAwarenessDay2024 #icu

[Ravijyot Saggu @RavijyotSaggu]

Following the incorrect info on #asthma disappointingly broadcast by @morninglive @BBCiPlayer @xandvt yesterday, see our considered response from @UKCPAResp team⬇️ Asthma needs to be taken seriously.Inhaled steroids are an evidence based effective part of treatment

[Libbie Bulmer @Libbiebulmer]

A perfect example of dangerous misinformation
Appropriate inhaled steroid use is key in asthma management (and has minimal side effects)
Use salbutamol in an emergency!!
And for the love of god, do not rely on a cuppa to get you through an asthma attack 🙃

[plɐuoᗡɔW ʎɹɹɐ⅁🅾️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 💙 @Garry42779]

@morninglive will @xandvt be on tomorrow to apologise for the numerous incorrect statements and false information he gave out today?

It's NOT the end of the inhaler

Old fashioned isn't unsafe

Steroids save lives when used correctly

No mention of BLUE inhaler in an emergency