Rayhaneh

Software Engineer | Currently & | Formerly @getkoho | Organizer @wwgtoronto

[Julia Malott @AlottaMalotta]

Please share this widely! I couldn't be more terrified of our country's healthcare crisis and @ONThealth can do better!

Ontario healthcare is broken and we've long known it. It's been like this my entire lifetime, and I'm not exactly young.

This is my daughter's IV line, which she's been connected to since 2:00am this morning. She's been awake for well over 24 hours, as have I, as we await care at @StMarysGenHosp in Kitchener, Ontario.

We arrived shortly after 10:00pm yesterday evening after my daughter complained of excruciating abdominal pain. As usual, care took hours to arrive. She was given a bed where she squirmed and sobbed until finally, shortly after 2:00am, the doctor paid her a visit and ordered pain meds to make things bearable.

It was evident by 4:00am that we were almost certainly looking at appendicitis, as the pain was centralizing in the lower right quadrant. We all suspected this, but we couldn't confirm until 8:00am because... apparently we don't have ultrasound technicians during the evening. No one has medical emergencies in the middle of the night, I suppose?

For those who haven't had the pleasure of an inflamed appendix, appendicitis often leads to a ruptured appendix after a period of increasing pain, and that rupture can be fatal. Fortunately for us that hasn't happened yet, but time matters. There's nothing this hospital can do for us as 'we need to confirm it's appendicitis'. We wait until 8:00am

By 5:00am we are told that my daughter needs to give up her emergency room bed. Someone else needs it. She is still in pain, but will now make due sitting in the waiting room, putting pressure on her abdomen in the process. There's no negotiation—there are no beds available.

We wait until 8:00am. We wait until 9:00am. Some guy walks in with a Tim Horton's cup during our tenure and gets the first ultrasound slot. I'm sure his condition was just as severe.

By 10:00am the doctor confirmed what had been evident for hours—we've got a case of appendicitis on our hands and we need to move forward with emergency surgery.

...Except... they can't do that in this particular hospital and @grhospitalkw doesn't have any beds available either. No one knows when they will have a bed for my daughter who is both sleep deprived and in critical medical condition.

I inquire. An hour? A bed by noon? Will we even get one today?

No one has an answer. No one wants to have the conversation. I can tell I am a burden to the overworked staff.

We return to the waiting room and my daughter keeps sitting. She's been awake now since yesterday morning. Her pain flares up every few hours and—after being brought almost to tears the edge is subdued with another dose of pain suppressants.

She's refused a bed because there are no beds available, and I can't take her home to her bed because she needs surgery—though there's none of that available either.

She hasn't eaten in more than 18 hours and she's been told that she's not allowed one bite because she might have surgery any moment... Or perhaps never... so we sit and wait—watching her IV machine go into upstream occlusion every 5 minutes. The nurses don't have time to do anything about it.

This is a simple problem to fix. Fund our healthcare system! @SylviaJonesMPP, @fordnation, our citizens deserve better.

Fix it!

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

@journeycatz @coopSpeak Same!

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

@mryoung151 @useless_priest Here is a clinical trial for this:

https://t.co/MxFIdr3Uy2

[CBC News @CBCNews]

Across Canada, experts say rapid tests are less accessible even as COVID-19 cases are on the rise, due to policy changes and inconsistent public health communication about testing. https://t.co/eXs0QjHQkh

[I hate it here. @anxiouscatmom]

Just got a call for my IUD replacement appointment.
Me: Is it possible to arrange some kind of pain control? It was really bad last time?
Lady on the phone: We just tell people to take whatever they take when they have period cramps 🥰🥰🥰
....

[Hamed Esmaeilion @esmaeilion]

There are reports suggesting that one of Rouhani's Ministers is walking freely in Canada. This photo has been taken last weekend in Montreal. Based on IRPA visa/travel ban they are not allowed to step on Canadian soil. Dear Minister @DLeBlancNB and Minister @MarcMillerVM , if this is true we need a response and action now.

#ps752justice
#MahsaAmini
#IranRevolution

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

@aminhgn برای چه فصلی؟ برای پاییز، sixteen mile creek و rattlesnake. اگر‌حاضرین یک ذره دورتر برین rock dunder بسیار‌ زیباس. همین طور هایکهای الگانکویین. اگر‌حاضرین خیلی بیشتر دور برین 😅، the crack توی پارک killarny و cup and saucer trail توی manitolin بسیار توی پاییز قشنگن.

[Yasmine Mohammed 🦋 ياسمين محمد @YasMohammedxx]

This is what ExMuslims have been trying to tell you. The extremists from our communities are the same as the extremists from yours. But somehow you think they’re cute and adorable because they wear fun scarves on their head and come from exotic countries.

Here is the truth.

[Yasmine Mohammed 🦋 ياسمين محمد @YasMohammedxx]

This is the life of girls in Muslim families. “Should’ve done the honors” means he should have killed her. Remember this the next time you’re told it’s a choice.

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

@YasMohammedxx @BridgetPhetasy Have you read Invisible Women by @CCriadoPerez? She does an amazing job of showing how gender data gaps perpetuate inequality in all aspects of our lives (healthcare, employment, public policy, etc.) and how men are always the default sex and women are just an “exception”.

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

We are starting the new year with a book club! Join us this Wednesday as we get started on Concurrency in Go by Katherine Cox-Buday.

Hope to see you there!

🎟️ https://t.co/azR4FSooLu

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

Summer reading club is in session! ☀️📖 Join us on July 27th for a discussion on Interfaces from Chapter 5.4 of "Go In Action". See you there! 😎
#golang #WomenWhoGo #WomenWhoCode

https://t.co/cEMPRxoHhU

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

I'm sure you've all heard by now that Go 1.18 finally includes generics. What you might not have heard is that we're hosting a talk on the subject tomorrow (June 1)! 🤓

The speaker will be our very own Robin Jang!📣

Hope to see you there!

https://t.co/WRmEj4ZVeI

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

@bitfield @rachelwritecode @___luminaire It’s not recorded, John. However, we’ll most probably present it again in GoSF in a few weeks if you are interested.

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

@rachelwritecode @___luminaire Thanks for joining us Rachel!

[Ronna Steinberg @ronnax]

Please help share! We are organizing a 100% free Tech Jobs Fair for Refugees next week, both in-person and online (for people outside Germany). 30 companies have already confirmed participation and will be waiting to tell you about their awesome positions!
https://t.co/bOFqWeUw4q

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

We have a fun presentation planned. Join us if you want to know more about fuzzing!

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

#Golang 1.18 officially supports native #fuzzing and we’ve prepared a talk all about it! Join us on Wednesday, April 13 as Women Who Go Toronto presents: What’s All the Buzz About the Fuzz? 🐝

Speakers: @rbassady and @___luminaire.🎙

https://t.co/b5gIpw2I4e

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

Tomorrow we will be diving into Part II of Effective Go! If you missed Part I, no sweat! There is still time to catch up or just join us for the discussion. Hope to see you there! 📚 #Golang #womenwhogo #readingclub

https://t.co/I3Iz4ymIox

[Rayhaneh @rbassady]

The last #WWGToronto reading club of the year is happening next week with discussion on #Go scheduler and concurrency.

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

For our next reading club, we will be continuing our discussion on scheduling and concurrency in #golang. We will discuss part III of the "Scheduling in Go" article series by @ArdanLabs. See you there!

https://t.co/5dgEZYHDUT

[Women Who Go Toronto @WWGToronto]

Go is turning 12 on Nov 10th!🎈🎉

To celebrate, we're inviting you to share your best recreation of the iconic Go Gopher (https://t.co/P6ySzmNU8z) and come join us for a discussion on Go pointers & memory allocation. #golang #gopherizeme #womenwhogo

https://t.co/uZmvZ3u3c6