Crystal Knott, MA

Dog mom, wife, sociologist, observer, always learning.

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

My heart is shattered. My precious constant companion of almost 17 yrs is gone. She mattered & she was so much more than a dog.💔 @blazaruk

[Calgary Police @CalgaryPolice]

We have received several calls today about dogs left unattended in vehicles. Thankfully, none of these incidents resulted in injury, but this is an important reminder to all Calgarians about the danger of leaving animals alone in vehicles.

Temperatures inside a vehicle can rise to dangerous levels in minutes, putting animals at serious risk. A cracked window or water is no excuse & will not keep them safe.

🛑 If you love them, don’t leave them. Never leave an animal in a vehicle on a warm or hot day, even for a short time.

☎️ See an animal alone in a vehicle? Call 911 right away. Be ready to share your location & the vehicle’s licence plate, make/model & a brief description.

🗣️ You can also report concerns to the Calgary Humane Society at 403-205-4455.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

When her partner passed away, this female stork couldn't feed herself while she incubated her eggs..🪺🥺🙏

Good Samaritans have begun to feed her..❤️

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Elijah Harper, a Manitoba MLA, stood up for his people when he refused to accept the Meech Lake Accord.
With his vote against it, while holding an eagle's feather, he became an icon of resistance.
This is his story.

📸 Wayne Glowacki

🧵1/12

[tern @1goodtern]

If covid infections make you *more vulnerable* to almost every other pathogenic infection by multiple mechanisms, then you'd expect increases in almost every other pathogenic infection.

And that's what we see.

Ten completely unsurprising news stories:

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

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[Bay Area Lyme Foundation @BayAreaLyme]

🚨Incredible evidence of Lyme persisting in pancreas & heart from a @LymeBiobank sample from young man who died in his 30’s. 😔

Lyme Biobank’s Liz Horn explains:

[tern @1goodtern]

PPE saves lives, it saves days off work. It prevents disability.
PPE is *good*.

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

@buitengebieden Carmy and Sydney

[Jess @MeetJess]

KLM Flight Attendant Tested For Hantavirus, Says Dutch Health Ministry

RTL media reported that the flight attendant had come into contact with a Dutch woman who was taken off a KLM plane and later died of the virus in South Africa. https://t.co/OZ62sQnFMQ

[Barry Hunt @BarryHunt008]

Houston, we have a problem

Containment breach confirmed

Airborne Andes Hantavirus has now escaped the cruise ship & caused at least one second gen infection on a flight to France

IFF R0 is 2.12 as previous outbreak implies, there will be many more

Immediate action required

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

He accepted his fate.. 😅

[CTV News @CTVNews]

‘Couldn’t walk five feet’: Rise in cases of heart failure among young Canadians https://t.co/RsVWduiAIl

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

@PhilSledge

[Jess @MeetJess]

I had to spend an afternoon at the children’s hospital

A little boy, IV in hand, walking out of oncology in an N95.
His parents behind him, unmasked.

Something about that moment I can’t shake—the smallest person in the room holding the most responsibility for his own safety.

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

A smile for your timeline.. 😊

[Jess @MeetJess]

Researchers warn of severe long-term damage to the brain after Covid following new study

« people who developed long-term neurological symptoms after Covid also showed increased levels of phosphorylated tau, a protein linked to early brain degeneration » https://t.co/H0uciGaWbq

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

@BadWeatherKyle Cosmic Crisp

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

@Puppieslover

[Crystal Knott, MA @sadiesfavourite]

@BarryHunt008 @sanofi Exciting!