Carol Rivas nee Малишак

Professor of Health and Social Care

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

Excited my professorial inaugural 8 March 17.45pm UCL-see Eventbrite link (book to stream too) - all welcome. Advertised as academic with academic summary, but I plan it to be fun and enjoyable for all (+ serious take home message). Hope to see you there! https://t.co/vPoG0Bv0XG

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

Son bought ingredients for home made con carne fr Tesco Oxford St Aldate's. Serving up found foreign bodies from #mince, Google reverse image says #cannabis resin. Son wasted all ingredients and now must get takeaway. What do we do @Tesco – we want compensation for all the costs?

[Laura Paulauskaite @Laura_Paulau]

Delighted to see my review on RSE for students with intellectual disability as one of #TopCitedArticle @JIDR_Wiley! Thanks to my supervisors and colleagues for help!🌻
https://t.co/mq1J9TXjct
@VasoTotsika @wirebird50 @Andreas_Paris #LearningDisabilities #SEND #RSE #PSHE

[Evidence & Policy @EvidencePolicy]

We’re looking for new Editors to help Evidence & Policy grow and develop! If you want a rewarding and fulfilling experience that will help you advance your career, apply today! https://t.co/OkD9iokhml

[Evidence & Policy @EvidencePolicy]

🌟 Call for Papers! 🌟

Evidence & Policy is pleased to invite abstracts for a Special Issue on Learning through Comparison.

Guest Edited by @ProfKatSmith, Niklas Andersen & @PattynValerie

Deadline is 31 March ⬇️
https://t.co/hXcKlKFP1g

[Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social @thewrittenro]

When people want to pretend that psychiatry isn’t primarily social - I talk about drapetomania. I shall, heartbreakingly, add this to my list.

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@verynetwork got notification about yodel F1675LA Very parcel on phone but this parcel nothing to do with me, worried someone fraudulently using my phone number/details.

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@YodelOnline got notification about F1675LA on phone but this parcel nothing to do with me, worried someone fraudulently using my phone number/details. Chat did not take seriously and wrongly suggested a family member had used my phone … disgraceful fraud stance. Please sort it

[Crisis @crisis_uk]

If passed, the UK Government's Criminal Justice Bill will criminalise sleeping on the streets.

Here's everything you need to know about these cruel and unnecessary plans and how we can stop them. [1/2]

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@Zinieeeee @avasalou @roserrr Get that PGR off your X profile Dr!

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@Zinieeeee @avasalou @roserrr Well deserved Dr @Zinieeeee

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@StarbucksUK just got Reading Stan drink. Ordered large eggnog latte, when drink ready I checked ‘is that eggnog’, told https://t.co/UvymTXHbQ9 on train to London before I realised it’s plain latte which I don’t drink how do I get refund. I CHECKED it was egg nog ;yr staff lied!

[Elissa Noves @ElissaNoves]

🧵 Clips below:
Cllr Hammersley: "Is it something in the water?"
"Why are there so many people jumping out with these needs? Where were they when I was at school?"
"Why do so many people have this badge of SEND and special needs?"
"To stop this spend fix the problem at source"

[Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou @JoPavlopoulou]

EXCITED about upcoming Ethnicity and Autism Specialist Day
#NATPmentalhealth folks will refresh their knowledge and reflect in a safe and stimulating space all things racialisation, ethnicity, culture and allyship in #autism and #mentalhealth
Just rehearsed with @A2ndVoice

[Professor Steven Bloch @steven_bloch]

CA intro course for health, education and care settings (half day) at UCL, London on 27th March. Perfect for PhD students and ECRs wanting to explore how CA might be of value to their work. @LizStokoe @charles_antaki @BCAphasia @AndreaBruun @EMCA_News https://t.co/RJnNnJhw5Y

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@JoPavlopoulou A side effect of autistic burnout … it further reduces autistic help-seeking…my oldest autistic son has just been diagnosed with precancerous oesophagus because he thought the pain was part of his burnout response. If he had sought help sooner it would have been reversible…

[Carol Rivas nee Малишак @wirebird50]

@HiveHelper Hi hive was never installed because your technician said I needed a different part, which I got. So please can you install this urgently. my mother has no heating due to part install. So an emergency in the cold weather. She 98. Case ref 03774394

[UCL Institute of Education @IOE_London]

Education on domestic abuse can equip and empower friends and colleagues, so they can better support victims, finds research by Karen Schucan Bird & @wirebird50 @EPPICentre, with @safelives_
https://t.co/x5eKEEEhGp

[NIHR Involvement @NIHRinvolvement]

Research teams should try to understand the changes, benefits and learning gained from the insights and experiences of patients, carers and the public.

Find out more about the 'Impact' standard, and reflect on whether you're meeting it: https://t.co/aOnuRKIcJj

[John O'Connell @jdpoc]

When #Braverman is in the news I keep going back to this from when she was a student. She was deeply involved in fraud & corruption then, too.

All the signs were there that she was a grasping, soulless husk of a human being.

That's why she's climbed so high in the Tory Party.