A canny pigeon has been helping itself to poppies placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Australian War Memorial. Its fake poppy nest is built in an alcove beneath a stained glass window. An uncanny symbol of hope in a bleak world #RemembranceDay

Oscar. The. Grouch. Word. Icon. Now. Scram! @oscarthegrouch

At the small waterpool in the forest 🧡 🎥 martijn.nugteren (Instagram) 🇳🇱©️ #MondayMorning #Netherlands

Forests are incredibly important for the planet. Many of them are being destroyed by agricultural use, land development and forest fires. Conservation and restoration of forests should be a goal of many departments and organizations and should be implemented quickly.💚🌱🌿☘️🌲🌳

Silver-breasted Tanager 📷 zoonaldo (Instagram) ©️🇧🇷

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. No one's home 📸 Oswaldo Cepeda (moodydarkroom) .

Ways you can support a friend or loved one with chronic illness: Learn about their condition. Go with them to doctor appts. Check in on them. Always be willing to listen to them if they need to vent. Don’t offer unsolicited advice. Don’t abandon them if things get hard.

Amazing!

Everyone with chronic illness knows that moment. The moment when it finally sinks in that this isn’t temporary. This is your new life. And everything feels a little heavier after that.

“It's complicated as we long to socialise, but the depth of understanding needed to truly comprehend the constant evaluation, the uncertainty and ongoing management of our pain is only grasped by a select few.” buff.ly/2PTmTUb #NERVEmber #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness

#CoffeeTime ☕️

“Every day I’ve had to self-advocate…fight against the stigma…every time I’ve had to face another loss…my career or the ability to easily speak, walk, be independent…that has developed in me a spirit of iron—a drive to never give up—Ever.” buff.ly/2znc5Z8 #ChronicPain

“When poorly treated or left untreated #ChronicPain has profound negative and deleterious effects on the cardiovascular and endocrine systems. Pain puts the cardiovascular system into overdrive, which raises blood pressure and pulse.” buff.ly/SssBG9B Pain News Network #cpp

For those who haven’t been paying attention. The hEDS/HSD diagnostic criteria are officially under review. For the first time since 2017, researchers are re-evaluating how hypermobile Elhers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder are diagnosed Here’s what’s

The goal: Make diagnosis more accurate, inclusive, and clinically useful. This is to address the long standing issues with misdiagnosis and diagnostic overlap.