sapphic-pink-kryptonite:

These are things you’re going to want to build for yourself if you’re chronically ill. When you go out, you need to be prepared in case something goes wrong, to at least help yourself until professional help arrives or you can get to a safe space. 

If you are a regular hospital visitor, you need to make an emergency overnight bag. You either grab it as the ambulance is arriving or you tell a loved one “I need X bag in X location” so that nobody has to scramble around for things and wasting time.

My Travel Bag (Purchased here)

If I leave the house, this bag does not leave my side. 

It is big enough to contain (aside from my keys, wallet, and phone)

• First Aid kit (grey cosmetics bag) 
• Water
• Umbrella
• Deodorant
• Wheelchair gloves
• eReader
• Emergency phone charger

That charger lives with you. It does not leave your bag. If you need help and your phone is dead, you’re probably not gonna be able to easily get to a working phone or remember numbers, or potentially know your location if you need to call an ambulance. Make sure your phone is charged. 

My First Aid Kit (Purchased here)

(Top) Medication, gels (heat/ice/anti-inflammatory)

(Middle) Tissues, bandaids (a wheelchair shreds your hands when you’re learning), and disinfectant

(Bottom) Vomit bag, wet wipes, mints (for nausea), more bandaids, inhaler, disposable heat pack, disposable ice pack, stim cube, migrastick (for headaches), ear plugs, jellybabies

The Hospital Bag

Ordinary gym bag. 

Contains:

• Change of clothes
• Pyjamas
• Sock
• Bras
• Underwear
• Old running shoes
• Thongs (flip flops you Americans)
• Toiletries – tiny shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste
• Art book and pencils (hospitals are boring af) 

Pack old clothes. Hospitals can be gross. I’ve bled all over mine, sweated etc. Not a fashion show. Old clothes you don’t mind getting ruined. 

Things need to be loose. My jeans are jeggings (stretchy waist) because if I can’t wear normal pants from pain. You need things that allow doctors access (shirts easily moved for needles or what have you.) 

Pack shoes for the shower (if you can shower.) Floors can be unsanitary and the last thing you want is a fungal infection.

Toiletries – tiny shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste, baby wipes and hair treatment (if you can’t shower), moisturiser (cold hospital air dries out your skin), and lipbalm

Apps

• ICE (In Case of Emergency) Card – lists your name, weight, height, emergency contacts, diseases, allergies, medication, and personal notes for paramedics. Can send out alarm calls or messages and is available on your home screen (if you want to set it up that way)
• Medisafe – track your medication and set reminders. You can set it up to automatically text someone if you skip a dose. 
• FibroMapp – tracks chronic pain and sleep, and helps you illustrate pain levels, times, triggers, and relief
• Emergency+ (Australian) – gives your exact location and surrounding streets to give to paramedics. You can call from this app. 
• First Aid (Australian) – gives you step by step instructions to help yourself or someone else

Even if you’re not disabled yourself, please rb this because it can genuinely help people who are

benkyou-ni-narimashita:

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benkyou-ni-narimashita:

Introduction:

I’ve noticed that I have not come across many posts about 敬語（けいご）on Tumblr. As such, I’ve decided to do a 敬語 series! As a foreigner in Japan, you will not be expected to use 敬語, but if you are in a situation where you are a customer, it will most likely be used towards you. (Also in anime there tends to be that one token character who uses it.) 敬語 can get very complicated even for native speakers, but just knowing the words is helpful in understanding what people are saying when they use it.

Honorific Verbs:

Part of what makes 敬語 difficult is the distinction between honorific words and humble words. These verbs are honorific meaning they can only be used to talk about someone else. They cannot be used to describe your own actions.

Example:
私（わたし）は学校（がっこう）にいらっしゃいます。（X）
先生（せんせい）は学校（がっこう）にいらっしゃいます。（✔）

Verbs
言う（いう）　　―＞おっしゃる＊
行く（いく）　　―＞いらっしゃる＊
来る（くる）　　―＞いらっしゃる＊
いる　　　　　　―＞いらっしゃる＊
する　　　　　　―＞なさる＊
食べる（たべる）―＞召し上がる（めしあがる）・
飲む（のむ）　　―＞召し上がる（めしあがる）・
見る（みる）　　―＞ご覧になる
くれる　　　　　―＞くださる＊
知る（しる）　　―＞ご存じです（ごぞんじです）
です／だ　　　　ー＞でいらっしゃる＊

More notes:

＊Irregular conjugations:
• おっしゃるー＞おっしゃいます
• いらっしゃるー＞いらっしゃいます
• なさるー＞なさいます
• くださるー＞くださいます
• でいらっしゃるー＞でいらっしゃいます

・召し上がる is more often associated with eating, but can be used to either eat or drink.

You may have noticed that some verbs are the same for different words. This is not a mistake! Part of what makes 敬語 polite is the fact that it is vague.

That’s all I have for now! If you have any questions or notice any mistakes please send me a message!

I literally was just searching for Keigo THANK YOU ^^

You’re welcome! I took a whole class on keigo last semester and I still have all my materials so I thought I’d share

thebaconsandwichofregret:

renoa:

pr1nceshawn:

her friend is so embarrassed they’re never ever having sushi again

Why are there so many white people in the notes angry about this humorous post about the polite way to eat sushi?