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emileeknow · 10 months

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Finally | Joshua Au

Pairing: Joshua X Reader

Genre: Soulmate!au, fluff

Words: 2.1K

Summary: You see your soulmate’s face in your dreams but can never interact with them.

Joshua was having one of the dreams again. They were a regular occurrence, he found them strange at first, but he didn’t think much of it anymore.

He wasn't sure when they started, but he first took notice of them when he was 19.

It was said that the faces you saw in dreams were real people you had encountered in your lifetime. A combination of people you recognise and an array background faces you had caught a glimpse of when going about daily life.

Aside from the people he knew and the random background faces, there was one face that kept showing up in his dreams. Yours.

He didn’t notice it at first, so wasn’t quite sure when you started appearing.

It was after a few weeks of seeing your face that he started to recognise you. He didn’t know where he had seen you before, but you were appearing far too frequently to be some random passer-by he’d seen on the street one day.

He thought about it a lot.

Who are you?

Why did you keep appearing?

Was he going crazy?

You were never a main character and he’d never had an interaction with you in his dreams. You were just always in the background somewhere. Always present in the scene but not always noticeable. It became a game he would play with himself to find you in his dream that night, like a game of hide and seek.

Once he found you, he always tried to interact with you. Fate never let him though. You always disappeared, wisping away into nothingness before he could get close enough to utter even a greeting.

He thought about you a lot, both in his dreams and in his conscious mind. But no matter how much he mulled it over, he still couldn’t place your existence in his everyday life. You were just a mysterious constant in his dreamworld.

You on the other hand were completely indifferent to the man that was always in your dreams. You were aware of him, but instead of pondering the significance of the man’s existence, you just shrugged it off as meaningless.

When you saw his familiar face in the crowd you would think, ‘oh it's that guy again’ and continue on with the dream as if nothing had happened.

You assumed it was someone you always saw on your daily commute. Just another face at a bus stop, or someone in the coffee shop that you regularly saw in the background when you went to get your morning dose of caffeine.

You didn't really remember what happened in your dreams after you woke up, once the drowsiness had worn off, the night’s events just phased out of your memory, it wasn’t unless you focused on it that you could really process what had happened in your dream. Therefore you didn’t really think much of the man that was always there.

You didn’t give much thought to the fact that it probably had some kind of deeper meaning. It’s not like the world you lived in, revolved around strange inexplicable connections to other people…

You went about your daily life as usual. You’d recently started a new job so were still settling into the new office. There were so many new names and faces to remember and it meant you had to go through all the general get to know your co-worker questions all over again.

What’s your name?... Y/N

Have you met your soulmate yet?... No

What’s your connection?... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You had already had the same conversation with around 5 people this morning and to be honest you were getting a little tired of it. Whenever you would respond that you didn’t know what the connection was, the other person would either nod politely and give you some words of encouragement, ‘Oh I’m sure you’ll find out eventually’, or they would try to shake your hand to check the tingles.

It was reasonably well known that when soulmates touched they would feel the connection. This had resulted in a culture whereby people who were unaware of their connections would try to make physical contact with others upon meeting them.

The idea you didn’t mind, it was logical and many did find their soulmates this way. However, the past three people you had met had done exactly that and then promptly left the conversation. Any interest in getting to know you dissipating the moment they found out that you did not mean anything to them.

Since you were new to the company, you just had to accept it, although it did make you uncomfortable.

Luckily for you, there was a girl chatting with someone at a nearby desk that noticed your discomfort. She quickly stood up and shooed away the small crowd of people. You silently thanked her and she smiled brightly at you.

She introduced herself, and to your delight didn’t ask any of the usual questions.

Turns out her desk was next to yours, and you were so glad that your new desk buddy was a nice person. It only took a couple of days of working together for the two of you to become friends.

You and your new workplace bff, were sat eating lunch in the office cafeteria one day, when the conversation drifted to soulmates.

“How come you never asked me about soulmates?” you ask curiously.

“I figured if you wanted to talk about it you would, I also had a hidden connection, so I know how annoying it is when people try to get you to talk about it. Especially the ones that made it seem like I didn’t have one, you know when they say. Oh I’m sure there is someone out there for you.”

“Or, You probably aren’t one of the 0.01%.” you continued.

“Or my personal favourite, I know most people have found theirs' by your age, but don’t lose hope”

“Are you sure you already found your soulmate? Are you sure you aren’t mine?” you smiled sweetly at her.

The both of you chuckled.

“I didn’t know what my connection was until I met him”

“How did that work?” you ask curiously.

“Well our connection was dreams, we had been meeting each other in our dreams for years before we actually met.”

“So you both communicated in your dreams? How did you not know that that was your connection then?”

“We wouldn't remember anything when we woke up, it was like we were living a separate life in our sleep. It wasn’t until we touched for the first time that all of the memories from our dreams came back to us.” She was smiling fondly, looking off into the distance as she thought about her soulmate.

“I didn’t realise connections like that existed” you ponder.

“Neither did I, until it happened. Who knows, you may have a similar one, one that you are not consciously aware of.”

“Maybe…” you wondered.

“Talking of soulmates, Jeonghan and I are going for dinner tonight, so do you want to come with us?” She asks.

“I’m alright, I don’t want to third wheel you and your soulmate”

“Jeonghan’s friend is also coming, if anything I’m the third wheel, please save me” she pleads with an adorable pouting expression.

“Fine” you relent.

You were curious to meet your new best friend’s soulmate. The way she would gush about the cute dates they went on made you curious about what he was like.

That evening, Joshua and Jeonghan were on their way to the restaurant.

“Why do I need to come to dinner with your soulmate?” Joshua asked, not appreciating the last minute invitation. What if he’d had other plans? He didn’t of course, but he could have.

“Because otherwise her friend will be uncomfortable.” Jeonghan stated in response.

“Huh?”

“Y/N Won’t come if they think they’re going to be the third wheel, so you my friend need to be the fourth” he clarified with a smile and a pat on the back.

“Is it that important that Y/N comes?”

“Apparently yes. Anyway it’s not like you're paying so...”

“Why didn't you say that earlier?” Joshua smiles, patting Jeonghan on the back, as he starts to walk with a bit more of a spring in his step.

“Unbelievable” Jeonghan rolls his eyes.

Joshua had no idea why it was so important that this Y/N person came out for dinner with Jeonghan and his soulmate, but Joshua was not about to turn down a free meal.

Additionally, he knew the discomfort of being the third wheel all too well. Over the past couple of years his group mates had all been meeting their soulmates. Whether he liked it or not, he was being bombarded by loved up couples left right and centre.

He’d waited patiently for it to finally be his turn but Seokmin had met his soulmate several months ago, yet there was still no sign of his own.

It was disheartening. He never let it show since he didn’t want the pity that came with being the only single one left. Everyone always invited him to join their outings, in an effort to not make him feel left out.

He appreciated the thought, he really did. But no matter how inclusive everyone tried to be, there came times where it felt like he was sat alone at the back of a roller coaster filled with twelve happy couples in front of him.

He’d inadvertently become the ultimate third wheel of the group, so if he could help some complete stranger not feel the same awkwardness, and get a free meal out of his friend in the process, then he would happily come out to dinner.

Jeonghan and Joshua entered the restaurant. The two immediately started scanning the tables to locate the one they were looking for.

Joshua froze as his eyes landed on you. The rest of the room became irrelevant as his eyes scanned your face.

You were looking intently at the menu but he recognised you immediately.

Was he dreaming? He didn’t feel like he was.

Was this real? He could smell the mouth-watering scents from the kitchen, so it definitely felt real.

Were you really there in front of him?...

Before he knew it, he was snapped out of his daze as his impatient friend dragged him over to a table in the far corner. The one you were sat at.

Jeonghan greeted his soulmate warmly before sitting down opposite her. Joshua just stood there, staring at you in disbelief since for once he was right beside you and you hadn’t disappeared into thin air.

Jeonghan introduced himself to you before gesturing to his friend, which you thought he’d lost along the way, as there was no one taking the seat next to him.

You looked around, your eyes trained on the man looming nearby, he stood frozen by the side of the table.

Your first impression was that his lurking presence at your side should have been unnerving. But for some reason it wasn’t. You tilted your head in thought. He looked familiar but couldn’t quite place where you’d seen him before.

“Y/N, this is Joshua,” Jeonghan announces, breaking the silence that had settled as the two of you continued to stare at each other.

“It’s you….” Joshua finally speaks, finally shuffling himself into the seat opposite you without breaking eye contact.

“You know each other?” Jeonghan asks, leaning forward onto the table and resting his head on his hands, slightly intrigued.

“I don’t think so, but I feel like I’ve seen him before.” You mumble, deep in thought as you try to place him in your mind.

A small smile appears on Joshua’s face, which for some reason had your own lips naturally curling upwards in response.

“Have you perhaps seen me in your dreams every night and wondered who I was, or why I kept appearing?” he asks softly.

You nodded slowly, eyes widening as realisation dawns on your face.

“Hold on a second…” your friend looks at you in utter disbelief, swatting your arm to grab your attention away from the stunning man in front of you. “You mean to say you’ve been seeing a man you’ve never met before in your dreams every night, and you didn’t think that it could have some kind of relation to your soulmate”

“....Yes?” you mutter.

Your friend shakes her head judgementally.

“Why didn’t you say you were having dreams like that?” an equally puzzled Jeonghan turns to Joshua.

He simply shrugs, “I didn’t realise that could be a connection.”

“Even after I told you about my bizarre connection, you didn’t think that maybe those dreams probably meant something?” Jeonghan said incredulously.

Joshua doesn’t respond, he was too busy looking at you, now that you were actually sitting in front of him. It didn’t feel real, but he couldn’t stop himself from smiling.

“Even on my day off, I’m surrounded by idiots,” Jeonghan sighed to himself.

A/N:

… So I finally finished this. Truth is I wrote the draft of this part two years ago but never got round to finishing it. Somehow I’ve managed to write 300k words of VegasPete fics in the past year, but couldn’t get my ass in gear to finish and post this one tiny one shot. Over the past few months I’ve had loads of tumblr notifications come through from people binge reading the series and liking all the parts. So the guilt of leaving Shua out has finally caught up with me. Thanks to everyone for the support over the course of this series, even if it did take nearly 6 years to complete <3

Taglist (I know it’s been two years since the last part, so sorry if you no longer wanted to be tagged) : @ohmygyaaah @btsarmy7-2013andrandomthings

#seventeen imagines #joshua imagines #seventeen fluff #seventeen au #svt joshua imagines #joshua fluff #joshua au #svt fluff #svt au

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rawrloooool · 4 months

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Here's your daily dose of Dino Charge pics I saw on Pinterest .

#Dino charge #power rangers dino charge #etc etc

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boxyheadbry · 6 months

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Pushing myself to draw more dragons (or drawing in general), so I'm gonna try to do a daily dose of dragons, dinos or droids this month. (I'm a bit behind already, I know)

Here is a tiny one with a caterpillar tail.

#dinos dragons and droids #dragons #dinosaur #boxyheadbry

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umclite · 2 years

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Nazim Hikmat, the great Turkish Poet once asked his friend Abidin Dino, Turkish artist and famous painter, to draw a picture of Happiness. He drew picture of a whole family, cramped up on a broken bed, under a leaky roof in a shabby room, but still with a smile on each member’s face! The painting became very famous. Happiness is not absence of suffering. It comes with acceptance and gratitude for the conditions of life.I Like this painting...🏡🖼

#Painting of happiness😍

#umclitedailymotivation #we_care_foundation #umclite

Join my telegram channel for daily dose of inspirations to keep you going even at the toughest moments of your life @ 👇👇👇

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skylandart · 2 years

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Did I decide I wouldn’t post this? Yes.

Did I still post because we need more Javelia? Also yes.

#shut up i saw more ollieamelia on my dash and I got fcking ANNOYED #so here’s your daily dose of Javelia #thank you #Javi Garcia #Amelia Jones #power rangers #dino fury power rangers #power ranger dino fury #Dino fury #the imp thing is that I did the jacket and where I could’ve done it in five minutes I did it in three hours #trying out new things ;)

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stiles-o-dylan24 · 3 years

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I ALMOST FORGOT TODAYS DAILY DOSE 😩😩😩

Here’s a sad looking Dyl for today ‘cause I almost forgotted 🥺🥺

Still a great picture like wtf he’s like Barney, can never take a bad photo

🥺 Hoech is me when I realised I saved the photo to send but never actually sent it

#himym Barney #not the purple Dino #😂#daily dose of dylan #Jess

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mandakatt · 6 years

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Something on your face.

A/N: Dorky title is dorky but I’ve had a slump of creativity the last few days. So, this is the best I can do for now. I may change it later, but we’ll see.. maybe I’ll just let laziness win out and … well whatever. XD

So, this is just a small gift for @crowncitizens - because not only has she been such a positive light for me lately, but the lady was nice enough to buy me a ko-fi. ♥ Hope you like it!

Tagging: @momokitty27 @blossattic @major-artery @teambleckpowa @ffxv-milkshake @suzunesays

Characters: Dino x Reader Warnings: None Wordcount: 756

Stretching your arms over your head you gave off a deep groan as you screwed your eyes shut. Your whole form began to tremble with your stretch before you slumped against the bench with a deep sigh. When a soft chuckle reached your ears you straightened up, your eyes wide as you looked about, only to feel heat creep across your face as he made his way down the stairs from the restaurant.

“If I didn’t know any better,” Dino began softly as he approached. “I’d have to say you’re bored.”

You shook your head and gave him a smile. “Nah, I’m not bored, just, relaxed.”

He made a soft noise and hummed as he moved to stand before you, gently offering his hand. “Ya got a sec Doll?”

Lifting your brows a moment you gently placed your hand in his and rose to your feet, only to give off a soft noise of surprise as he pulled you against him. You could feel his chuckle rumbling in his chest as he gently kissed the top of your head.

“Dino!” you huffed but smiled up at him.

“What, I can’t surprise ya?” he grinned down at you a moment.

With a roll of your eyes you gently tried to move back only to feel his arms wrap about you a bit more tightly, keeping you firmly held to his chest. When he rested his chin on top of your head you hummed softly, but made no movement to pull away.

“Dino?” you asked softly. “You alright?”

You felt him nod slightly as he started to sway with you a little, causing a chuckle to spill past your lips as you finally let yourself relax, your arms wrapping about him and gently grasping the back of his blazer.

“Finally,” he mumbled softly. “That’s better.” He pressed another gentle kiss to the crown of your head before resting his cheek against it.

“If you had wanted me to hug you, you just had to ask dummy.”

“Dummy?!” he gasped mockingly before he chuckled. “I will have you know, that me being a dummy is just a facade.”

“Oh?” you chuckled and slowly drew your head back to look up at him, a brow lifting slightly. “You could have fooled me.”

He smiled down at you charmingly, dipping his head a little to lightly brush his nose against yours. “Just means I’m good as good at actin’ as well as makin shiny things, huh Doll?”

Rolling your eyes gently you huffed up at him, and gently pressed a kiss to his chin, smiling a little at the soft content hum he gave off before you started to pull back only to blink up at him as his hands suddenly gripped your shoulders.

“Hold on…”

Watching as his brows knitted together he seemed to frown a bit as his grey eyes searched your face. Lifting your brows a little yourself you tilted your head to the side a little.

“Dino?” you called his name softly, concerned. “Is there something–”

He cut you off gently by cupping your face in both of his hands. “Hold still Doll,” his eyes again roamed your face before he let his eyes lock with yours. “There’s something on your face…”

Lifting your brows high you were about to ask him what it was when he dipped his head, and kissed you. Making a small noise of surprise, you tensed up a little, but as soon as his thumbs pet gently against your cheeks, you relaxed into his kiss, your hand moving to grip his wrist gently, letting your eyes flutter shut.

He let it linger, gently massaging your lower lip before he slowly pulled back, pulling on your lower lip slightly with his teeth. When you finally opened your eyes, your face felt warm under his hands, and he smiled at you charmingly.

“Ah there, I got it.” he chuckled softly.

You hummed. “Are you telling me,” you began softly as you started to grin. “That you, were on my face?”

“Well,” he laughed and once more pet his thumbs against your cheeks. “Maybe. Did ya want me to be ‘on your face’ again Doll?”

Rolling your eyes you clicked your tongue a little, only to him a bit of a sly smile. “Dummy.”

Reaching up, you grasped the lapel of his blazer and pulled him down for another kiss, catching him off guard. When you pulled back, you smirked up at him, giggling softly to the goofy grin on his face.

#meraki #dino ghiranze #dino x reader #gender neutral reader #ffxv #ffxv fanfiction #fanfiction #drabble #hope you like it doll!#i know you need your daily dose of dino #so what better thing to wake up to #right?

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keisshortcake · 3 years

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Soft morning Kei~

Basically Kei’s reaction to you wanting to start a morning exercise habit.

Slight nsfw if you squint, but nah, it’s all fluff ///v/// ~

1337 words.

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It's 8am in the morning. Somehow, you managed to be awake quite early without your alarm for once. On your left, you could see Kei's back, rising and falling softly as he hugged his beloved giant dino plushie to sleep. Well, to be precise, he was cuddling you to sleep. But for some reason now his back is facing your direction, leaving you slightly cold under the blanket. Maybe the lack of warmth from his chest on your back is the reason why you woke up.

In any case, the gentle rays of the morning nudged you to get up and start your day. You have always loved the morning, but ever since you started living together with Kei, you have adjusted your lifestyle habits to accommodate to his late night volleyball games and museum duties. Taking your phone with you, you got up to get a glass of water, while mindlessly scrolling Instagram only to see those fitspo posts about quick morning exercises to get that flat and supposedly beautiful tummy.

You haven't been exercising lately, well, you hate sweating in general. You and Kenma shared the same passion against gravity when it comes to exercising or playing sports.

Yet, the thought of doing 5 sets of 20 leg raises and 10 sit-ups to get fitter and look better piqued your interest. “That doesn’t seem very difficult”, you thought to yourself.

Glancing at the sleeping figure on your shared bed, you suddenly remembered how whenever you go out with Kei, eyes would turn your direction because your shortass self is a stark contrast to his towering height and well-built body.

So you've decided, while Kei is still sleeping, maybe you can try working out for once.

Going back on the bed, slowly and quietly so that you don't wakeup your tired boyfriend, you lift your legs up and down to try and complete the exercise.

Little did you know, Kei was awake the whole time. The way the bed shift behind him signaled him that you were going out, perhaps to get a glass of water, or to the toilet.

He was waiting for you to snuggle into his back like how you've always done it whenever you woke up earlier than him, so that he can start getting his daily dose of morning cuddles.

But instead, there was nothing. His back remained cold, and there was no sign of you going to cuddle him soon even after he felt your presence back behind him.

Then, he heard the bed rustled behind him.

In the quiet of the morning, the only thing he could hear now is the sound of your breath, softly but rhythmically huffing and puffing.

Why are you panting beside him? Are you serious? He could only conclude one thing. You can’t be touching yourself in the morning while he's sleeping next to you right?

Last night he returned late from work due to some last-minute changes regarding the new safe distancing regulation for visitors in the museum. He didn't get to spend much time with you at home, and although you two managed to have a small talk and cuddled to sleep, that was nowhere near enough.

He longed to touch you.

But seeing your sleepy face and greeted by your innocent "Welcome home Kei..." made him felt so damn guilty for having such selfish thoughts.

After seeing how much you loved him all this while, even before you two started living together, he had always made a mental note to give himself more for you instead of greedily take advantage of your overflowing love for him.

He knows the feeling is mutual, he never admitted it but he too wanted to spend his whole waking time with you. Well maybe no, but at least for now, he missed you.

Yet, the sharp inhale of your breath and the sound of your voice carefully hitched on your throat made his mind go wild. There can only be one thing right? Should he take this opportunity to start his day with a nice morning sex with you? It’s not selfish if you started this yourself right..?

While he's deliberating on the right action to take, suddenly his keen senses picked up unusual noises. Occasionally, he heard joints cracking noises, and that made him doubt his guess.

That sure doesn't sound like you are touching yourself. You have a habit of flicking your wrist, after a long time of prodding your fingers down there.. That is the only time he would hear cracking noises. Plus, if you were really fingering yourself, it can't be this quiet. He knows you all too well.

Now more curious than aroused, he gave up and decided to just observe instead of jumping to conclusions. He slowly turned to face you, dino plush in his arms and all that.

You were surprised when Kei suddenly turned to your direction. Your arms were behind your head and one of your legs was up in the air as you were doing your 8th leg raise on your 3rd set. Everything was going pretty well until this man ruined your focus.

You saw him rustled a bit, his head gently nestled on the soft giant plushie in front of him. Your eyes focused on his closed lids, a rare gentle expression adorned his beautiful face. But you know Kei really well and how good he is at pretending to be asleep.

None of you said anything, until you heard a mocking snort from him, to which you softly sighed and quietly replied, "S-since when were you awake?"

"Since you leave the bed. What are you doing?"

It was such an embarrassing moment. You relaxed your body and your head thoughts of million excuses but he cut you short,

"Finally decided to get some exercise huh, lazy girl?"

You couldn't look at him in the eye. You know he's not gonna stop teasing you about it. Quietly inching closer to him, you hid your face out of embarrassment in the soft giant plush tucked his arms, and mumbled a small mhm.

To your surprise, Kei only hummed in response. You were waiting for his usual mean remarks, but that was it. He didn’t say anything further.

Suddenly, you felt the plushie shift and a soft kiss landed on your forehead.

"Then.. Good luck."

You were appalled. Since when was Kei this soft?! Before you could ask further, he pulled the dino closer to him and slowly turned his back against you, careful not to hit your head with his wide shoulders.

"I'm going back to sleep, continue doing what you're doing."

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It's not like Kei doesn't want to tease you. He found it hilarious that you out of all people suddenly decided to get some exercise. But, seeing how red your ears were when you shyly admitted what you were doing made him realize that he should just let you have this one.

He had ran through his mind on the possible actions that he could take.

He could've teased you about it and risked making you feel discouraged to start again.

He could've say "that's it." and fuck you, because boy, you looked really adorable when you are just being so honest.

Or he could have let it pass.

After all he knows, if you're that embarrassed, you were probably thinking about hiding the fact that you want to look better from him. And that is likely because you want it to be a surprise for him. The thought you wanting to present your best self for him made him feel giddy, and he mentally scolded himself for being out of character.

But as he gently squeezed his beloved dino plushie, his birthday present from you a few years ago, he reminded himself of just how much he loves being loved by you.

Ah, and of course. If you are really serious about getting more fit, there are going to be a lot more opportunities to tease you in the future.

#tsukishima kei x reader #tsukishima kei #tsukishima kei x y/n #tsukishima kei fluff #haikyu x reader

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 3 years

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In Brazil, Vaccine Diplomacy Can Help Save the Climate

Washington should bypass Bolsonaro and open a direct dialogue on Amazon deforestation with local leaders in regions hit hard by COVID-19.

On March 18, the Biden administration confirmed that it was finalizing a plan to send 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Mexico, just as the U.S. government petitions its southern neighbor for assistance with managing a record rate of migration through Central America. This might be the first example of the United States using coronavirus vaccine diplomacy to advance a policy objective other than public health. But it shouldn’t be the last. U.S. President Joe Biden should similarly help Brazilian states in order to open a dialogue on Amazon deforestation.

In a meeting on March 5, the governors of the nine Brazilian states of the Amazon region petitioned the U.S. ambassador to Brazil to help get direct access to vaccines produced by major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. The Amazon region has been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic, which continues to ravage Brazil. The country recorded its highest daily case count of over 100,000 infections last week, and the death toll has surpassed 300,000, second only to that of the United States. As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s government continues to falter in addressing the human toll of the pandemic and in securing vaccines, governors of Brazilian states are increasingly seeking to take matters into their own hands.

The Biden administration should answer the request from the regional governors. As Flávio Dino, the governor of Maranhão and the leader of the Forum of Governors of the Legal Amazon, made clear in his meeting with the U.S. ambassador, the issue isn’t cash but rather commercial access. In the absence of federal support, the governors want to acquire vaccines directly from pharmaceutical companies and distribute them via their own public health systems. Companies, however, are reluctant to deal with actors other than the central state. In a sense, the governors hope that Washington can help where Brasília has so far failed.

It’s sensible for the Biden administration to seek to help the Amazon region, the hardest-hit area of a country with one of the highest caseloads globally. It’s also of note that these regional leaders have the ability to help the new U.S. administration deliver on one of its most important and daunting climate priorities: slowing deforestation in the Amazon.

#brazil #politics #coronavirus #covid 19 #environmentalism #environmental justice #united states #us politics #brazilian politics #joe biden #international politics #vaccination #mod nise da silveira

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jolly-jello · 2 months

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Just learned that there's a theory that triceratops ate bones to fill their need for calcium and like, I know there are animals that do this but it's so badass to think of an already pretty cool herbivore to just be munching on some bones.

I just think they are neat.

My live reaction

#paleontology #dinosaurs #prehistoric #prehistoric animals #dinosaur #daily dino dose #dailydinodose #paleomedia #triceratops

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books-and-glitter · 3 years

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You literally asked for this directly

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Should be 69 of those 😚

I hate you so much. You monster. I only expressed that I was surprised and you did this to me. I didn't ask for this.

Nonetheless....

🌻 - there is a bug in the kitchen and I am now too scared to go in there.

🌻 - Harper is trying to protect me but she is frankly useless.

🌻 - it's not like a big bug but it is definitely not small.

🌻 - I saw moth put a flower before each of these and thought it was neat. So I am now doing it.

🌻 - the person who sent me this sends a "Daily dose of disappointment" in a group chat we are in. Except it is not daily. It's whenever she has one.

🌻 - Kool Aid originated in Nebraska.

🌻 - The Omaha zoo has both the largest indoor desert as well as the largest indoor rainforest. The rainforest is my favorite.

🌻 - there is a rope bridge in there though that used to scare me a lot.

🌻 - nebraska also apparently originated the reuben sandwich which is gross.

🌻 - the Ogalala aquifer is the largest underground water supply in the US.

🌻 - the 911 system originated in Lincoln so that's kinda cool.

🌻 - the largest Woolly Mammath fossil is from Nebraska. If I remember correctly it's the one in Morrill Hall. His name is Archie and I will die for him.

🌻 - speaking of Archie, he was found on a farm by chickens. The farmer got confused at why the chickens were pecking at something, went to look, found big bones and called an archeologist.

🌻 - okay the bug is still a problem but I now have you to save me when it shows it's little fucking face again.

🌻 - the word Nebraska comes from the Oto word meaning flat water.

🌻 - hell yeah we going back to nebraska facts. Next is that the goldrod is the state flower. Flower is kinda pretty but the paper color by the same name is stupid.

🌻 - blue agate is the state gem and I vibe with that. Agate is cool as fuck.

🌻 - UNL's weight room is supposedly the largest in the country at 3/4ths of an acre (32.6k sqft)

🌻 - the Nebraska capitol had a 9.8 million budget, came in under budget, was paid for by the time it finished construction.

🌻 - I think the capitol looks weird but I am also desensitized to it but objectively it is really cool.

🌻 - cliff notes was founded in Nebraska.

🌻 - unfortunately when the UNL stadium is seated to capacity it technically becomes the 3rd most populated place in the state..... It's also really loud.... And I hate it.

🌻 - Arbor day comes from Nebraska. Which is cool because trees.

🌻 - the Scotts Bluff National Museum has a section of the oregon trail wagon roadbed that you can hike. The museum itself is also kinda cool so I suggest it if you ever are in the area.

🌻 - I wish to kill you, kathryn.

🌻 - more Nebraska facts I hear you cry! No problem! Nebraska has Car Henge! So if you ever want to get the vibe of Stonehenge except stupid and made of antique cars in a field in the middle of fucking nowhere you're in luck.

🌻 - Runzas are the official state food and I hate it. Runza makes decent chicken strips but Runzas are gross. Yes handover that cabbage meat bread 🤢

🌻 - Nebraska has a navy apparently. I know this but I cant tell you what the fuck they do since we are like the most landlocked state in the country.

🌻 - That one president, Gerald Ford, born in Nebraska. That's kinda neat. (I know nothing else about this man or his presidency except he is the only one not nationally elected.)

🌻 - Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, and Johnny Carson (I think, or he just went to UNL, the media arts building is named after him) are all from Nebraska.

🌻 - getting sick of nebraska facts? Suffer. Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state, which is weird because we were called the great American desert.

🌻 - apparently the Nebraska state insect is the honeybee!!! 🐝

🌻 - the Niobrara river is apparently really good for canoeing and has like 90 waterfalls.

🌻 - I am running low on nebraska facts.

🌻 - there is a park/reserve just outside Lincoln that has some bison in it. Do not fuck with bison. They will wreck your shit.

🌻 - I don't know if he is still alive but there used to be a bald eagle in the same park that only had one wing. (Actually I think he was missing half of one but still)

🌻 - the cottonwood tree is awful and on a bad year can look like a light snow if too many trees are nearby.

🌻 - the ashfall fossil beds are where you can go to see an active archeology site with the fossils of tons of animals killed by a volcano 12 million years ago.

🌻 - Nebraska has a unicameral. Which is basically instead of a state house and state senate we have one legislative body that is elected on a non-partisan ticket.

🌻 - it is illegal to fish whales in Nebraska. Once again we are completely land locked and there are no whales but.. its still illegal.

🌻 - I am dying here. Kathryn I will punch you.

🌻 - Morrill Hall also has elephant hall which is the main hall right when you pass the entry desk. It has like 15 (?) fossils in it and apparently it's the largest collection of elephant fossils on display.

🌻 - speaking of Morrill Hall, it only displays about 1% of it's collection. The rest is stored at Nebraska Hall nearby.

🌻 - I think the cranes in North Platte are lame.

🌻 - nebraska furniture mart in Omaha is apparently the largest in the country. Which I can believe. I went to the discount part and it was a giant warehouse. I don't know what the actual sale floor is like.

🌻 - cherry county is bigger than Connecticut.

🌻 - O street (highway 6) is the longest straight main street

🌻 - Nebraska has a testicle festival. It's probably exactly what you think it is. Too many fried cow balls is what it is.

🌻 - there is a really cool church between Lincoln and omaha called the Holy Family Shrine. Its got massive arches and is mostly glass. Im not catholic so it's not really a religious thing but a bitch can appreciate some cool architecture.

🌻 - the Hall brothers who made Hallmark (card company) are from Nebraska.

🌻 - UNL's Love library has a Shakespeare Folio. Its in the Special Collections and Archives' vault. I want to see it so bad and one of the archivists told me she would show me it next time they opened the vault but then corona... :(

🌻 - UNL's library also has like 5 million+ physical items in it's collections.

🌻 - the serial killer Charles Starkweather is buried in Wyuka in Lincoln.

🌻 - Kearney, NE is dead center geographically between Boston and San Francisco.

🌻 - 92% of the state is farmland/ranches.

🌻 - if you have made it this far I am sorry.

🌻 - Nearly every fun facts about nebraska page has mentioned that the food stuffs Spam is manufactured in Fremont. So I'll mention out of peer pressure.

🌻 - the bug is still in the kitchen. Kathryn has foresaken me. I may perish in the night.

🌻 - 10 more. There is a roller skating museum in Lincoln. It's at 48th and South streets. Has largest collection of historical roller skates.

🌻 - Larry the Cable Guy I'd from Nebraska and he has recorded narrations for some exhibits in the Lincoln children's zoo. Or he used to it's been awhile.

🌻 - going back to UNL stuffs. Morrill Hall is a pretty cool museum and you should definitely go there. If only to say hi to Archie.

🌻 - the bronze Archie that is outside the museum is currently sporting a fashionable face mask set both over his trunk and his actual mouth.

🌻 - there are a couple dino fossils in that museum and if you step over the barrier and onto the decorative rocks an alarm will go off. And staff will be pissed because now they have to tell at you.

🌻 - said museum also has a lot of cool rocks on the third floor.

🌻 - and the bottom floor has like a hall of nebraska animals where you can hit buttons to listen to animal sounds.

🌻 - aaand a room with a plesiosaur embedded in the floor which is really cool.

🌻 - there is also a cool museum in Nebraska called the SAC. Which is the museum for Strategic Air Command. It has a lot of planes and some stuff from moon missions and air force stuff. When I was little some oil from the big plane in the entrance leaked onto a pillow I had when I was sleeping under it on a trip.

🌻 - nebraska is better than iowa but nebraska kinda sucks too so it's not like it matters truthfully.

🌻 - Nebraska has a lot of weather like giant hailstones and tornadoes but Lincoln doesn't get much because it is in a geographic dent so weather tends to weaken over the city. Which is lame. I want lots of snow.

And there we are folks. 69 fucking facts. 58 of which are about Nebraska purely out of spite. I counted.

I am now off to murder my roommate.

(jk but you should expect to be quizzed)

#nebraska facts #in case anyone wants to learn any thing #long post #please save me this took an hour and a half to type on my phone #also i did look up about half of these. a lot i knew or are my original knowledge.#kathryn you bitch #i brought this on myself for opening my mouth and mentioning it.#also the bug has still not been killed #11/69 of these are not about nebraska.

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Fuck Mary Kill - X Drake, Sanji, Killer (the most random bunch that popped in my head) and ehm.... your top 5 youtube (or other platform) videos that never fail to make you laugh!! Hope you get loads of distraction, much love and hugs sent to you babe!!

Oof, starting with hard questions, aren’t we? Tbh wish I could answer them both, but I don’t have any compilation of favorite videos/music/anything like this. I scroll through recommendations and play whatever I find interesting, mainly some One Piece compilations, birds, instant karma compilations etc. Oh and Daily Dose of Internet and Exotics Lair - only 2 English speaking channels I subscribe. (Yeah, I do have arachnophobia yet I watch channel about tarantulas, dunno what is wrong with me besides everything lmao)

When it comes to FMK - I hate you.

Fuck - Killer. Everything nice, buddy, but marrying you would mean marrying Kid as well and this one is NOT happening xD

Marry - Sil will get me for stealing her man but Sanji. I mean. Free food. Lots of free food. I can forgive nosebleeds for a plate of his food.

Kill - X Drake T^T AND IT’S NOT MY FAULT OKAY?? I mean, probably mine, but I like walking around shirtless way too much, I’m so sorry, sweet dino boy T^T

Sleepover

#ask bas #thank you!#nakunakunomi

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KAJDHC HOLD UP I SAW THAT ASK U ANSWERED AND?? THATS U IN YOUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST PFP?? OMG ROSE PLS STEP ON ME YOURE GORGEOUS??? HECK I KNEW U WERE PERFECT BUT I WOULD LITERALLY HAVE A FEMALE BONER FOR U PLSJSHX p.s here’s your daily dose of love!! i love love love you you cutie and you’re so amazing and i hope you never forget that!! you can get through any hardships you may possibly face and we’re all here for you through it💞💞 -rex🦖 (it’s me again!! :) )

Anonymous said:i just realised that I always say “we’re here for you!!💞💞” at the ends of my asks kakd but we rlly are!! love and support coming your way rosieee!!!💗💗💗 -rex🦖

STOP R LITERALLY THE MOST ADORABLE HUMAN BEAN THATS EVER ROAMED THE EARTH (dino joke ehehhe) ily and thank you :’( i wish all the berry same to u!!

#ask #Anonymous #rex 🦖 anon

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daydreamindollie · 5 years

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l.ch | breakfast mischief

Pairing: l.chan x f.reader

Genre: fluff

Length: o.9k

A/N: Hey lovely dolls! I’m here to deliver some Seventeen content after what? 987 years? So sorry for that but here it is! It’s been requested quite some time ago, I’m really sorry but hey, here it is!

Drabble Prompts:

“You're not as quiet as you think you are”

“That’s my shirt. So is that…wait?”

“You’re so clingy. I love it”

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Chan had expected to wake up with his arms wrapped around you, the love of his life. He had been eager to press you closer into his chest and nuzzle his nose into the crown of your head. All he wanted was to smell your sweet lavender, vanilla scent but was disappointed to, not only, wake up to an empty bed, but also have the morning peace be disturbed by the obstreperous cacophony of clanging pots, pans and kitchen utensils.

It was Saturday, also, which further added to his displeasure.

The two of you were supposed to always sleep in and cuddle every Saturday; it’s been your ritual for months now. He couldn’t believe you would betray him like that, considering you were the one responsible for making that promise between the two of you.

Missing your warmth, vexed but also curious of your activities, Chan wills himself to get out of bed and make his way into the kitchen, where he has to hold in a laugh at the clumsy appearance of you. Dressed in an oversized top and juggling the task of cooking multiple things at once, he leans against the door frame to the kitchen with an amused smirk on his face, the annoyance he once had having already evaporated at the endearing sight of you.

“Have to make sure this is perfect…” he hears you mutter, “gotta feed my handsome dino~” you coo, not realising the heart-fluttering effect you were having on the love-struck man behind you.

Concluding that he finally needed to make his presence known, Chan steps forward to lean his upper half against the kitchen island as his palm prop up by his chin, “My sweet jagi is such an angel~” he sighs dreamily but also as a way of teasing you, not expecting to have you jump so high that you almost touch the ceiling with your messy bun.

“Chan!” your shrill scream has him cringing at the volume but quickly returning to his adoring smirk, “This is supposed to be a surprise!” the pout you send has him laughing because the entire time it seemed as though you made no real effort in concealing this good-morning-gift from him.

As you outstretch your limbs, attempting (in vain) to shield your surprise from him for as long as possible, Chan moves to stand before you and takes the time to wrap his arms around your waist. Still running on the habit of the ritual the two of you had developed, he goes on to kiss your forehead before burying his nose into your hair, where he proceeds to inhale his daily dose of your intoxicating smell.

“You’re not as quiet as you think you are, Jagi,” he teases with a chuckle as you shove at his chest, forcing him off you so that you could get back to cooking his breakfast with a prominent pout of disappointment on your face.

Again, he chuckles and steps forward to press himself against your backside, hands on your hips and would have proceeded to tease you further if it weren’t for a sudden realisation, “That’s my shirt. So is that…wait,” he also notices the slippers you were wearing were much, much bigger than your actual foot size.

You wearing his oversized black top with his too-big-to-fit sliders on as you had your hair up in a messy bun that still, somewhat, remained intact, had Chan at awe of how raw with beauty you were. You didn’t need to dress up like a fashion model to catch his eye, all you had to do was wake up, attempt to make him breakfast secretly but end up ruining your own surprise by how loud you are and you’ll have him - hook, line and sinker - ready to do your bidding.

“I should have you wear my clothes more often…” he whispers to himself as he bites his bottom lip to contain his sudden surge of happiness. Just seeing you in his top and slippers had him feeling a certain way, that you were only his and he was only yours. It brings about such a satisfying feeling. Now he wants to cuddle with you all day, whether it's in bed, on the sofa, the living room rug with your puppy or outside on your apartment balcony, he’s more than willing to cuddle anywhere, so long as you are wrapped up in him and him, in you.

“You’re so clingy,” you whine as you feel him wrap his arms around you and squeeze for a long second before sighing into the crook of your neck, “I love it.” came your assurance as soon as he starts to whine and stomp his foot, preparing to argue that you secretly liked it but, to have you just admit to it, had him soaring high above the clouds.

“So…what’s for breakfast?”

“Your favourite,”

“Yummy!” he hums but smirks against your shoulder, which he had exposed after pulling the sleeve of his shirt down, “So, what are you still in the kitchen for?”

“Making your breakfast, dummy,” you send him an incredulous look, confused by his enquiry.

“But my favourite thing to have for breakfast is you...”

“CHAN!”

“It’s the truth!”

“You’re so dirty!”

“I don’t lie to my Jagi~”

“Where do you think you’re touching, Mister?!”

#seventeen drabbles #seventeen fluff #lee chan drabble #chan x reader #lee chan fluff

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lucywithlupus · 5 years

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What is arthritis?/ ¿Qué es la artritis?

Arthritis: (noun) friend, enemy, part of your body, the victim, bully, strong, weak, ally or oppressor?

We talked a lot about arthritis in this blog: about what it is, how it affected me and how you need to take of yourself if you have it. But we never really started how we should have, in the "Tutorial" section of the game. Which is why this post today will bring you your daily dose of facts and nerdiness to further explain a couple of key points:

1. What arthritis is? 2. Who has arthritis? 3. How do you know you have arthritis? 4. Where does it come from? 5. How can you treat it?

Don't worry! Each of these will be short and simple, just like they should be. No medical terms or bad internet connection is going to stop me from delivering the truth to the masses!

And now, without further ado, here we go: What is arthritis?

What is arthritis?

"So.. What is it? What is it?!"I see you yell at your computer screen.

I understand that need for an answer. When I first got diagnosed, being told I had arthritis was relieving for 5 seconds, until I realized I had no clue what I was facing and what was causing this.

Well here is your answer, pal! Grab that popcorn!

Arthritisis a symptom of joint inflammation and stiffness that may develop from a completely separate illness or may be independent as a medical disorder. If it is a disorder, it means that there is a chemical disbalance in your body that chronically or temporarily causes pain in your joints.

See? Simple.

Arthritis is what is known as an autoimmunedisorder, in which your body- aka your white blood cells and antibodies- basically attacks itself in a specific region, in this case, your joints.

There are two types of arthritis: systemic, which affects all of your body, and localized, which may affect one or a few joints.

Now, there are more than 100 types of arthritis and arthritis-related conditions. Next up, a speedy round of the most frequently found types of arthritis in the USA and the UK:

1. Osteoarthritis:your bones and cartilage are compromised and damaged by breaking of the joint, caused by aging.

2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (hi!):your immune system attacks itself, targeting your joints.

3. Psoriatic Arthritis:similar to rheumatoid arthritis, with the addition of itchy red patches on your skin known as psoriasis.

4. Gout:a very painful form of arthritis, which basically collects uric acid crystals in your joints.

5. Juvenile arthritis:similar to rheumatoid arthritis, only that it specifically refers to those patients that are diagnosed before the age of 16 years old.

There are other autoimmune conditions like lupus and fibromyalgia, which are similar to arthritis. However, here we are generous and we share, so they will have their own informative posts soon :)

Who has arthritis?

In one of my first posts, we discussed how people with arthritis come from so many different walks of life and that, because it is an "invisible illness", it is very hard to tell if someone has arthritis just by looking at them.

We also noted that some types of arthritis (like osteoarthritis and lupus) tend to be more common in certain age groups (elders and young adults).

A study by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded the following after a two-year study of the American population from 2013 to 2015:

○ 49.6% of people with arthritis are elderly people ○ 26% of people with arthritis are women ○ 4.4 million with arthritis are Hispanic, followed closely by Caucasians Basically, I fit into almost all the categories, thanks to life. At least I still consider myself young. For now.

This pattern repeats itself across specific types of arthritis. If you do fit these criteria, it's better to do a checkup and seek early treatments. Before it's too late, people!

How do you know you have arthritis?

You can't until it's too late! We're doomed! Bye!

Just kidding. The first step is seeking is, obviously, a doctor if you feel pain constantly, weaker than usual or just not well.

The doctor (seek a rheumatologist for joints specifically) will most likely begin with a normal checkup and an initial joint evaluation. They will examine your hand, knees and feet, and perhaps, arms and legs. They will look for clues such as visible swelling, stiffness or redness.

After that, they may or may not ask for a blood test or an X-ray, depending if they suspect the presence of arthritis in your body. Normal blood test indicators for arthritis are Sed rate (or erythrocyte sedimentation rate or ESR), C-reactive protein or elevated antibodies. If these three are elevated, then there is a fat chance that you have arthritis and it is inflaming your joints right now.

X- rays are mostly to visualize joint damage. Ultrasounds or MRI may show the loss of tissue, fluid accumulation in the joints, etc.

Warning:Doctors will begin treatment rather quickly when arthritis is detected in the slightest. This is because arthritis doesn't play: it gets worse and worse unless you apply anti-inflammatories asap. This is not harmful to you or your health at all, the doctor is only trying to avoid further damage from happening. Of course, further checkups and tests will give you plenty of time to discuss alternative treatments with your specialist.

Where does it come from?

Nobody knows. That is the right answer this time.

Some medical professionals believe that arthritis is caused by genetic mutations that may or may not hereditary. It has been proven by research that arthritis, in comparison to other autoimmune disorders like Type 1 diabetes, is not as hereditarily transmissible as it once was believed to be.

The class II genes, HLA–DR1 and HLA–DR4, are the ones now being investigated and partially blamed to be primary suspects.

However, many believe that lifestyle and environmental conditions can increase the chances of having arthritis. After all, stress, long work hours, pollution, low, and mental illnesses tend to go hand in hand with arthritis patients.

So do not worry that much yet. But always stay ready!

How can you treat it?

I have talked about these two already:Ibuprofenand Paracetamol, queens of the universe, saviors of today and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow….

You get the point. Normally, if a doctor detects arthritis, they will right away prescribe paracetamol. This is because ibuprofen and other NSAIDs are very common allergens that may be risky to give to a new patient right away, especially when they do not have a complete medical record.

So, if your doctor gets suspicious and gives you a high brow, just take the paracetamol as instructed, inform them of your progress and come back later if you need to. Don't go through the pain without any help! It will only get worse! Trust me!

Aaand there you have it, folks! I hope you learned something today and hopefully will not forget your weekly dose of facts featuring me, the voice of reason. Take care of yourself, go to your checkups and don't worry too much!

Love you! Bye!

References

(1) Sed rate (erythrocyte sedimentation rate). Available from:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/sed-rate/about/pac-20384797

.(2) Robert F. Meenan, Paul M. Gertman and John H. Mason. Measuring Health status in arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumtology. 1980; 23 (2): 146-152. Available from:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/art.1780230203

.(3) David N. Glass, Edward H. Giannini. Arthritis & Rheumatism. Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology. 1999; 42 (11): 2261-2268. Available from:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/1529-0131%28199911%2942%3A11%3C2261%3A%3AAID-ANR1%3E3.0.CO%3B2-P

.(4) Joseph Lee Hollander. Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatology. ; 1960.(5) DrAngeloRavelliMD, ProfAlbertoMartiniMDa. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The Lancet. 2007; 369 (9563): 767-778. Available from:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673607603638

.(6) Sources of Arthritis Pain Available from:

https://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/pain-management/understanding/types-of-pain.php

.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Artritis: (sustantivo) amigo, enemigo; parte del cuerpo; víctima, abusador; fuerte, débil; camarada o opresor?

Ya hemos conversado mucho a cerca la artritis en este blog: qué es, cómo me afectó y cómo necesitas cuidarte si la tienes. Pero nunca iniciamos donde debimos haberlo hecho, en el nivel "Tutorial" de este videojuego. Por eso, en este post les traigo su dosis diaria de ciencia y verdades para explicar unos puntos clave:

¿Qué es la artritis?

¿Quién tiene artritis?

¿Cómo sabes si tienes artritis?

¿De dónde viene la artritis?

¿Cómo la puedes tratar?

No se preocupen! Cada una de estos puntos serán rápidos y sencillos de enter, justo como deberían ser. Ningún término médico o mala conexión al wifi me detendrá de exponer la verdad a las masas!

Y ahora, sin más preámbulos, aquí vamos! ¿Qué es la artritis?

¿Qué es la artritis?

"Así que… dinos ya, qué es? Qué es?!"Te veo gritarle al monitor.

Entiendo tu necesidad de una respuesta. Cuando a mi me diagnosticaron, el diagnóstico definitivo de artritis me dio tranquilidad por 5 segundos, hasta que me di cuenta que no tenía ni idea de qué estaba enfrentando y qué lo causaba.

Bueno aquí están esas respuestas también! Agarra tu canchita!

La artritis esun síntoma de inflamación articular y rigidez que puede desarrollarse por una enfermedad totalmente diferente o puede presentarse de manera independiente como una condición médica. Si es una condición, significa que tu cuerpo tiene dolor crónico o temporal articular.

Ves? Eso fue fácil!

La artritis es una condición autoinmune, lo que significa que tu cuerpo- tus células blancas y anticuerpos- básicamente se ataca a sí mismo en una región específica, en este caso tus articulaciones.

Hay dos tipos de artritis: sistémica, que afecta todo tu cuerpo, y localizada, que puede afectar una o más articulaciones.

Ahora, hay más de 100 tipos de artritis y condiciones relacionadas. Proseguiremos con una ronda rápida de los tipos de artritis más frecuentes en los Estados Unidos y en Gran Bretaña:

Osteoartritis:tus huesos y el cartílago están comprometidos y dañados porque la articulación se está deteriorando, es causado por el envejecimiento.

Artritis reumatoide (hola!):tu sistema inmune se ataca a sí mismo, atacando tus articulaciones.

Artritis psoriásica: similar a la artritis reumatoide, pero también incluye ronchas rojas y picazón en la piel, una condición mejor conocida como psoriasis.

Gota:artritis altamente dolorosa, que acumula cristales de ácido úrico en tus articulaciones.

Artritis juvenil:similar a la artritis reumatoide, solo que es específicamente diagnosticada antes de los 16 años de edad.

Condiciones autoinmunes como el lupus y la fibromialgia son otros diagnósticos similares a la artritis, pero que aquí los trataremos con cariño y les haremos sus propios posts informativos :)

¿Quién tiene artritis?

En uno de mis primeros posts, discutimos cómo las personas con artritis tienen vidas totalmente diversas y, por ello, es muy difícil distinguir la artritis solo con mirar a una persona.

También vimos que hay tipos de artritis (como la osteoartritis) tiende a ser más comunes en ciertos grupos de edad (como los viejitos).

Un estudio por el Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluyó lo siguiente después dedos años de examinar a la población estadounidense del 2013 al 2015:

49.6% de personas con artritis son ancianos

26% de personas con artritis son mujeres

4.4 millones de personas con artritis son hispanas, seguidas de los caucásicos

En pocas palabras, yo califico para casi todas estas estadísticas, yupi. Al menos todavía me considero joven. Por ahora.

Este patrón se repite a lo largo de todos los tipos de artritis. Si crees que tu perfil es parecido a lo descrito, es mejor hacerte chequear y buscar un tratamiento temprano. Antes que sea demasiado tarde!

¿Cómo sabes si tienes artritis?

No puedes! Es demasiado tarde! Estamos condenados! Adios mundo cruel!Solo bromeo. El primer paso es, obviamente, ir al doctor si sientes dolor constante, debilidad o simplemente no te sientes bien.

El doctor (un reumatólogo es un doctor para enfermedades articulares) iniciará con un chequeo regular y una evaluación inicial de las articulaciones. Examinará tus manos, rodillas, pies y quizá, brazos y piernas. Se encontrarán pistas como inflamación visible, rigidez o manchas rojas.

Después de eso, te pedirán o no que completes un análisis de sangre o una prueba de rayos X, dependiendo si hay sospecha de artritis.

Los indicadores de sangre más comunes para la artritis son la velocidad de sedimentación or ESR, la proteína C reactiva o anticuerpos elevados. Si estos tres indicadores salen elevados, hay una buena chance de que tengas artritis y esté causando un proceso inflamatorio en tu cuerpo justo ahora.

Los rayos X se utilizan para visualizar algún daño articular. Ultrasonidos o MRI pueden mostrar pérdida de tejido, acumulación de fluidos en las articulaciones, etc.

Advertencia:Los doctores inician rápidamente el tratamiento para la artritis cuando esta es detectada, incluso de manera mínima. Esto es porque la artritis no es broma: solo se pone peor y peor si no aplicas anti inflamatorios de inmediato. Este tratamiento inicial no debería comprometer tu salud en absoluto, pues el especialista solo esta tratando es disminuir el daño lo más rápido posible. Claro que, después de futuras consultas y pruebas, deberías pensar y discutir con tus padres y doctor acerca de la posibilidad de tratar la artritis de otros modos.

¿De donde viene la artritis?

Nadie sabe. Esta vez si es la respuesta correcta.

Profesionales de la medicina creen que la artritis es causada por mutaciones genéticas que podrían o no ser hereditarias. Fue probado en múltiples ocasiones que la artritis, en comparación a otros desórdenes como la diabetes Tipo 1, no es tan transmisible por herencia como se pensaba.

Los genes de clase II, HLA–DR1 y HLA–DR4, son los que ahoran están siendo investigados y parcialmente puestos como sospechosos principales.

No obstante, muchos creen que el estilo de vida y las condiciones medio ambientales incrementas las posibilidades de tener artritis. Esto es parcialmente cierto, pues el estrés, las largas horas de trabajo, la polución, la baja estima y las enfermedades mentales van de la mano con los pacientes de artritis.

Así que no te preocupes mucho de eso todavía. Pero siempre mantente alerta!

¿Cómo tratar la artritis?

Ya hablé de estas dos: Ibuprofenoy Paracetamol, reinas del universo, heroes del hoy y del mañana, y mañana, y mañana….

Creo que ya lo entendiste. Normalmente, si un doctor detecta artritis, prescribirá panadol de inmediato. Esto es debido a que el ibuprofeno y otros medicamentos no esteroideos (AINES) pueden causar alergias, por lo cual es riesgoso en un paciente nuevo sin un historial médico completo.

Así que, si tu doctor se pone sospechoso, solo toma el panadol como indicado en tu receta, informa al doctor de tu progreso y regresa más adelante si lo necesitas No vayas por el dolor sin ayuda! Toma el panadol por ahora! Confía en mí!

Yyy eso es todo lo que tengo para ustedes hoy, amigos! Espero que hayan aprendido algo hoy y no olviden su dosis semanal de información conmigo, la voz de la razón. Cuídense, vayan a sus chequeos y no se preocupen mucho!

Los amo! Chau!

References

(1) Sed rate (erythrocyte sedimentation rate). Available from:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/sed-rate/about/pac-20384797

.(2) Robert F. Meenan, Paul M. Gertman and John H. Mason. Measuring Health status in arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumtology. 1980; 23 (2): 146-152. Available from:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/art.1780230203

.(3) David N. Glass, Edward H. Giannini. Arthritis & Rheumatism. Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology. 1999; 42 (11): 2261-2268. Available from:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/1529-0131%28199911%2942%3A11%3C2261%3A%3AAID-ANR1%3E3.0.CO%3B2-P

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673607603638

.(6) Sources of Arthritis Pain Available from:

https://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/pain-management/understanding/types-of-pain.php

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