Rebecca Esther (they/she)

@RebeccaEsther
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Writer and disability justice advocate with ME/CFS and OCD and lots of other acronyms your doctor doesn't know. My cat hisses at fascists (and so do I) 😊
Bird Sitehttps://www.twitter.com/RebeccaEstherxo
My siteComing soon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RebeccaEsther/115954303989210171

Thank you for the shares and likes ❀️

We're still at 0/goal. Can we get to 50 today?

#MondayMotivation #MutualAidMonday

β€œSome believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
β€”J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit, 1937

I love this list of Queer Winter Reads from PrideSource:

"Charlie Jane Anders blends witchcraft, academia and family secrets into an irresistible winter read... a cozy yet suspenseful tale about the magic we inherit and the secrets that can either save or ruin us."

https://pridesource.com/article/queer-winter-reads

Cozy Up With These Queer 2025 Winter Reads

As winter settles in and the year winds down, there's no better time to curl up with a book that speaks to the complexity and beauty of queer life. This

Pride Source

Groceries for the rest of January/first week of February --$200
(food for my cat, electrolyte drinks, ingredients to make soup, pre-made meals and easy things like buns, protein bars, pretzels, sliced vegetables or fruit and cheese, because I have no energy at the best of times [ME/CFS] but the mold has made me so much sicker and more fatigued. Some days I eat almost nothing because I have no energy to make anything)

Medical transportation--$30
(For travel to appointments that is not covered)

Treatment for toxic mould:
-My inhalers are covered by disability, but my doctor prescribed an aerochamber and it is not covered, but would make the inhalers much more effective.
-Aerochamber--$45
-Antihistamines --$20
-Tea, electrolytes, soup for the sore throat from coughing up phlegm + hydration

I am also working on getting the mould removed. (Been through this 3 times in 2 apartments. Exhausting).

#MCAS #MECFS

A breakdown of why I'm raising 400 for my survival fund this winter (with a goal of 200 ASAP)

Compression waist leggings (2 pair) -- $75
(the comfiest thing for me to wear with #Endometriosis, plus the compression helps w/ POTS! Literally one of the only things I can wear and I'm down to my last couple pairs because the others became so damaged they were unwearable).

New cane $30
I've worn my current one into the ground, literally. It's gotten very dangerous to walk with.

Between toxic mould, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and my chronic illnesses flaring (not to mention the day to day poverty, ableism and queerphobia I live with) this winter is a struggle.

You can help! Please share + contribute if you have the means. Every single boost or $ counts πŸ’“ Thank you!

See next toot for details about my Winter Survival Fund.

https://www.PayPal.me/RebeccaEsther

#NEISvoid #helpfolkslive2026 #MutualAidRequest #DisabilityCrowdfund #TransCrowdfund

I had a Freud action figure that I'd carry around in high school just for fun. I miss it.

#PsychologyNerd #Psychology

I'm more concerned about kids thinking I'm cool and little old ladies thinking I'm kind and have good taste in musicals and canes, than worrying about what most of my peers have to say about me.

I think I've always been like this, but it's intensified as I've become more disabled.

This thought is brought to you by 4:32 am, anxiety about meeting a loved one's kids, and Painsomnia.

#neurodivergent #chronicpainsufferers #painsomnia #spoonielife #mecfs