Andrew Dobbie

@a-dobbie11

COVID-induced Heart Attack Survivor. Live For Today Without Risking Tomorrow. Give>receive #TeachSDGs #tor16 Born @ 332 ppm CO₂, #VoteFordOut, #SmallerClassSizes COVID IS AIRBORNE! N95+, CRboxBuilder,🐧 "Show up on time, know the text & have an idea!" TH

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Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 15d

19km bicycle trail ride south from Brampton without any major switchbacks

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 15d

Many parts of bicycle trails throughout the GTA but not connect North-South really well. Wish we had more inter-city coordination to actually connect the bicycle paths from Brampton to the lakeshore.

GTA bicycle paths everywhere but not truly connected North-South

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 17d

Ordered PlusLife COVID testing kits for many years now via Shop app. I just placed an order for the human testing cards yesterday and I received a different response from Altruan customer service. Initially, the order was approved but while being processed their payments department declined it.

Your order was rejected by the system because the selected payment method "Invoice for business customers" is only available for business customers and not for private customers.

You are welcome to place your order using an alternative payment method or pay the amount in advance.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 18d

This must be part of a form letter Ontario doctors are sending to their patients. How ignorant can they be? The data must prove the COVID pandemic is over. It doesn't end because a person chooses it to end. Dangerous/careless messaging to patients from Ontario doctors😔

If you have not been seen in person within the last two years, please book an in-person office visit soon. While virtual care remains available, the pandemic has ended, and in-person assessments are often the best way to properly evaluate many medical conditions. Virtual care will not be provided for children except for reviewing results and for all adult patients, virtual care should NOT be used for assessing chest pain, shortness of breath, cold symptoms, abdominal/pelvic pain, headaches and many other symptoms. I will let

staff know if you need to come in or go to the nearest walk-in or emergency room. Virtual care can only be done when both patients and physicians are in the province of Ontario.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 20d

Student Tech Stewards help to maintain and repair our free Linux laptops. This is a desktop background created by Ajeesh👍

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 20d

Building something new for my students in Sept. Thanks @xubuntu.bsky.social

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 20d

6 years ago governments/public health knew COVID was airborne spread but told everyone a surgical mask would protect us. They lied.

My dad trying to protect himself wearing a surgical mask 6 years ago. Shortly thereafter I started buying my parents and family members N95s with a better face seal to filter the air, regardless of government direction/advice.
Initially, I trusted public health to provide us with useful guidance to protect us from COVID.
They lied and people died (continue to die). I almost died too, and am disabled with Long COVID because of poor governance by public health.
Now, with the help of REAL professionals (NOT PUBLIC HEALTH), I continue to prevent repeated COVID infection.
Wear a well-fitted N95 in all public indoor or poorly ventilated spaces, open windows and door for better ventilation.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 28d

Product of Canada? Yeah right. From the US

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 28d

#CRboxes and HEPA filters work at removing virtually all forest fire smoke PM2.5 from the air we breathe. Yes, they also remove airborne pathogens like COVID too. #CleanTheAir Need a cheap/good filter? Get a Förnuftig from Ikea. www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/foer...

Indoor PM2.5 of 7 amidst insane outdoor forest fire smoke. Our #CRboxes and HEPA units are removing 98% of all PM2.5 particulate from the air around us to protect our bodies🙏
We are lucky to have these. Why do we have them? Because I use them to prevent airborne pathogen spread in my home. I defend against airborne pollutants & pathogens at the same time🙌

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· 28d

#FordFail for cutting improved climate policy/practice, and cutting forest firefighting budgets. Ontario PCs must resign. #FordMustResign

PM2.5 is hazardous in Brampton, ON at more than 300🤯

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Jul 6

Working to help Ontario establish similar policies/practice to dramatically improve indoor air quality and education re: its importance to human health. We must work smarter to ensure everyone stays healthy. Prevents airborne pathogen spread (like COVID) of course. Expansion to all transport needed.

Clean air is a core asthma control measure. Good ventilation, air quality monitoring and supplemental HEPA air filtration are essential, especially when ventilation is limited and outdoor air is polluted. Systematically integrating and embedding clean indoor air into legal health and safety duties, policies, procedures and practices will reduce pressure on staff and ensure consistency and support without too much extra work.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Jun 26

I can only imagine how far she will go and all the great things she will accomplish. My hope is she will always be kind and do good for others🙏

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Jun 20

Testing time again. I've been renting a Seqex IRC PEMF mat to help reduce systemic inflammation, improve cell health & microcirculation as well. So far, it definitely helps. Not just for a few days. My last tx was in April and my overall health has been quite good since then. Not perfect...good.

Seqex IRC PEMF mat for my Long COVID treatments

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Jun 19

Those suffering with Long COVID have no cure. We might find some ways to manage some of the symptoms, but overall Long COVID sufferers need ways to truly treat this disability. Every human is at risk of getting LC from any COVID infection. Even elite athletes continue to suffer from Long COVID.

Professional NHL hockey player, Jonathan Toews retiring before his time due to Long COVID.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Jun 9

The hospital said to keep my stent details with me at all times (just in case of recurring COVID vascular problems), so I made my stent card details my smartphone background. Its always there when I need it.

Part of my stent card.
Stent inserted due to Long COVID LAD MI in Jan 2025.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Jun 2

In June, 2021 I wrote that schools had to remain closed because the Ford government refused to invest in public education & the health and safety of our children. The 🤡 PCs opened schools without any REAL improvements & our kids were all infected with COVID. #FordMustResign

The Ford government in Ontario refused to invest in safer schools for everyone in 2021.
Schools are not only unsafe now, they are insanely underfunded.
Its nearly impossible to teach some days due to required crowd control and behaviour issues.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 28

Peel Elementary Teachers Local will be voting at the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario Annual General Meeting to support these motions for cleaner indoor air, improved training for teachers & students re: air quality & prevention of airborne pathogen spread.

THAT ETFO, through OTF, lobby the Ministry of Education to include accurate and updated information on airborne communicable diseases in the required compliance training. Rationale: Our membership must be adequately trained and informed of inherent risk at work. The Ministry of Education must update the PDSB Medical training to include accurate/ updated educational information about HOW airborne communicable diseases (e.g., Measles, COVID-19, flu) spread through our schools. Also, inform educators that any infection can lead to lifelong disability (e.g., PCC - Post COVID Condition or Long COVID) and possible death (e.g., Heart attacks, stroke). Our members need to be protected.

THAT ETFO, through OTF, lobby the Ministry of Education to add health and safety education and training to the current health and science curricula. Rationale: Indoor air quality IS NOT safe enough. Most don’t know this and believe the indoor air in their schools, libraries, and local restaurants is safe. This spring the Canadian Federal Government will be hearing this call to action, and are open to amending current indoor air quality laws. Teachers and children need to be trained to identify unseen dangers around them, and how to prevent infectious injury whenever possible. We must update our Health and Science curricula to ensure children are being taught essential health and safety information related to the world around them.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 27

This is Long COVID. Rest hard is needed more and more these days. Sleep whenever you can get it😔

This was NOT a power nap. This was sleeping from 4:22-5:00pm after work, due to Long COVID exhaustion.
Some days are much harder than others even though you've had less mental and physical stressors throughout the day.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 16

Shared this article with my grade 6 students. Its important they are reminded WHY we do what we do. I am training them to show their thinking/iteration over time. That process can always be evaluated for reporting purposes. It is their way of proving they did not use AI inappropriately.

University professors are facing similar AI miuse issues with some of their students too.
This is precisely why you must use the outlining and writing/editing techniques we've practiced all year. Our gDoc techniques help you prove you are doing the work over time.
Your goal must be to prove you are challenging yourself by making mistakes and correcting them over time.
Bottom line is that AI cannot think or act for you. You must do the thinking and complete the work in order to learn from it.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 10

Happy Mother's Day! No uninvited guests here.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 10

We recognize and thank Linux & Tux by placing our Tux stickers on every 💻 we save from landfill🙌

Centennial Sr PS Tech Stewards Tux symbol.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 10

Happy Mother's Day🌼

Mom, you are the piece that holds us together artwork including interlocking puzzle pieces and pressed flowers.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 5

Hantavirus (Andes strain) is airborne spread human-to-human. www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-sa...

The virus, which is transmitted through the feces and saliva of a long-tailed mouse common in Patagonia but also present in the central region, has a special characteristic in Argentina: the Andes strain , detected there, was documented in 1996 as the first to allow person-to-person transmission . "It can be transmitted from person to person through the air, via close contact with an infected person during the initial period of fever," the Argentine newspaper Clarín recently highlighted.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 2

Moral of the story is don't let other 'professionals' try to tell you your lived experience rr: Long COVID symptoms. You know it better than anyone else. Journal it and keep it available for future reference.

During my recovery from the LAD MI my VO2 max readings were even higher at 49.

2024 before the COVID-induced LAD MI, my VO2 Max was 48 (very good for most people 48yrs old).

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 2

Update: -sleeping a bit better lately (6hr avg/night) -exercise tolerance showing some signs of improvement (Pixel 2 watch reading 50 for VO2 max today - haven't seen a reading that high since before Long COVID) Am I better? I wish. Still mild shortness of breath & random waves of fatigue.

VO2 max readings from Google Pixel 2 watch.
I usually read 48 most of the year, but recorded a VO2 max of 50 this week.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· May 1

The figures are simple and informative.

A graphic representation of the known pathophysiology of Long COVID by M.Faghy created in BioRender (https://biorender.com/shortURL) is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Apr 30

Again, definitely NOT cured but feeling generally better most of the time. I am better able to tolerate and recover from high intensity/short duration(30min) workouts now. Please not I used to do 1.5-2 hr high intensity workouts 5 days a week pre-Long COVID. I am trying to safely test my new limits.

Short, high intensity cardio interval workout heart rate reading (126-147). Careful monitoring throughout. Not pushing upper limit as much as I used to pre-COVID.

Pre-SEQEX IRC PEMF mat I was trying to stick to mainly zone 2 training (105-126 bpm HR) with short 5-10min high intensity once or twice a week.
Over the past 2 weeks, since using the mat, I've found it easier to extend my high intensity exercise sessions (shows in my general cardio scores each week too.

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Apr 29

#RedForEducation ON educators showing solidarity in the fight against ON PC corruption & theft of tax dollars from public education. Setting an example for my students too by always wearing my Q100 respirator when in poorly ventilated public spaces.

Wearing red in support of Ontario Public Education.
Wearing my Q100 respirator to protect myself from indoor air pathogen spread that continues in all public indoor spaces (especially schools).

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Apr 25

Found on the Canadian gov't website. They talk the talk, but the provinces' public health divisions DO NOT walk the walk. www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

Canadian government website reads:
"Prevention is a priority. Canadians value health. They prefer to live a long life in good health while preventing disease or injury."

Andrew Dobbie@a-dobbie11· Apr 25

Here is the request for cPET referral. Hope others find it useful.