Allison Bailey

@msallisonbailey

advocate & organizer for #insulin4all, #access2meds, #disabilityjustice • health care is a human right ⚕️ • she/her • 📍iowa

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Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· 27d

"[Diego Rivera] is saying in a very direct way that he considers the modern scientific discoveries that create vaccines to be on par with a Biblical miracle," said Benjamin Colman, curator of American art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

The painting "DETROIT INDUSTRY, VACCINATION," painted by artist Diego Rivera in 1932-1933, located at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The mural depicts a scene modeled after Renaissance-era nativity paintings, showing scientists in the background, and a nurse and doctor holding up a baby in the center and giving him a smallpox vaccine. In the foreground there is a horse, multiple sheep, and a cow, reminiscent of the animals present in the manger at the birth of Christ.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jul 5

welp

A screenshot from MyChart showing the results of a C-peptide blood test. Text reads: C-PEPTIDE; Normal value: 1.1 - 4.4 ng/mL; Value: <0.1; Low; C-Peptide reference interval is for fasting patients

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jun 26

Though he be but little, he is chaos incarnate.

An 8-month-old gray kitten peeking out from under white bedsheets with two of his paws outstretched.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jun 3

Have you seen the Haunting of Bly Manor?

Scene from The Haunting of Bly Manor, in which a grown Flora says, "You said it was a ghost story. It isn't. It's a love story," to which Jamie ("the Storyteller") replies, "Same thing, really."

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Apr 17

R.O.U.S.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Feb 14

For Valentine’s, I got my spouse scotch finished in amontillado casks and didn’t even lure him to any catacombs to give it to him. Though to be fair, our area is sadly lacking in catacombs.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Feb 7

A #Caturday play-by-play of Puca and his yellow ball.

A photo of a gray kitten laying on his back on a striped bedspread, stretched out and reaching toward a small fuzzy yellow ball with his front right paw.

A photo of a gray kitten laying on his back and side on a striped bedspread, stretched out and reaching toward a small fuzzy yellow ball with his both paws.

A photo of a gray kitten laying on his back on a striped bedspread, reaching toward a small fuzzy yellow ball with both paws.

A photo of a gray kitten laying on his left side on a striped bedspread, reaching toward a small fuzzy yellow ball with his front left paw.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jan 15

🥹

A photo of a 5-year-old domestic longhar black cat begrudgingly cuddling with a 13-week-old domestic shorthair blue kitten.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jan 6

Púca, smiling in his sleep (about all the chaos he’s planning).

A photo of a 12-week-old domestic shorthair blue kitten curled up and smiling in his sleep.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jan 2

This little guy is absolutely fascinated by ceiling fans.

A domestic shorthair gray kitten wearing a black collar with a bell on it, staring directly at the camera while laying on a striped comforter with a door in the background.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jan 2

So. This is Púca. He likes curling up on my shoulder and purring loudly while I’m reading.

Photo of a 12-week-old domestic shorthair slate gray cat.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Nov 11

Behold: Floof.

A photo of a domestic longhair black cat with green eyes staring directly into your soul.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Sep 29

Excellent advice.

A photo of Samhain, a domestic longhair black cat with green eyes, perching next to her rainbow string toy on a wood floor next to some white baseboard and an off-white plaster wall.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Sep 21

Tis the season 🎃

A domestic long haired black cat with green eyes laying on a white fleece blanket with a design featuring jack-o’-lanterns in various shades of orange.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Sep 17

From a form letter response from Sen. Grassley: “…while I am aware Secretary Kennedy wants to make changes to vaccine recommendations, I do not think it's quite fair to call him ‘anti-vaccine’.” Gotta say, based on every single action he’s taken as HHS Secretary, I think it’s fair, Chuck.

Excerpt from form letter from U.S. Senator Charles Grassley: “That said, while I am aware Secretary Kennedy wants to make changes to vaccine recommendations, I do not think it's quite fair to call him "anti-vaccine". During his nomination process, Secretary Kennedy provided sworn testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, of which I am a senior member, about his views on vaccines. During Secretary Kennedv's testimony he said ‘News renors have claimed…’

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Aug 8

The dictionary says one thing, but in my heart “potatorius” means something else.

Screenshot of the word “potatory” from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Definition reads “potatory, adjective
po•ta•to•ry, 'pōtə,tōrē
: of, relating to, or given to drinking

Word History
Etymology
Late Latin potatorius, from Latin potatus (past participle of potare to drink) + - orius -ory

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jul 19

We got a basket for storing cat toys and Sami has decided the basket is also for storing cat.

Photo of a domestic longhair black cat with yellow eyes, staring directly at the camera while sitting in a rather small beige basket that has a cat face design on the front (black eyes, nose, mouth, and whiskers). A hint of orange can be seen to the left of her neck; it is from a mostly-obscured plush pumpkin pie cat toy.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Jan 13

💀🥲

A photo of a greeting card with a cartoon grim reaper on a white background and the words, “You’re killing it.”

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Dec 6

This is not a good way to start the weekend. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Photo of me holding my Tandem insulin pump in my left hand. The screen is lit up with the message “MALFUNCTION. The pump cannot operate. Visit [Tandem Website]” Screen also shows phone numbers to call Tandem’s hotline and the error code.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Dec 1

Samhain has spent the day plotting against her greatest foe, static electricity.

A longhaired black cat sitting on top of off-white sheets and a ticking stripe bedspread. She has one paw forward, her ears are back at an angle, and her eyes look sad.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Nov 20

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨ bookish checkpoint ୧⋆｡˚ ⋆ ✧ last book you read: Poor Deer ✧ your current read: O Caledonia ✧ last book added to your tbr: Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart & Other Stories ✧ next anticipated read: Lincoln in the Bardo quote with yours! #booksky #books 💙📚👀

Cover image of the book ‘O Calendonia’ by Elspeth Barker. Cover shows a young white woman’s face partially obscured by a jackdaw. Image includes title, author, and the words “‘One of the best least-known novels of the twentieth century.’ - Ali Smith, author of Autumn” and “Introduction by Maggie O’Farrell, author of Hamnet.”

Cover image of the book ‘Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart & Other Stories’ by GennaRose Nethercott. Cover features a black fox in front of a tree and roots, looking toward the figure of a black goat, and an illustration of a pink flower with a skull in its center. Cover also includes the quote “‘GennaRose Nethercott is a literary trickster god.’ - New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray.”

Cover image of the book ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders. Cover shows a nature scene in a jade-colored duotone effect behind the title and author, and with the additional words “New York Times bestselling author of TENTH OF DECEMBER”

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Nov 20

Since it appears that public health in the U.S. is going to be overseen by hacks and charlatans for the next 4 years, could we get more musicians to subtley include valuable public health information in their song lyrics?

Phone screenshot from Apple Music as the device plays the song ‘Stick Season’ by Noah Kahan, with the song name and artist listed at the top next to a thumbnail image of the album cover. Below that are the song’s lyrics, visible in white lettering over a brownish background. The lyrics that are currently playing, “Doc told me to travel, but there’s COVID on the planes” are in bold, with upcoming lyrics below in more transparent lettering:

“And I love Vermont but it’s the season of the sticks

And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed”

Phone screenshot of a January 8, 2023 article on Forbes.com, titled “Over 96% Of Airplane Flights Had Covid-19 Coronavirus In Their Wastewater.” The screenshot also shows the author name, “Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor” and a fragment of the author’s bio, reading “Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and...” Screenshot also includes the story date and a Getty image of an airplane shortly after takeoff, with a caption reading, “Wastewater samples from around 96.5% of flights tested in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June through December 2021, contained the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Photo by Syaiful Redzuan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)”

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Nov 17

When I say I’m spending time over the weekend recharging, I may mean that more literally than you realize. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Photo of my insulin pump laying on my lap on the edge of the purple plaid shirt I’m wearing, connected to a charging cable.

Allison Bailey@msallisonbailey· Nov 15

MANY years ago today, we shoved cake up each other’s noses/got married. We continue to communicate mainly via inside jokes that leave everyone around us thoroughly confused. #ProTip: Marry your bestie (though probably wait until you’re a bit older than we were at the time).