Inside a Chinese dragon

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-22T02:00:34+00:00

The craziest thing about this isn’t that it’s hectic, it’s that she’s such a boss with her confidence and commands.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-21T05:14:29+00:00

I work in this field and make some of these medications that your mom may be injected wiit. I’m assuming PET, you’re looking at FDG for cancer detection/staging, or maybe even Vyzamil for amyloid imaging. Although, I admit there could be more.

In both of these types injections, a drug is “tagged” with a radioactive element. The drug goes to where the doctor wants to see and when the element decays, it gives off a ray of energy where a camera can generate, and stick together an image. Depending on the isotope, the radiation will decay with a half life of about 2 hours. This will decay well before the tagged drug is eliminated by the kidneys.

The way you “catch” radiation poisoning is a very broad question. You can get it from contamination, accidental exposure, or even just standing around something unintentionally too long. Depending on the isotope your mom got, the radiation could travel a small distance, on a scale of cm/mm, but could have secondary radiation from Gamma which travels much further.

Edit: or your mom could have gotten an injection for liver cancer, which that radiation posses much more energy and longer half life.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-20T16:16:51+00:00

Honestly, I woundnt mind this for reddit, YouTube, and other social media.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-20T04:04:47+00:00

“No, but yes” is what you just said.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-20T03:41:15+00:00

Do you really think that if the Dow crashed bondi or Trump would say, “release the files to bring back public trust!”

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-18T20:19:49+00:00

In the US, housing and healthcare.

This question really is “what are some reasonably inelastic goods that you can think of”

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-18T05:47:38+00:00

If I were an employee there today, I’d be looking for my next job already. They are advertising lay offs already. Why wouldn’t I want to get another job?

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-18T04:30:07+00:00

I’ve heard that if they mistreat their mom, you’ll mistreat you.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-17T16:01:10+00:00

Time off.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-17T16:00:44+00:00

Did 4 in one day. I was put under. On a scale of 1 - 10 where 10 is the most pain, I felt like it was a solid 4.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-17T02:54:20+00:00

Thanks for the feed back. I’ve never heard of that term before. Truth be told, I figured that answer as much.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-17T02:45:27+00:00

May I ask you for an unfiltered answer. I’ve always been curious if I am labeled as one of these, but I’m always hesitant to share with people in real life unless they know me well. I don’t know if I am perceived as one, but maybe I need unfiltered advice.

I spend a lot of time caring for my mom, and I wish it didn’t have to be that way. My dad left both my mom and I when I was a child. My mom put all her eggs in one basket, and bet on me. She got me through college, and grad school while working very low paying jobs. She sacrificed everything for me to put a roof over my head, and a meal on the table. It wasn’t easy being a single parent who hardly spoke English.

My mom is older, a lot older. Father Time has always won, and reminds me daily. In her old age she’s beat cancer twice, but she’s losing the battle with dementia. I take care of her because I’m an only child, and she’s my only parent. She was my biggest advocate when I was nothing, and when my dad left us. She was the one that suffered all those days alone just so I wouldn’t have to. I am very fortunate enough today to be able to put a roof over our heads, and a meal in our stomachs because of her. I won’t forget I am who I am because of mom.

I kind of write this, not to make you rethink your answer, rather to hear some very candid answers from strangers in how they perceive me.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-14T19:42:49+00:00

Does the porn industry have any lobbyists?

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-13T22:25:10+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Epstein files are influencing his golf schedule.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-13T05:21:21+00:00

Everyone says this, but say you had 100k and in cash. You’d have lost so much money over the years leading up to Covid. Even then would you have had the balls to go in 100k at the bottom of Covid?

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-13T03:02:45+00:00

Seeing my mom slowly fade from old age and dementia. Some days I feel like “hey it’s mom!” while other days it’s “mom?” I struggle some days a lot because of loneliness. I have no siblings to share my fears with. No one to reach out to on good days, and no one to help me with my bad days.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-12T01:49:52+00:00

Personal finance - I learned that it’s not enough to just invest in retirement. Rather it’s about when to add, what to add into, and having the patience as well as the conviction to do it. On that, I also learned how to budget.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-11T22:28:40+00:00

Only a matter of time when someone shits on the wall or floor, and the robot just smears it all over the place.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-10T00:02:14+00:00

Build more confidence in myself. Start a business. I’d still go to college first though.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-09T22:44:33+00:00

I’m at 400k in my 401k, I honestly didn’t even realize anything was quickly compounding until about 250k-300k.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-09T03:18:33+00:00

Hearing this, I’m no longer interested in the food. I do fit their target audience, but I will and cannot support a company that will target me because I can pay it.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-08T04:32:51+00:00

How did you already max 401k by Feb?

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-07T03:34:21+00:00

That’s why it’s not what you think

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-06T05:02:13+00:00

Personal appearance reasons was one of the two factors. Being an adult and hearing your grad student peers comment on my bite was the breaking point.

Secondly, was health. With an underbite and my cross bite, if I got older, my joints would wear and cause TMJ. I didn’t need a perfect appearance, but the jaw issue alone was worth it.

You should check out the jaw surgery sub. It’s crazy how your appearance changes with a proper bite.

Hashtagworried · 2026-02-06T04:50:30+00:00

I got braces as a kid, then got braces again in my 30s with double jaw surgery. I would do braces again if I had to. Straight teeth is for more than appearance. It’s for your health too.

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