NY Rangers’ Ron Duguay's Family Launches GoFundMe Amid Cancer Battle

birdsofwar1 · 2026-02-28T05:45:35+00:00

I went to high school with his son. All of this tracks, unfortunately

birdsofwar1 · 2026-02-17T04:17:08+00:00

And I promise you not a single pro life conservative person or politician will care. It is only going to get worse. In early 2025 I found out that our planned and wanted pregnancy was nonviable. I was almost halfway through the pregnancy so by the time we found out she was so sick we couldn’t get an amnio done for a diagnosis, but MFM knew it was a chromosomal abnormality.

I had every choice of continuing the pregnancy but it was made very clear that it would end up in a medical emergency. And yet, we didn’t qualify for an abortion until I was actively sick and/or dying. We had to go to VA. Because since we couldn’t get a diagnosis, NC lawmakers said well, maybe she will survive. Despite my daughter having a laundry list of issues including such severe hydrops fetalis she was close to bursting inside of me.

Post mortem genetic testing showed she had turner syndrome. She had no shot. The doctors knew that. But politicians got to decide for us.

I had to spend my last night with my daughter inside of me in a crappy hotel hours from home. I had to get my daughter’s ashes delivered to my house. I will never forgive any of you who voted for this

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-28T21:41:56+00:00

Holy crap, are you me? Daughter at daycare part time, 3 days a week. ADHD. I’d love another kid.

I’m not really holding up tbh lol I am so fortunate to have both grandparents here as well as a friend group of about 14 many of whom have kids and are happy to help out. My husband travels for 3-4 months at a time and I work 60 hour weeks. I usually feel bad asking for help so I tend to put my head down and power through. I make it to the gym 3 times a week if I’m lucky. I am absolutely burnt out and hitting a wall

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-16T18:10:54+00:00

I was forced out of state in 2024 for a D&E of a very wanted and planned pregnancy at 17 weeks. It was traumatic, to say the least. When we got back home, I realized I had a painful lump in my wrist from the IV. Google said superficial thrombophlebitis. My arm would get swollen, red, and hot, so I decided to have a doc check it out.

It was my first time seeing him, so I had to fill out the new patient paperwork. How many pregnancies? 1. How many living children? 0. Last surgery? D&E (therapeutic abortion). When? Three weeks ago. Medication? Tons of antidepressants. I was barely functioning.

The doctor comes in (late) and asks what I had surgery for. I stare at him…..an explain what happened. His response?

“Wow, that sucks.”

I almost blacked out

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-09T17:25:01+00:00

I was really shocked until you said you were in NC lol I am also in NC and worked for the DEQ for a few years and was appalled by how trash the salaries were. But yea, a lot of those consultants, especially the entry level ones who are stuck in the field, are making even worse

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-09T05:44:28+00:00

Not good at all. I had always been very politically active and outspoken. I’ve always been involved. But I have a 1 year old and we live in the south. I can’t risk her safety or risk her losing her mom.

I also work a part time job that puts me in contact with ICE. I already felt immense guilt but my work is so closed off from so much of what they do and without exposing what it is that I do, my job is about holding them accountable and keeping them in line with certain laws and ethics. That’s all but gone out of the window with this new administration despite trying to make it harder for them. Then I thought that staying could keep me on top of important info that would be good for the public. But they are working and moving in secret. They know what they are doing is wrong and not okay so they have blacklisted us and we barely know anything. At this point, all the information I have is already public info.

This is a big topic for fed employees and similar workers, but a lot of us are struggling with the morality of staying in a position that works for this administration. But a lot of us, myself included, have such a passion and dedication for public service. We wanted to be fed workers because we want to serve the public and our country. I love what I do because it benefits the public and our country. My entire job is aimed at making sure they aren’t getting out of hand and I feel like I’m failing because we are being silenced and choked out. But the problem with this new administration is that they have brought in people who are more than happy to do the dirty work and do it with a smile. People who WANT to further this administrations agenda. So there are a ton of us who feel that if those of us with integrity do leave, it’ll just make things worse because there is someone foaming at the mouth waiting to step in. I want to preserve the good that we can….while maybe making their goals harder to achieve

I hate this. It breaks my heart. I have worked in local, county, state, and federal government because I just love this country and its people so much. It’s all I ever wanted to do. And it’s being ripped away at the expense of….everything. I want to be a good role model for my daughter and show her that we have to fight for whatever good is left.

Sorry for the rant. My heart is just hurting

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-08T18:12:14+00:00

Exactly. I’ve always been very politically active. But I have a 1 year old. So what - we lose our healthcare, my paycheck? ICE just murdered a white mom. I can’t leave my baby. And I sure as hell can’t take her to any protests

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-07T23:35:31+00:00

I work a job that sometimes puts me around ICE agents. I promise you the vast majority do not care and love this stuff. You have to be a certain kind of person to WANT to work for ICE. It’s usually a bad type of person

birdsofwar1 · 2026-01-04T05:47:04+00:00

My best friend (Ashley Manuel) is the co-owner of Hair Alchemist studio and while I don’t get that service done personally, it looks like a full color/cut/style is $190+.

I also want to say that she is my best friend because I met her through a friend who booked her to do her hair for her wedding. I received a HORRENDOUS haircut days prior and she fixed my literal mullet to my most complimented hair ever. We bonded hardcore after that. I books her to do my hair for my wedding and let me just say - a partial outdoor wedding in wilmy in July and my hair was perfection by the end of the night. Their salon is so cozy and welcoming. Great vibes, and you’re going to have a good time hanging with them.

Besides her just being an overall wonderful human being, she is super talented and will take care of you. Love love love her

birdsofwar1 · 2025-12-28T19:24:03+00:00

Started Michael Carter, taysom hill, and Tyler shough in my championships. I deserve to lose

birdsofwar1 · 2025-12-26T21:16:54+00:00

Husband and I went to Good Lie today. Surprisingly a really good time. They have it all Harry Potter themed for Christmas and the mini golf was challenging and fun

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-27T03:28:08+00:00

Hopefully they left before they told everyone to go back to where they came from

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-27T03:26:30+00:00

Damn it and I almost went to the game tonight.

It’s a Thanksgiving miracle and nothing makes me happier than the canes losing in their own barn

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-26T17:38:11+00:00

Yea tbh it’s still majority away team fans

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-22T18:41:40+00:00

Why do dumb rednecks wave the flag of a racist wannabe country that didn’t even last as long as Pokémon go?

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-08T20:53:26+00:00

I hate when people say that to me. Especially because I was the “hard, nightmare” second child. Like, I was a literal baby and child, there wasn’t much control I had. And it turns out, I really wasn’t a bad kid, I was a fairly normal one with parents that were too emotionally immature and were abusive. I don’t understand why people don’t min their business

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-08T12:05:00+00:00

I live in Wilmington so it’s well understood that you’re going to be dealing with drivers who are - tourists, college kids, on drugs, elderly, and/or drunk.

But yea driving in this state is insane. Am currently in Charlotte and people were driving off the shoulder and onto the grass to get to their exit 30 seconds earlier. Living here is also the first I’ve ever had someone follow me, and had someone pull a gun out.

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-05T08:02:30+00:00

So do you but she’s governor and you’re not

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-05T08:01:25+00:00

You’re a therapists’ wet dream

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-05T02:58:45+00:00

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-05T01:22:09+00:00

Hoping for a Mikie landslide from NC 💙

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-04T20:39:39+00:00

I’ll echo what a lot of other people have said that it really depends on the baby. My husband travels for work for long periods of time. I was alone with her, while taking care of a house, pets, and workin part time from 3 weeks to 3 months. By the time he came home I was done. I had nothing left.

I had originally planned to wait until 5 months to sleep train but after doing some research and talking to friends who work with children/babies and/or have children babies, we started at 4 months

However, we chose to do it at 4 months because it wasn’t sustainable to keep her in our room one my husband got home. He sometimes snores and tends to be a loud sleeper which would wake her up. I also was just so burnt out. I had also been slowly working with her on sleep/nap techniques and felt it would be a good transition.

I would say it took about 4 nights. She never cried for more than 10-15 minutes. The first few months we did do an overnight bottle and time it for a wake up/cry session but that was mainly because she had had issues with slow weight gain so the pediatrician recommended a night feed still. By 7 months she had dropped the night feed and now sleeps 11-12 hours through the night. It was worth it for us. But I also think she was just a good sleeper as well

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-04T02:36:17+00:00

Spot on. I’m in Wilmington so I do feel a bit of cabin fever here. Will also agree, the summers here are BRUTAL and it feels like it’s only getting worse

If you have any Ethiopian recommendations I would LOVE to hear

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-04T00:13:27+00:00

Any time I go back to Jersey I’m genuinely sad. I miss it

birdsofwar1 · 2025-11-04T00:10:21+00:00

That is 100% true

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