Vicky Frostell @frostev

Joined March 2009

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RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT

11 months ago

We are very sad to hear of the death of speech and language therapist Carole Pound, who made a significant contribution to the profession, particularly in the field of aphasia. Our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

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Raf Epstein @Raf_Epstein

4 years ago

Listen to this. 51 years old. Had his first jab. Went to the MCG footy with a mate. Caught the virus and nearly died. Only got out of ICU early this week. Riveting. One of the most remarkable conversations I've ever had abc.net.au/radio/melbourn…

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Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO

4 years ago

That's not a reason a 'give up'. Letting infections potentially overwhelm our health system will cause illness and death at an awful scale. It also impacts civil liberties and it's hugely damaging to the economy to have widespread transmission. See: thelancet.com/journals/lance… 4/

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Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO

4 years ago

We can all argue the merits or otherwise of various approaches to managing transmission, but let's not pretend that 'marching for freedom' will actually deliver the precious freedom that we all need and desire. end/

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Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO

4 years ago

When we prevent illness, the argument seems to go that there isn't really an issue, so why the restrictions? But this pandemic is far, far from over. New variants could still be catastrophic for much of the world - Australia included. They are hugely challenging to manage. 3/

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Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO

4 years ago

Long COVID doesn't make you free - debilitating fatigue, ongoing shortness of breath, neurological and psychiatric symptoms for weeks to months. We've avoided a huge potential burden of illness in Australia but the 30,000 cases we've had still represents so much suffering. 2/

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Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO

4 years ago

I love freedom. Who doesn't love freedom? I want freedom from being amongst the over 4 million official (and likely 10 million actual) COVID deaths globally. And freedom from being amongst the over 13 million current active cases. Or millions of current Long COVID cases. 1/

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Victorian Department of Health @VicGovDH

4 years ago

Coronavirus - Advice for Victoria. For more info: bit.ly/35IatIG

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Emeritus Professor Linda Worrall AM @aphasiologist1

4 years ago

#aphasia peeps. Read “Lean Fall Stand” by Jon Mc Gregor. Unlike other dramatisations of aphasia, this was eerily accurate and entertaining. The book highlights the power of groups and story telling but also demonstrates how aphasia might be experienced. Thx @ginni_bb