Patients reveal the most awkward doctor visit they’ve ever had

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Monica Pop
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Visiting the doctor can be unpleasant at times. Of course, it depends on the problem we have, but in general, hospitals aren’t the place we would ever wish to find ourselves at, unless it’s for a joyous occasion such as giving birth.

People ‘reveal ‘awkward’ encounters with their doctors on Reddit and as much as some of them are unpleasant, there are also those that are just hilarious.

1. Unusual Condition of a Patient’s Blue Hands Turns Out to be Blue Jeans

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u/raybanomics: Not me, but my roommate went to the doctor because his hands were turning blue. He was born premature and has always had horrible circulation. So he goes to the doctor, who is so puzzled about what’s happening that she calls to consult other doctors.

She returns to the room with alcohol swabs, and the blue starts coming off. Apparently, he had not washed his new jeans, and the ink kept rubbing off on his hands every time he put them in his pocket.

2. Going Commando Leads to an Awkward Encounter

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u/olialm1: I had my physical examination and forgot to wear underwear. I pretty much go commando all the time unless I’m wearing a short dress, so when my doctor told me to “put the gown on but keep your bra and underwear on,” I facepalmed.

When he went to lift my gown so he could feel around on my stomach, I turned bright red and said, “I’m not wearing underwear,” to which he responded by giving me this weird look.

3. A Cough Turns Into a Burp

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u/kev0h: Way back when I was in peewee football, I had to go for a sports physical. I was pretty young then. When the doctor told me to turn my head and cough, I panicked because I hadn’t coughed in a while, so instead, I burped.

4. The Doctors Clashed over Shorter Limb

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u/epona92: My left leg is slightly shorter than my right leg (approx. 1.5 cm, so nothing too drastic), and when I was younger, I had to see a specialist because I also had scoliosis.

The doctor was older and German and had three international interns: one from South Africa, one from Mexico, and one from China.

After taking x-rays, the German doctor returned and informed me that my right leg was shorter than my left, pointing to the hip displacement in the x-ray. I corrected him, but he insisted that my right leg was shorter.

The South African came to my defense and pointed out that he was looking at the X-ray backward. The German doctor didn’t believe any of it, and their argument got so heated that the Mexican and Chinese doctors excused themselves.

5. Motorcycle Mishap Becomes a Timeless Family Tale

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u/TheOnlyOne87: I was about five years old at the time. We had a big field beside our house where my two older brothers and I rode our mini motorcycle around. Anyway, I crashed the bike and cut my leg open pretty badly.

So, I was taken to the local doctor for stitches. He pulled down my little trousers, and I wasn’t wearing any underwear. Twenty years later, I still have the scar on my leg. And my lack of underwear is still a regular family anecdote.

6. John Cusack, you say?

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u/BosskHogg: A few years back, I ended up getting the flu. My wife took me to a 24-hour emergency clinic near our house. The doctor on duty was in her mid-30s and kind of cute.

My wife was in the waiting room, and I was with the doctor in a patient room when the doctor turned to me and said, “You look just like John Cusack” (which I do).

I told her I get that all the time, but she kept repeating it, and she began sounding creepy. So I’m lying on the bed, trying my hardest not to pass out, and the doctor begins playing with my hair, talking about John Cusack before my wife walks in.

7. Baby Talk Blunder: The OB’s Humorous Comment

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u/LuckieMotor: When I was newly pregnant with my daughter, I was at my OB’s office for a pelvic exam. After I stirrup up, my doctor checks my vagina and says, “Oh, you’ll be fine if you have a big baby; there’s PLENTY of room in here.”

I’m sure she meant that I have a wide pelvic arch and would have no trouble with a vaginal delivery, but what I heard was something entirely different.

8. A Comment turns To be a Compliment

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u/pickanotherusername: I was ten when I was taken to the emergency room with a ruptured appendix. They had trouble diagnosing my problem and sent me in for an enema. The doctor was doing his thing. So I said, “You must be the least popular doctor in the hospital.” He responded,” I don’t get many thank-you cards.”

9. An Awkward Encounter with an Attractive Doctor

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u/FruitF***ing: Well, it’s not that awkward, but it was April Fool’s Day, and right before I went to class, I decided to go dominate the toilet. To my surprise, the toilet paper was all red.

By this time, I’m freaking out going to the doctor, thinking I bled out of my butt. I go to an urgent care and pay my $100 fee. A very attractive doctor has me bend over to look at my buttocks. That was the awkward part for me.

She says I’m probably okay if I didn’t feel any pain. An hour later, I’m sitting at home wondering if I’m going to die. I realized the night before I got very drunk, smoked, and ate a whole bag of flaming hot Cheetos to myself. Turns out that eating a bunch of those turns your poop red.

10. Taste Buds!?

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u/va_bene: I had a sore throat, and when I tried to get a good look at it in the mirror, I noticed these large, pink spots all over the very back of my tongue.

I spent a week fretting over it, wondering what they were and why they weren’t going away until my mom worried enough that she went with me to my doctor.

Upon examining my throat and tongue, he pronounced what I saw were my taste buds. I have never seen my doctor, an incredibly stoic man, smile so wide. My family is never going to let me live it down.

11. A Fart Mishap Leaves the Doctor Wondering

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u/FearlessEyes: I went to the doctor when I was about eight months pregnant. At that point in my pregnancy, I was VERY gassy, and if I tried to hold it in, it would get painful after a while.

While I was sitting in the doctor’s office, I felt like I had to fart. I held it in for a while, thinking that if I did fart, the doctor would be in at any moment. Fifteen minutes passed, and nothing.

So I decided to let it go. The tiniest little fart ever, but it stunk really bad. Thirty seconds later, the doctor walked in and asked me what that smell was.

12. This Took a Different Turn

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u/PalmerKid: When I turned 30, I suddenly became a hypochondriac. I thought that EVERYTHING was cancer or worse. So, I’m seeing my doctor for an annual physical, and I mentioned that I was having some pains in the left side of my chest.

I asked, “I know this is rare, but could it be breast cancer?” (I’m male, btw). The doctor checked around seriously and then, with a straight face, asked me, “Does the pain hurt worse when you have your period?” That was pretty much the end of my year of hypochondria.

13. The Awkward Hug Fail

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u/AnalogDigit2: I hadn’t seen my doctor in over a year, and he met me outside the examination room before I went in. He spread his arms, and I was a little surprised.

I started to move in for a hug before he stepped back a little and made a clearer indication that he was just politely gesturing me to enter the room before him. Sheepfaced, I put my head down and marched into the room.

14. An Emotional Hospital Visit

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u/lieshy: I had a full-fledged panic attack when they sent me to the “renal” unit at the hospital. I cried for an hour because I didn’t want a bum exam. The best part of the story? I was seventeen years old. I should probably have paid more attention in class, I guess.

15. My Sports Injuries Turned to a Normal Conversation

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u/KakunaUsedHarden: So, not a particular incident, but I get a lot of sports injuries that hurt so bad until I see a doctor. But the appointment ends with a normal conversation anytime I visit the doctor.

I say, “It hurts so much!.” The doctor responds, “Does it hurt when I do this?” I reply, “No.” Despite additional pressure and questioning, I consistently say it does not hurt. The doctor concludes, “I think you’ll be fine.”

16. I Accidentally Kissed the Doctor’s Hand

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u/reedyforkmike: I took my son (one year old) to the doctor to get checked out for an ear infection. He got upset as the doctor examined him. I’m holding him on my lap the entire time, whispering in his ear and trying to keep him calm.

As the doctor goes to look in his ear, I comfort my son by kissing his head. Unfortunately, the doctor had just placed his hand there to hold him in place.

I gently press my lips right on the guy’s hand! I pulled away, didn’t say a word, and we both pretended like it never happened.

17. From Giggles to Gas

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u/[deleted]: I had pimples on my face when I was about fourteen and looked like a human pizza. My mom took me to the doctor, and everything started normally.

The doctor was an oldish lady in her 50s; she seemed nice. Then something made me lose it when she started making hand gestures to her crotch, saying. “Do you get any pains around here?”

You can probably guess what would happen; with the sense of humor of a fourteen-year-old, I started laughing so hard I tried to stop myself by coughing. But the coughs caused me to fart.

18. The Holiday Hymns Added a Merry Twist to Gynecologist Visit

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u/gummbee: I’m a student, so I always make my appointments for winter break. For the season, they play Christmas songs throughout the office.

Near the end of my appointment, it was time for my pap smear test. I climb on the table and open wide when a choir begins singing, “Oh, Come all the faithful.”

19. The Quirky Dentist’s Chair That Gave Me Giggles

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u/doh_ramey: I’ve never done anything incredibly embarrassing, but there is one thing that gives me anxiety about going to the dentist. I don’t mind them fiddling around with my mouth, and I can stand the twinges, scrapes, and more.

The problem is that when the dentist/hygienist pumps the chair lever, it rises in little jumps. I can’t help it, so I start to giggle. I know it was cute when I was six, but now I’m twenty-six, making me look very strange.

20. Wisdom Teeth Aftermath

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u/WhiskeyandWine: I was under anesthesia after having my wisdom teeth removed. While waiting for my ride in the not-so-empty lobby, I vaguely remember seeing someone else with a bunch of gauze hanging out of their mouth; seeing this, I started to laugh at them.

Sure enough, my friend arrived to see me laughing at myself in the mirror. My friend asked the receptionist if I was alright, to which she responded, “Oh yeah, he has been like that for more than five minutes now.”

21. The Day a ‘Zit’ Took Center Stage

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u/bad_pie: I had a small lump on the side of my chin. I thought maybe it was a pimple. It was there for a few months, so I got nervous and went to the doctor.

He looks at it for a few seconds and then squeezes it hard. It Hurt pretty bad. Turns out it was a zit. When it popped, he said, “Woah! It hit the wall!” Then, pointing at the wall, he says, “We’ll sanitize that later.”

22. Strange smell

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Deleted user: My husband started to smell really bad… I mean, REEK. I made an appointment for him with the urologist and decided to go with him for support. He went into the doctor’s office and the doctor closed the door.

Five minutes later, the doctor comes out and his face turns red when he sees me.Doc (barely holding back laughter): You might want to go in and see for yourself.

Me: ‘Doctor, what’s going on? Why are you laughing?’ Then my husband comes out. He: Honey… I’m not sure how to say this… But I’ve been cheating on you.”

His words hit me like a freight train, and I felt my heart shatter into pieces. I looked at him, searching for any sign of the man I thought I knew, but all I saw was a stranger. The doctor, realizing the gravity of the situation, quickly excused himself, leaving us in an awkward, painful silence.

I stood there, devastated, as the truth of his infidelity and the reason behind his sudden change in odor sank in.

That smell was caused by a venereal disease, which the doctor diagnosed in him, and he knew that I didn’t have it, so the betrayal was obvious. That day opened my eyes to everything.

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Barron Trump branded ‘zoo animal’ by past student president

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Barron Trump, the youngest son of business mogul turned president, Donald Trump, has started a new chapter in his life. Currently, he’s attending Stern Business School at the New York University.

Donald Trump and his other children, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump, have all graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, but Barron didn’t make the same choice. He is, however, still following in his dad’s footsteps by studying business.

“It’s a very high-quality place. He liked it. He liked the school,” Trump said of his son’s choice of university. “We liked NYU. I’ve known NYU for a long time, but it’s one of the highest-rated schools.

“I went to Wharton, and that was certainly one that we were considering. We didn’t do that,” Trump continued. “We went for Stern. He’s a very high-aptitude child, but he’s no longer a child. He’s just passed into something beyond childhood, he’s doing great.”

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When it comes to the private life of Barron Trump, little is know to the public.

People magazine once reported that he is well-liked among the girls.

“He’s at Stern, so he’s studying business in some way,” a source shared with the magazine. “He’s a ladies man for sure, he’s really popular with the ladies.

The source continued: “He’s tall and handsome. A lot of people seem to think he’s pretty attractive — yes, even liberal people like him.”

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In an article published by Vanity Fair in mid-February, the president of NYU’s College Republican club, Kaya Walker, provided some answers about Barron Trump, and that brought her in trouble, forcing her to step down from the position, something she later regretted.

Speaking of Barron, Walker told the publication, that he’s “sort of like an oddity on campus. He goes to class, he goes home.”

Once other sites re-posted the article, it has gone viral, with millions of people reading it. Walker then resigned and wrote an open letter about her resignation, saying it was the College Republicans of America who advised her to do it.

“I must consider the health of our organization,” Walker wrote. “I do apologize to everyone that I love and respect that was caught in the crosshairs of this willful and malicious misreading of my comment.”

She explained that the media and the public had taken her comment out of context.

“I’ve been killing myself trying to support the conservative movement,” Walker said. “Everybody knows that it’s an uphill battle being a Republican at NYU. I’ve put my everything into building up my chapter. I built [attendance] up exponentially. It’s been insane, especially this past year, we’ve seen such a rise in membership and had such a great time.”

She continued: “[AF Post] took it to say that I was saying that Barron was strange for being a commuter — which I thought was crazy because I’m a commuter. They [made it] look like I was calling the president’s son weird, but I feel like anybody who can read would know that’s not what I was doing.”

Further, Walker concluded: “I just feel bad that he’s having this hard college experience, and I understand that he wants to be left alone.

“I don’t even know Baron Trump. I campaigned for his father. Why would I have any ill intent towards him?” She noted that Barron is “watched like a zoo animal.”

The College Republicans of America were quick to address Walker’s comment, writing that it “does not align with the values and principles upheld by our organization” and that it was “inappropriate.”

Further, they invited Barron to join its NY branch.

“Barron Trump represents the future of the conservative movement, and we would be honored to have him join College Republicans of America,” College Republicans of America President Will Donahue said. 

“Strong leadership is built on resilience, courage, and the humility to rise above petty hostility — qualities that Barron has already demonstrated. We invite Barron to join us in shaping the future of our party,” he added.

Barron Trump hasn’t commented on the matter.

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Experts caution a disaster is expected to strike the US in 2032

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Experts warn that in a decade time, US hospitals might be operating at near capacity, with hospital occupancy becoming a raising issue in the country.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the average hospital occupancy nationwide was 64 percent. That number has increased to 75 and researchers expect it to rise by another 10 percent in less than ten years’ time.

This can easily lead to deadly consequences due to issues such as long waiting time in emergency departments.

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Dr. Richard Leuchter, assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health, said in a statement, “We’ve all heard about increased hospital occupancy during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, but these findings show that hospitals are as full, if not more so, than they were during the pandemic, even well into 2024 during what would be considered a post-pandemic steady state.”

A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open modeled future hospital occupancy scenarios through 2035 using data from the period between August 2020 and April 2024 with national hospitalization rates and the U.S. Census Bureau’s official population projections.

Dr. Leuchter argued that in case this projection becomes a reality and the national hospital occupancy reaches 85 percent or greater, as some research suggest, “it is likely that we would see tens to hundreds of thousands of excess American deaths each year.”

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Authorities may consider undertaking preventive measures to avoid a potential hospital bed crisis in the country. Some can possibly include prevention of hospital bankruptcies and closures “partly by revamping hospital reimbursement schemes and regulating private equity involvement in healthcare; addressing factors driving staffing shortages such as provider burnout, and changing policy to expand the pipelines of healthcare professionals.”

“In the slightly longer term, we need more innovative care delivery models that can reduce hospitalizations by diverting would-be admissions to specially-designed acute care clinics,” Dr. Leuchter said.

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RFK Jr. on fast food and his ‘Make America healthy again’ platform

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been appointed the new Health and Human Services secretary after being confirmed by the Senate. This new position will certainly bring a number of changes.

In his speeches, JFK Jr. has highlighted that nutrition is the key element of health. With that said, his priorities are the reduction of “the dominance of ultra-processed foods” and the removal of “food additives and chemicals.”

Many of the food additives, largely used in many foods, could soon be examined and even banned, many believe. The new Health and Human Services secretary is especially vocal about artificial colors such as Red Dye 40 and Yellow No. 5 and their usage in the US food supply.

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He, however, didn’t mention banning any particular foods.

Asked by Fox News host Laura Ingraham which food additives he’d effectively remove from the US, JFK Jr. argued that he won’t outright ban any because of the “freedom of choice.”

“If you want to eat Twinkies, you ought to be able to eat them,” he said.

He, however, promised to introduce “radical transparency” in informing the public about food ingredients and their health impacts.

RFK Jr. highlighted the need of healthier options at schools. He criticized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for promoting processed foods and sugary drinks.

“We shouldn’t be subsidizing people to eat poison,” he said.

Speaking to host Steve Gruber in September, 2024, RFK Jr. tied the artificial colors in fast food to lower life expectancy.

As of the fast food chains like McDonald’s, he suggested they should return to its initial practice of cooking the fries in beef fat tallow rather than seed oils. He considers seed oils “one of the most unhealthy ingredients in foods and the reason they’re in the foods is because they are heavily subsidized,” and cause inflammations.

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While working as a single mom at a diner, I lost track of my son – his words to a firefighter brought us all to tears

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It was Halloween and the diner where I’ve been working for some time now was expected to be full that evening. However, my babysitter quit in the last minute and I was forced to bring my four-year-old son, Micah, to work. He had put his firefighter costume on, and was ready for a real Halloween treat.

The night was busy, so I gave Micah some crayons and a grilled cheese at a back booth and told him to stay there while I was handling the dinner rush.

However, between refilling coffee and taking orders, I glanced at the booth and noticed my kid wasn’t there.

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My heart started pounding as I went from corner to corner looking for him. He wasn’t in the bathroom, so I went into the kitchen to see if he had wondered there. And yes, there he was, speaking to a firefighter.

The man in the uniform seemed to be interested in my son’s words. He was listening to him very carefully, and at one moment, he started crying.

Unaware of what was going on, I approached closer.

I realized Micah was sharing his dad’s story with the broad-shouldered man.

My husband was also a firefighter who had lost his life in a fire the year prior. Micah didn’t know the details, he just knew his dad was a hero who died saving lives.

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The firefighter was touched by Micah’s words. Wiping his tears, he crouched down to Micah’s level and asked him, “Who was your daddy, buddy?”

When Micah revealed his dad’s name, the firefighter started crying even harder and embraced him in a hug. “Your dad was my friend. He truly was a hero,” the firefighter said.

It turned out the firefighter and my husband attended training together and then ended up working at the same fire station.

He reached to his pocket and took out a small, silver badge, worn, but still shining. “This belonged to your dad,” he said as he handed it to Micah. “He once gave it to me for good luck, but now I want you to have it.”

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Micha was too young to understand what the firefighter was trying to tell him, but at that moment, I realized that the grief over my husband’s passing didn’t only belong to us. It was shared.

I knew some of my husband’s colleagues, and now I was glad to meet this gentle man, whose name was Tyler.

That night taught me that love doesn’t fade with loss but continues to live on through the memories, the unexpected bonds, and even silver badges passed down.

My husband was gone, but Micah and I weren’t alone. We had all those wonderful people around us who continued my husband’s legacy by being there for us when we needed them most.

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This is the tragic story of Cassidy Trevan

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According to statistics, one in five children has experienced b**lyin* at some point in their life. The victims of b**lyin* are affected to the extent that it leaves a mark on their lives years after the attacks take place. It undermines their self-confidence, and they may start seeing themselves as less worthy than their peers. Sadly, in some cases, like that of Cassidy Trevan, it can even lead to death.

Cassidy Trevan was a victim of b**lyin* by her school friends.

Sadly, this made her life a living hell. She even took a whole term off school to deal with the trauma.

Being just 13 years old, Cassidy couldn’t find a way to fight her peers.

“The b**lyin* started out with just insults and stuff and she got slapped across the face once or twice,” her mom told 9News Australia.

Eventually, she returned to school, and the girls who once mistreated her tried to be her friends. After offering their apologies, it seemed like they regretted how they treated Cassidy, but sadly, their attempt to make friends with her wasn’t genuine.

The following day, they invited her to join them at the Springvale festival where they had arranged two older boys to s***ally assault her in a nearby house.

“They were older boys that Cass didn’t know. Two girls who sat and waited. Two boys who shared her and timed each other. One boy stood guarding the front door,” her mom revealed.

Cassidy Trevan reported the incident to the police, but they eventually dropped the case because of lack of evidence.

This intensified the b**lyin* to the extent that forced Cassidy to take her own life.

At the time of her tragic passing in December, 2015, she was just 15 years old.

After the suicide, her mother, Linda, found a handwritten note by her daughter.

This is what she wrote:

“I was a student at (school name omitted) and I was r***d by some of the students who still attend that school. I know this already probably sounds like attention-seeking but it’s honestly far from it.”

She further wrote: “I have many reasons for doing this which I’ll also explain.

“My aim is to warn other people (students mostly but also parents) about what happened because I’m worried if they could do it to me they could do it to other kids like me, or at least try to. You actually have the power to stop this from happening. Remember the people who did this to me were school students at (omitted), it’s hard to believe, I know. But it’s true.

“I’m not doing this for revenge to those students that r***d me, set up the r**e, b**lied me about the r**e, teased me about the r**e or anything like that. I’m also not doing this for attention seeking like I mentioned earlier, I want to make that clear.

It continued: “I’m doing this because over 1500 students years 7-12 are currently enrolled at the school and they need to be warned.

“I feel because of what happened to me, and because the staff at the school did nothing to help me (which I’ll talk a bit more about later). It’s now my duty to warn you all and to make you aware of what happened. (Not just what you may have heard around school but what actually happened.)”

“But I’m also doing this for myself. I want to finally after 1 and ½ years be left alone. It’s surprising just how many students at (omitted) have heard stories of me and weirdly enough still get told stories of me to this day. I still continue to get students I’ve never met contacting me Facebook calling me a s**t. I’ve moved schools, I’ve moved house and still I’m being contacted and b**lie*. I can’t stop people from spreading rumours, but at least I could try and spread what really happened seeing as it’s still being talked about anyway. But as I said this honestly is more so for students who are unaware of this and are in danger of those students.

“My name is Cassidy Trevan, and I was r***d.

“If anyone every tries this on you trust me it’s worth fighting! Fight! If you don’t you’ll regret it for the rest of your life like I do. You can do it.

“Be careful, be warned, be safe.”

The loss of even one young life to b**lyin* is one loss too many. We should all work together to put a stop to this behavior and do all in our power to protect the victims.

Cassidy Treva, rest in peace.

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Terrifying New Clip Exposes How Vaping Harms Your Body

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I was stunned when I watched a video shows vaping dangers up close, bringing to life exactly what happens when those chemicals hit your lungs. It’s not just that vaping can be addictive because of the nicotine—this simulation reveals how harsh it can be on your respiratory system, too. According to the NHS, we still don’t fully know the long-term damage, but stories of people losing parts of their lungs or landing in the hospital offer a pretty clear warning sign.

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The Ugly Truth About Chemicals

In the clip, produced by The Infographics Show, viewers see how the chemicals in e-cigs build up in the alveoli (tiny air sacs in the lungs). This gunk can have a “paralytic effect,” harming the cilia that filter out toxins. Once that filtering mechanism gets wrecked, doctors say you’re basically opening the door to infections and illnesses. Considering how many kids are into vaping these days, it’s pretty alarming that video shows vaping dangers in such a graphic way.

Early Studies, Serious Warnings

We don’t have decades of research on vaping, but recent investigations have found lung inflammation and other respiratory issues in users. One 2023 study pointed out that nearly 4.6% of middle schoolers in the U.S. are already vaping—equating to millions of teens.

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And though the NHS acknowledges vaping is “less harmful” than traditional cigarettes, they still insist it’s not risk-free. Watching how a single puff affects your airways, it’s hard to argue with that. If you haven’t seen it, this video shows vaping dangers in a way that’s impossible to ignore.

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I Thought the Sahara Was Always Sand—Guess I Was Wrong

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I almost spit out my coffee when I read a headline about the Sahara Desert turning green. I’ve spent years picturing the Sahara as this unchanging sea of scorching sand, not a place that suddenly sprouts plants and refills old lakes. But here we are, talking about a massive desert in northwestern Africa that’s getting more rain than usual, leading to little pockets of greenery. To me, it’s a fascinating reminder that nature is full of surprises.

Remembering the Sahara’s Past

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I recall reading, ages ago, about the Sahara once being lush and full of life—something like 5,000 to 10,000 years back. I shrugged it off as ancient history. But now, after recent downpours in countries like Morocco, Algeria, and Libya, parts of the desert are temporarily going green again. It’s wild to think that seeds lying dormant for who knows how long can burst back to life. And who would’ve guessed we’d be talking seriously about the Sahara Desert turning green in modern times?

The Climate Twist

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Scientists suggest these rains might be tied to shifting ocean temperatures and changing wind patterns. They say warm Atlantic waters nudged tropical storms north, dumping rain on areas that almost never see it. While some experts say this is a short-lived event, others are pointing out that extreme weather is becoming more common across the globe. If this keeps happening, maybe we’ll hear more stories about the Sahara Desert turning green—and not just as a random fluke.

Could It Last?

Part of me hopes the greening sticks around, but I’m not holding my breath. Deserts are deserts for a reason, and the Sahara’s still a place of extreme dryness most of the time. Plus, heavy rains in these regions also brought floods that devastated local communities, which is heartbreaking. So, this moment might just be a cool (and rare) snapshot of how even the driest areas can leap back to life when given a tiny window of opportunity. For now, though, I’m still blown away that the Sahara Desert turning green is even a topic of conversation—it’s a compelling hint at how complex and unpredictable our world can be.

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