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  • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldtoComics@lemmy.mlXXX
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    2 months ago

    My Mom’s been trying to get that done for years, but we live in 'Merica. Her insurance considered it cosmetic, even though it has a health impact, like you said.

    I was surprised they gave her the bellyband, and that’s actually really helped. She’s never had a terrible diet, but she was pushing 300lb +. I’m a foot taller than her, and I weigh 145lb for reference.

    She now weighs 165lb, I believe; It’s a sensitive topic. She still has to cover herself in baby powder and wears compression EVERYTHING (pants, sleeves, etc…) to hide her folds. God damn the American Healthcare system.




  • Fungi are more related to animals than plants. Fungi produce “flesh.”

    Sea anemones are a group of predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the Anemone, a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Hexacorallia. As cnidarians, sea anemones are related to corals, jellyfish, tube-dwelling anemones, and Hydra. Unlike jellyfish, sea anemones do not have a medusa stage in their life cycle.

    They’re a “plant” on the edge of creating a neural system while also producing “flesh.”