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I AM MADELINE

marcia doherty AKA Madeline

A performer (actress, singer), leader, mentor, & community volunteer with her hands on a number of projects, Madeline(now fully public as Marcia)is a joy to know. She loves gardening & The Sound of Music. Her friends describe her as "effervescent." She"s one of more than 600,000 Canadians living with family of diseases twice as common as Multiple Sclerosis, little doctor education, strong correlation to viral infections, esp COVID-19. She & others face painful deadly deterioration

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00:34:56

Easter musings

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/04/05

it's Easter morning, and I talk about some of the good things that have happened but also as per usual document the obstacles that are ever present I talk about this housekeeping GoFundMe a friend set up https://gofund.me/73aeb36e5and the CTV campaign https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing

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00:38:23

under pressure

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/24

I was trying to figure out what to call this and I think that David Bowie Queen song under pressure pretty much describes it I think. So I'm continuing to try to document the insanity of the measure of difficulty I'm attempting to navigate I took a picture of the microwave rust of the inside. I figured you might want to see how insane it was

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00:06:56

Sick Times republish of my op-ed!

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/20

A quick update as the sick times have republished my op-ed. I'm a bit addle brained so you're not getting a lot much in the way of intelligence but it does document some of the brain fog issues Sick times republish of op-ed March 20th 2025https://l.gourl.es/l/56898fa8ccf060b8bf79b817ad9fabd986f4a62f?u=11010884Linked by Twitter post https://x.com/i/status/2035058600604004423And once again Email campaign CTV Template

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00:20:49

Light In Darkness

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/18

today I don't just document the grinding difficulty but my memory banks pulled up some really nice light and darkness times from when I was little and I also talk about some really nice things from some people now as well. focusing on the reality and all of its shades light and dark is definitely a critical part of how I've been survivingonce again here is the legacy News campaign document if you want to participate I was told that if 12 people write to a news source to ask for the same story that

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00:22:15

Leadership And Power Musings

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/16

where I talk about how I feel about My power and the leadership roles I have been in and the leadership roles I may be in in the near future depending on how the email campaign goes speaking of which I was told that if 12 people write to a news source to ask for the same story that it will happen🤞Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm update https://gofund.me/6d981312 #myalgicE #disability #canpoli #longcovid

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00:13:06

pt 6: Ides of March squish squash

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/16

where I talk about how rest day is rarely just the rest day because all the stuff I've been compartmentalizing comes out and wants to be processed. which is not very restful. having my body not moving is only one kind of the rest that I need again here's the email campaign Because I was told that if 12 people write to a news source to ask for the same story that it will happen🤞Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VD2zqOKxcQp7SUP06mY8slZlH1sXkKHKVPV0IfLo-uI/edit?usp=sharing Full info in gfm

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00:15:25

pt5: pi Day squish squash continues

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/15

It's pi day. unfortunately I don't have any actual pie to celebrate with. But I hope you're having some nerdy fun. For me it's whimsy as I'm still experiencing squish squash. Still documenting what it feels like to be dealing with so much and then have more land on my plate yesterday. I don't know how else to push back on the bias that thinks PWD on assistance are just sitting around eating bonbons and watching TV. blArghSo You can participate in the email campaign here's template for you

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00:30:05

pt4: Friday the 13th squish squashed, The hits keep...

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/14

things that got even worse today. So much so that I called a friend, had a meltdown, which I talk about in the episode, and decided that I am the universe's chew toy. yeah, a little dramatic for sure. But just when I think things can't get even harder something else happens. What on earth is the Great whatsit up to?then I put my big girl underpants on and sent out the email campaign because who knows, that could completely change things.So You can participate in the email campaign, here's template

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00:19:11

pt3: squish squash brick wall

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/10

In which I talk about how I only started to feel better when I realized how my pink hoping strategies were interfering with me understanding that being on the mobility scooter today or trying to get into the hyperbaric chamber we're paying impossibilities that were just going to make me worse. The kind of long-term pain especially the fibromyalgia colliding with the dyslexia and the architectural pain which creates a special kind of hell. And add to that the new motor on my scooter creating a

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00:16:41

pt2: squish squash pain meats dreams middle of the...

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/10

at 6:00 a.m. or so and I've been awake since 2:00. I promised myself I would document all of the stuff particularly how hard things are. This is me without the coping strategies of the previous episode. cuz pain dreams strip all that awayresiliency dampened by pain and the extent of the difficulties means that despair has caught up with me

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00:26:18

Squish Squashed

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/03/10

we're a talk about the many different kinds of difficult things I'm attempting to deal with, advocacy next steps, advocacy current obstacles, and health supports obstacles. hence the title squish squashedand the episode icon is spring blossoms! cuz I adore spring. So that helps with my head space a bit. But I'm also worried about despair. currently going to run out of GoFundMe money the beginning of April. which is terrifying. it never gets less terrifying the whole month to month GoFundMe

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00:22:11

Broken Glass and Other Heartaches

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/02/15

It's Valentine's Day(you'll see I'm wearing red Because I'm a big believer and celebrating whenever possible. It does a brain good!), but unfortunately disability bias issues do not take a holiday nor does the Herculean effort of staying alive. But I'm working to do that are arm floaties not the least of which is wearing red

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00:11:04

YouTube LIVE recording of petition presentation...

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/01/21

petition presentation live stream link https://www.youtube.com/live/PN6-ewFs-00?si=UBsftv5p3FLnMc7malthough the petition has been presented we are leaving the document and its additional resources up in case anybody wants to use it as a template and also for a reference. I know everything I'm proposing saves the system massive amounts of money and problem solves disability and long viral disease deficitshttps://bit.ly/Marcia_petitionhttps://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/12/19/me-void/Also so you

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00:08:56

Jan 21st Petition Presentation In Person!

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/01/16

Petition presentation is Wednesday the 21st 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Pacific standard Time. The zoom room will be open from 10:45 to 11:45. I do explain how that will work in this episode as well as what it feels like in this lead up to the in-person presentation of the petition that I've been working to get signatures on for a year.BTW we are still accepting signatures until late Tuesday night. We are currently at 1358 signatures and would very much like to get up to 1500 or higher before we presentHere

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00:09:01

Energy Overdrawn

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/01/09

episode done at a hospital treatment. kind of a recording in the wild lol Links I mentioned Petition https://bit.ly/Marcia_petitionCanary opted December 19th 2025 https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/12/19/me-void/Audit of UK Hospital Doctors’ Knowledge and Experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/9/885

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00:17:14

Jan 1, 2 AM, 2026

I AM MADELINE ·

2026/01/01

photo is of first blossoms that I saw yesterday! That usually lifts my spirits Because I love spring. But it's the wee hours in the morning where pensive and melancholy seem to be emotions that I'm experiencing. So in this episode I've had to puzzle out why I am feeling this way. I think it's partly because all that's ahead of me right now is fighting without anything to look forward to Because I don't know how far the current GoFundMe money gets me into January. And it's unfortunate that that

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00:02:57

pt 2 my op-ed Canary UK

I AM MADELINE ·

2025/12/20

My op-ed is out! https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/12/19/me-void/ (Linkbio)If you could share the op-ed everywhere you can that would be amazing. Posts I've made for easy sharing Insta https://www.instagram.com/p/DSc6ciGiQv0/?igsh=MXFnemtrd3Y3eGx6eA==Fb https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AKdjYyQ72/Twitter https://x.com/i/status/2002061384209867072Blue sky https://bsky.app/profile/madelinenerd.bsky.social/post/3mae64ynmms2lIt getting published so close to Christmas means having it shared by people

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00:02:51

My CanaryUK op-ed is out

I AM MADELINE ·

2025/12/19

My op-ed is out! https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025/12/19/me-void/ (Linkbio)If you could share the op-ed everywhere you can that would be amazing. Posts I've made for easy sharing Insta https://www.instagram.com/p/DSc6ciGiQv0/?igsh=MXFnemtrd3Y3eGx6eA==Fb https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AKdjYyQ72/Twitter https://x.com/i/status/2002061384209867072Blue sky https://bsky.app/profile/madelinenerd.bsky.social/post/3mae64ynmms2lIt getting published so close to Christmas means having it shared by people

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00:14:33

Merry Merry

I AM MADELINE ·

2025/12/18

where I talk about pushing my energy envelope so that I can have some good experiences in the face of all the hardship I'm going through. yeah it's making my pain and exhaustion dramatically worse but it's really nice feeling to to have a sense of that accomplishment and to be able to use my talents to do something that helps other people feel good in the face of the difficulties they're going through

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00:10:53

The Fine Art Of Distraction

I AM MADELINE ·

2025/12/17

where I talk about The fine art of distraction, a particularly bad episode of pain, the perils of not having housekeeping supports, fear around running out of the GoFundMe money that I use for treatments, and the holiday season and my birthday which are both highly emotional times I talk about the petition https://bit.ly/Marcia_petitionand the GoFundMe https://gofund.me/6d981312

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