FND AWARE

04/10/2026

10 Things We Found This Week

FND Aware NZ weekly roundup — 27 Sep 2026 to 04 Oct 2026.
These are findings from the week, not a ranking.

RESOURCES
FND Aware NZ: https://fndaware.nz
Research: https://research.fndaware.nz
TRAKKER: https://trakker.fndaware.nz
AWEAR Gear: https://awaregear.fndaware.nz
ActionStation petition: https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/royal-commission-submission-re-fnd-in-nz

THIS WEEK'S SOURCES

Metabolic, endocrine and reproductive comorbidities in functional neurological disorder: a retrospective study of a tertiary neuropsychiatry cohort
Source/creator: Metabolic, endocrine and reproductive comorbidities in functional neurological disorder: a retrospec
Original: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-026-00603-4
Published: 01 Jan 2026

Lisa McHugh hits recovery goal with daughter amid ongoing health battle: 'Even she was shocked'
Source/creator: Lisa McHugh hits recovery goal with daughter amid ongoing health battle: 'Even she was shocked' Publ
Original: https://rollercoaster.ie/celebrity-2/lisa-mchugh-hits-recovery-goal/?nocache=1785790152&jet_blog_ajax=1
Published: 23 Sep 2026

C-low threshold mechanoreceptors: a novel target for health-tech in an increasingly touch
Source/creator: C-low threshold mechanoreceptors: a novel target for health-tech in an increasingly touch Published
Original: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/381/1958/20240463/483322/C-low-threshold-mechanoreceptors-a-novel-target?searchresult=1
Published: 19 Sep 2026

FLIBBERTY GIBBET | An Original Illustrated Story by TWSTD

Kwanele Asante speaks at the UN about patient experience — TimesLIVE
Source/creator: ua.news
Original: https://ua.news/en/world/kvanele-asante-vistupila-v-oon-pro-dosvid-patsiientiv-timeslive

Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Source/creator: Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder - Johns Hopkins Medicine Published
Original: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/functional-neurological-symptom-disorder

Functional (Dissociative) Seizures – Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
Source/creator: Functional (Dissociative) Seizures – Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Published
Original: https://neurosymptoms.org/en/symptoms/fnd-symptoms/functional-dissociative-seizures

Functional Seizures - FND Action
Source/creator: Functional Seizures - FND Action Published
Original: https://www.fndaction.org.uk/functional-seizures

FUNCTIONAL/ DISSOCIATIVE SEIZURES
Source/creator: FUNCTIONAL/ DISSOCIATIVE SEIZURES Published
Original:https://www.epilepsy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Factsheet_Functional-Dissociative-Seizures_Mar2026.pdf

Treatment of Functional Seizures - neurosymptoms.org
Source/creator: Treatment of Functional Seizures - neurosymptoms.org Published
Original: https://neurosymptoms.org/en/treatment/treatment-of-functional-seizures

Music: TWSTD

Information shared for awareness and education; it is not individual medical advice.

29/09/2026

FLIBBERTY GIBBET
An original illustrated story by TWSTD.

What happens when your leg won’t leg, your gob won’t gob, and a fuzzy little git called Inconsistence decides to move in?

Meet Lefty.
Meet the pup.
Meet Inconsistence.

And meet one increasingly frustrated bloke trying to work out what the bloody hell is going on.

FLIBBERTY GIBBET is a rhythmic illustrated story about unpredictability, fear, frustration, limited energy, friendship, acceptance — and learning that sometimes managing IT means learning how to manage yourself.

IT doesn’t magically disappear.
There is no triumphant cure.
There is no perfect set of rules.

Eventually, our hero discovers something much more useful:

IT can still be IT.
He can still be ME.

And that’s more than enough.

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✍️ STORY & CONCEPT
TWSTD

🎨 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED STORY
FLIBBERTY GIBBET

🎵 MUSIC / VOCAL PRODUCTION
Created using Suno AI under the creative direction of TWSTD.

🎬 VIDEO EDITING & PRODUCTION
TWSTD

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ABOUT THE STORY

FLIBBERTY GIBBET uses humour, rhyme and absurdity to explore the experience of living in a body that sometimes does things you didn’t bloody ask it to do.

It is a creative work, not medical advice.

If parts of it feel familiar, you’re welcome to laugh along.

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© TWSTD. All original story text, characters, illustrations, concept and video production are protected by copyright.

Please do not reproduce, re-upload, narrate, publish or commercially use FLIBBERTY GIBBET without permission,



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27/09/2026

VACCINE INJURY LEFT LADY WITH BELLS PALSY AND FND, HER TESTIMONY WITH THE US SENATE...

Interesting to hear how doctors at the time refused vaccine injury as a cause.....

A good watch

During the Allison Inquiry hearing, former nurse Kelly Shorkey gave...

27/09/2026

09/09/2026

Reply with a smiley if, when you have a flare, you do the following....

Put your mobile phone down and turn off social media

08/09/2026

Oooooo.....

What's this then? A new drug?

Filament Health's patented, naturally derived psilocybin drug candidate PEX010 has been shipped to Austin Health in Melbourne for PSI-PHY, an...

07/09/2026

Crazy vibes!

07/09/2026

BIOWORLD: World to conquer: Alexander FDA nod turns Ionis to diagnostics

How to get additional patients diagnosed and hit the estimated peak sales of $100 million for Zanvastro (zilganersen) became the next project for Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. after the U.S. FDA cleared the antisense drug for Alexander disease in pediatric and adult patients, the first and only disease...