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Kate Forster

@KateFrstr

Passionate about lipoedema & diabetes awareness and #TrainsNotPlanes. Trustee @LipoedemaUK & @DiabetesUK DLEA Lived Experience Advisor. Views own

Hey @GWRHelp please could you put signs on your trains indicating the way to luggage racks? I'm on 18.37 from Paddington & had 2 ppl refuse to move bags from seats. My @sunflwrlanyards sadly didn't suggest I needed a seat more than their luggage!


Compression can be joyful Sometimes #lipedema #lipoedema can feel relentless but these are truly joyful, comfortable & are eye catching for the cats, not as medical garments Padded comfy feet, not at all tight. My wide calves stretch the fabric as you see but no tight sensation

KateFrstr's tweet image. Compression can be joyful

Sometimes #lipedema #lipoedema can feel relentless but these are truly joyful, comfortable & are eye catching for the cats, not as medical garments

Padded comfy feet, not at all tight. My wide calves stretch the fabric as you see but no tight sensation

Raining outside but warm & social here on @Eurostar 9259 Hérve is a treasure, it's lovely to meet a returning crew member from the launch days. Fascinating to compare onboard experiences then & now. Also Kougin's care & welcome briefing... a great crew to finish a great day!

KateFrstr's tweet image. Raining outside but warm & social here on @Eurostar 9259

Hérve is a treasure, it's lovely to meet a returning crew member from the launch days. Fascinating to compare onboard experiences then & now. Also Kougin's care & welcome briefing... a great crew to finish a great day!
KateFrstr's tweet image. Raining outside but warm & social here on @Eurostar 9259

Hérve is a treasure, it's lovely to meet a returning crew member from the launch days. Fascinating to compare onboard experiences then & now. Also Kougin's care & welcome briefing... a great crew to finish a great day!
KateFrstr's tweet image. Raining outside but warm & social here on @Eurostar 9259

Hérve is a treasure, it's lovely to meet a returning crew member from the launch days. Fascinating to compare onboard experiences then & now. Also Kougin's care & welcome briefing... a great crew to finish a great day!

Made my day to see I'm travelling on my beloved blue @Eurostar. I can use an empty wheelchair space to elevate my #lipoedema #lipedema legs, making my travel so much more comfortable. Train manager on #9358 was super gracious & understanding, a credit to @Eurostar

KateFrstr's tweet image. Made my day to see I'm travelling on my beloved blue @Eurostar. I can use an empty wheelchair space to elevate my #lipoedema #lipedema legs, making my travel so much more comfortable. 

Train manager on #9358 was super gracious & understanding, a credit to @Eurostar

I wish my house had @Eurostar AC... it's lovely and cool on #9152 this evening. The blue fleet are like coming home, so familiar & full of happy, friendly, faces. I've enjoyed meeting TM Pancras this evening & learning about his perfect name.

KateFrstr's tweet image. I wish my house had @Eurostar AC... it's lovely and cool on #9152 this evening.

The blue fleet are like coming home, so familiar & full of happy, friendly, faces. I've enjoyed meeting TM Pancras this evening & learning about his perfect name.
KateFrstr's tweet image. I wish my house had @Eurostar AC... it's lovely and cool on #9152 this evening.

The blue fleet are like coming home, so familiar & full of happy, friendly, faces. I've enjoyed meeting TM Pancras this evening & learning about his perfect name.
KateFrstr's tweet image. I wish my house had @Eurostar AC... it's lovely and cool on #9152 this evening.

The blue fleet are like coming home, so familiar & full of happy, friendly, faces. I've enjoyed meeting TM Pancras this evening & learning about his perfect name.

I'm on a precious blue @Eurostar all the way from Lon to Ams tonight. Seats are lovely & comfortable on red, but not being able to choose a seat makes such a difference. Do you plan to offer your seat selection tool or even bring back the Thalys direction preferences @Eurostar?


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Another long day in the company of enraged halfwits, convinced by far-right Twitter memes that the UK’s tradition of free speech is imperilled by *CHECKS NOTES* people being prosecuted for public violence, and inciting violence, under laws that have been used daily for decades.


Best train ever! Sunny on @Eurostar with my faveourite train manager @ilseoceansoul & Jakko the purser. Best crew combo I'll be sad to say goodbye to them at Brussels My #lipoedema #lipedema legs are happily elevated on my case. Good food, nice view, lovely crew #PlanesNotTrains

KateFrstr's tweet image. Best train ever! Sunny on @Eurostar with my faveourite train manager @ilseoceansoul & Jakko the purser. Best crew combo I'll be sad to say goodbye to them at Brussels

My #lipoedema #lipedema legs are happily elevated on my case. Good food, nice view, lovely crew #PlanesNotTrains

There's always time for a quick #lipedema #lipoedema leg elevation in the @EurostarUK lounge. Just remember not to put your laptop or fragile items in suitcase front pocket! @DarnToughUK socks are incredibly cheerful, warm & make my @solideauk compression unremarkable

KateFrstr's tweet image. There's always time for a quick #lipedema #lipoedema leg elevation in the @EurostarUK lounge.  Just remember not to put your laptop or fragile items in suitcase front pocket! 

@DarnToughUK socks are incredibly cheerful, warm & make my @solideauk compression unremarkable

Are you going to pay for a covid vaccine booster in April? Looks like the NHS eligibility in England will be very narrow. #diabetes & most other conditions not covered.


This sounds interesting. Always good to see organisations looking to involve a range of people. So if you have a disability or #volunteer with people who do, then this might be for you?

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@@GWRHELP Amazing sense of humour from train conductor Mikey on 18:57 Padd-Gt Malvern. I look forward to offering him the requested sight of my ticket & banana peel... & arriving 20 minutes before everyone else as I'm in carriage A! Great to see personalities encouraged @ work


I had to hunt high & low @EurostarUK lounge for @PositiveNewsUK. Only 1 rack had a few copies so it must be as loved by other travellers as it is by me! I love @Eurostar lounge, great service, but my pre-travel time is always better with this inspiring read.

KateFrstr's tweet image. I had to hunt high & low @EurostarUK lounge for @PositiveNewsUK. Only 1 rack had a few copies so it must be as loved by other travellers as it is by me! 

I love @Eurostar lounge, great service, but my pre-travel time is always better with this inspiring read.

Enjoying a quick elevate on my case before @Eurostar departure to #Amsterdam. My #lipoedema legs thanked me for the inclined rest instead of "normal" bent knee sitting. Breathability & warmth with @DermaSilk socks under merino.. Can you see my open toe compression underneath?

KateFrstr's tweet image. Enjoying a quick elevate on my case before @Eurostar departure to #Amsterdam. My #lipoedema legs thanked me for the inclined rest instead of "normal" bent knee sitting.

Breathability & warmth with @DermaSilk socks under merino.. Can you see my open toe compression underneath?
KateFrstr's tweet image. Enjoying a quick elevate on my case before @Eurostar departure to #Amsterdam. My #lipoedema legs thanked me for the inclined rest instead of "normal" bent knee sitting.

Breathability & warmth with @DermaSilk socks under merino.. Can you see my open toe compression underneath?

When @GWRHelp is crowded & the carpet needs cleaning...@MatadorUp saves me with the light waterproof tarp for sitting on. Thanks for the tip @PackHacker

KateFrstr's tweet image. When @GWRHelp is crowded & the carpet needs cleaning...@MatadorUp saves me with the light waterproof tarp for sitting on.   Thanks for the tip @PackHacker
KateFrstr's tweet image. When @GWRHelp is crowded & the carpet needs cleaning...@MatadorUp saves me with the light waterproof tarp for sitting on.   Thanks for the tip @PackHacker

Don’t let the name fool you—the @MatadorUp Pocket Blanket 3.0 is a tarp for picnics and outdoor outings. It’s lightweight and compressible, though very thin. packhacker.com/travel-gear/ma…



Starting my journey away from the amazing #lipoedema #lipedema #WorldLipedemaCongress to @SPIEL_Messe. Feel like I'm really getting good at Interrail now... but will this be over confidence?

KateFrstr's tweet image. Starting my journey away from the amazing #lipoedema #lipedema #WorldLipedemaCongress to @SPIEL_Messe.

Feel like I'm really getting good at Interrail now... but will this be over confidence?

Always inspiring to hear Stanley Rockson talking about PF1 as a biomarker for the implications for #lipedema. #LipedemaWorldCongress2023 #LipedemaWorldCongress

KateFrstr's tweet image. Always inspiring to hear Stanley Rockson talking about PF1 as a biomarker for the implications for #lipedema.
#LipedemaWorldCongress2023 #LipedemaWorldCongress
KateFrstr's tweet image. Always inspiring to hear Stanley Rockson talking about PF1 as a biomarker for the implications for #lipedema.
#LipedemaWorldCongress2023 #LipedemaWorldCongress
KateFrstr's tweet image. Always inspiring to hear Stanley Rockson talking about PF1 as a biomarker for the implications for #lipedema.
#LipedemaWorldCongress2023 #LipedemaWorldCongress
KateFrstr's tweet image. Always inspiring to hear Stanley Rockson talking about PF1 as a biomarker for the implications for #lipedema.
#LipedemaWorldCongress2023 #LipedemaWorldCongress

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