Thread by @starstrickenSF, hi! i’m an astrophysicist, science communicator, & women’s health advocate & I’M [...]

hi! i’m an astrophysicist, science communicator, & women’s health advocate & I’M TRYING TO GO TO SPACE! i’m joining the #Inspiration4contest to raise funds for @StJude & share my story with hereditary cancer.

help me get to space!

more info: http://bit.ly/3aWPG6e

in short: i’m making this video because @StJude is creating the world’s first all-civilian mission to space
to help further the research hospital’s fight against pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases here on Earth.

and they have 2 spots open!!!!

so here’s why I’d love your support in sending me to space:

my goal as an Egyptian woman in astronomy is to bring the beauty of the cosmos to the world, challenge the narrative of what a scientist looks like, and inspire the next generation.

i fell in love with astrophysics because of the perspective that it offers us--the realization of how small we are, and how little our day-to-day struggles matter in the context of the Universe.

in short, the night sky offers a balm for the anxieties and fears I face every day.

as a carrier of the cancer-causing BRCA-2 genetic mutation, I have learned first-hand the importance of science literacy and advocating for myself.

at 26 years old, just 3 years after my dad was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, I got a preventive double mastectomy.

my goal is to share my experiences to encourage other people affected by health risks to advocate for themselves. all too often, those with marginalized backgrounds are glossed over or not taken seriously, especially in healthcare settings.

it is my goal to change this.

as an Arab woman in the sciences, I hope to change the narrative of who can be a scientist and what a scientist looks like.

finally, I aim to increase science literacy around the world. i see it as our duty as scientists to share with the world what we have learned.

in the Era of Anti-Science (anti-vax campaigns, climate change deniers, anti-maskers, etc...) it is paramount for scientists to find effective ways of communicating with the public in ways that overcome the communication divides.

I hope to change this by sharing my passion with the world.

thank you so much for considering me and helping me get to space!

ps: sorry for the beginner-level Tik Tok video, this is my very first one.

pps: THE BIGGEST THANK YOU to
@TheSpaceGal
for helping me with this project. pls check her out and support her mission to space too!!!!!!

ppps: i apparently do not know how to use Twitter either and my video upload messed up, i hope this one worked!!!

pls retweet / share / donate here!!!!! HELP ME GET TO SPACE!!!

https://125t60291013302.3dcartstores.com/Donate-to-St-Jude-Childrens-Research-Hospital_c_8.html

yallllllll we've already raised $100 for @StJude !!!! huge thank you to case, evan, sarah, vincent, maryam(!! <3), and gregory. i cannot wait to submit your donations to St. Jude to combat pediatric cancer.

dont mind me sitting here in tears!!!!

donate: https://125t60291013302.3dcartstores.com/donate-to-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital.html

Donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-1

https://125t60291013302.3dcartstores.com/donate-to-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital.html

we’ve raised $500 for @StJude in less than 3 hrs. y’all are incredible. it’s a pretty unreal experience to be able to give back to the cancer community after facing my grandmother’s and dad’s cancer- and my own experience as a previvor

i can’t wait to send these donations in

we are $40 away from donating $1,000 to @StJude in LESS THAN ONE DAY

yall are amazing

regardless of if I get to go to space or not, i’m so so grateful and thrilled to donate so much to fighting pediatric cancer

thank you for making a difference

donate: https://125t60291013302.3dcartstores.com/donate-to-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital.html

Donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-1

https://125t60291013302.3dcartstores.com/donate-to-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital.html

we’ve raised $3,660 for @StJude to aid in the fight against pediatric cancer. I’m literally blown away + floored by y’alls generosity + infinitely grateful

thank you so much for helping advance the fight against cancer

thank you for helping me reach my dream of getting to space

if you feel comfortable, please help me share my video and story! as an astrophysicist, breast cancer previvor + BRCA2 mutant, and science communicator, this combination of @StJude + space flight feels so personal.

a like/quote tweet/retweet on the video goes a long way!!

hey so. we’ve raised $4,380 for @StJude.

over FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS so that families affected by pediatric cancer never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food.

$4380 to treat and defeat childhood cancer.

superheroes. literal superheroes.

YALL. WE HIT $5,000. YALL HAVE RAISED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR @StJude.

FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FURTHER THE FIGHT AGAINST PEDIATRIC CANCER.

I’m crying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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