Invisible Warrior_SCD
@InvisWarriorSCD
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Award-winning societal engagement project from @imperialcollege, raising awareness of sickle cell disease, and it's effects on the body and mind.
Joined May 2021
How can #sicklecell impact a person's physical and mental wellbeing? #SCDwarrior Louisa shares her life story in our 5 minute video. Please watch, like, and share to raise awareness for this #invisibleillness .#MentalHealthMatters .
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RT @HCCWestLondon: 🩸The NHS needs one million regular blood donors to ensure patients get the care they need. Each donation makes an incred….
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We are back @ExRdFestival today! Test your pipetting skills (in our custom lab coats!), learn about #SickleCell with our quiz, see real blood cells through a microscope, or craft a message for #SCDwarriors at our art table:
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Already busy at #ExRdFest - we are having an amazing time sharing information about #SickleCellDisease and #BloodScience🩸. Join us to take part in creative activities and test your knowledge with our interactive quiz!
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Come find us in the NextGen Zone from 12pm today and tomorrow! Learn all about #SickleCellDisease and what it is like to live with this #invisibleillness through interactive activities 🧡.
We're so excited we could dance, because TODAY'S THE DAY! The Great Exhibition Road Festival is finally here!🎉💃🙌. It's going to be an unforgettable weekend, will we see you there?
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RT @HCCWestLondon: We’re thrilled that the @InvisWarriorSCD project is back at the Great Exhibition Road Festival! Enjoy free art & scienc….
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It's nearly time for @ExRdFestival! 🥳. Join the #InvisibleWarriorSCD team in the NextGen Zone - talk to scientists, get hands-on with creative activities, use our microscope to study blood cells up close and test your knowledge with our quiz!. More info👉
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RT @sicklecellmw: 🎨 Hertz Nazaire turned pain into purpose. Despite battling #sicklecell, he created powerful art to express the Warrior ex….
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The #InvisibleWarriorSCD team will also be back at the @ExRdFestival! You can now sign up (see post below) and join us on 7+8 June for two days of learning about #BloodScience, #SickleCell, and #MentalHealth at our stand in the NextGen zone. Hope to see you there. #SciComm.
Registration for the Great Exhibition Road Festival is now OPEN!🎉. We're planning a packed weekend, full of exciting free events for all ages: from hands-on workshops to fascinating talks, and immersive performances to amazing art🎨🧬. Register now:
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RT @ExRdFestival: Registration for the Great Exhibition Road Festival is now OPEN!🎉. We're planning a packed weekend, full of exciting free….
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Thank you William Perkin CofE High School for inviting our Linda (@icoutreach) and Louisa for a #SickleCell school session for Y7-9. See the full article here:.#SickleCellAwareness #SCDWarrior #BloodScience
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Sharing this call from @imperialcollege students for #SickleCell warriors, medical specialists, and carers to fill in this survey: #SickleCell #designengineering #survey
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RT @hcc_mft: Exciting news! If you haven't heard the gene therapy exa-cel has been approved for sickle cell patients 12 & older who have re….
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RT @ImperialMed: Exciting news! 🙌. @imperialcollege & @ImperialNHS have launched the Sickle Cell Alliance, a groundbreaking partnership to….
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Thank you Brendan Foster for these great photographs of the #InvisibleWarrior team in action at the #ImperialLates @imperialcollege. Our stand to raise awareness for #SickleCell was visited by many interested visitors, thank you for all your questions and interest in our work!
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Thank you @imperialmarrow for joining us at the @imperialcollege #Lates. Marrow raises awareness for the importance of #stemcelldonors @AnthonyNolan. Great to see so many visitors swabbing up for the registry! #SickleCellAwareness #bonemarrowdonation
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This amazing visitor at the #ImperialLates learned at our stand about the difference between a normal, round-shaped red blood cell, and a stiff #sicklecell red blood cell. And then they went to explain what they had learned to their friend! 💛 Impressed💛 #sicklecellawareness
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Thank you @givebloodlove for joining us at the #ImperialLates last week to raise awareness for #BlackBloodDonation. Find more information and sign up to donate via: @ImperialSpark @GiveBloodNHS @imperialcollege .#blooddonation #givebloodspreadlove
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These incredible dolls were made by y10 STEM Futures students @icoutreach this summer, and joined the #InvisibleWarrior team last week at the @imperialcollege #Lates to highlight #InvisibleDisabilities during #DisabilityHistoryMonth. #sicklecellawareness #SCDwarrior
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Thank you @ImperialSpark for the #ImperialLates this Thursday! A lot of visitors came to our stand to learn about #SickleCell and #InvisibleDisabilities, using their #senses to feel and see how sickle cell affects #redbloodcells. Big thanks to our team, volunteers and organisers!
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“Raising awareness about living with Sickle Cell can help others facing similar challenges and demonstrate that it is possible to thrive in science while living with a disability.”.@imperialcollege @imperialasone #DisabilityHistoryMonth #SickleCell.
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Celebrating Disability History Month “Raising awareness about living with Sickle Cell can help others facing similar challenges and demonstrate that it is possible to thrive in science while living...
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