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Astrophysics PhD student & fellow . Analog Astronaut. Author LITTLE LEO’S FASCINATING WORLD OF ASTRONOMY. Cancer & health advocate. She/her 🇪🇬

P.O.Box 457 Berkeley, CA 94701
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Joined August 2015
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    Oct 1

    today marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. this is my story. my goal is to empower and educate, and to share that Knowledge is Power.

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    Nov 12

    help someone else get a W i promise it’s not gonna take away from your Ws

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    Knowing how brave you were throughout your journey gave me the strength to go through endometriosis removal surgery: I am 15 days post-op today 💕

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  4. Nov 12

    It’s a long road that is by no means over, but I’m grateful for this moment in time when I get to pause and reflect on how far I’ve come.

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  5. Nov 12

    I’m privileged to have a body that carried me through these last couple of years with strength. To have a DREAM surgical team by who made this process empowering and seamless. To have friends who showed up in so many different ways to walk this path with me.

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  6. Nov 12

    I’m especially lucky that my dad, a BRCA-carrier and current-Stage IV-prostate-cancer-warrior, was with me every step of the way. He came to my mastectomy and held my hand after surgery. He’s my whole heart.

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  7. Nov 12

    I don’t miss the drains or the drugs. I don’t miss the bruising and the scar tape, the bleeding and swelling and incisions. But I’m grateful I went through it. I’m deeply grateful for genetic testing and the ability to be proactive about my health.

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  8. Nov 12

    Today, I rarely ever think about my risk for breast cancer. Aside from self-checks and annual monitoring, I’m….good.

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  9. Nov 12

    Back then, my entire world revolved around breast cancer, BRCA, and surgeries. Every conversation, friendship, morsel of food, night out, crying spell, and dream was shaped by my journey. What I was going through. I had 3 surgeries that year. 3 mountains to summit and descend.

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  10. Nov 12

    Last week was the 2 year anniversary of my preventative double mastectomy and I…totally forgot about it. Like, completely and utterly forgot. Until today. Two years later, I can easily say this was the proudest moment of my life. 🧵

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    Nov 12

    1/ It's been interesting to see the mix of responses to this story, published earlier this week, about the motivations behind human spaceflight and how the American public might think about them. But!

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    Nov 11

    Hey friends! Tomorrow at 12pm PT I'll be offering signed Ada Lace books AND cameo-style videos in my store - - in case you're looking for gift ideas for kids who enjoyed Emily's Wonder Lab or just love science in general!

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    Nov 9

    Well, after all this time, I got COVID. Maybe reading about my mistakes can help you with your decisionmaking.

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  14. Nov 11

    woke up from a nap to surprising me with veggie noodles and feeling so grateful for having the best friends in the world

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  15. Nov 11

    thank god for antibiotics! that said, wowee I am so tired of being sick 🤧

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    Nov 11

    Back in the cancer center waiting room for my bi-annual checkup. Looking particularly backed up today. A humble request: send me your pup pics?

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    Nov 11

    An 89-year-old man in Rhode Island has earned his Ph.D. and became a physicist after working toward it for two decades and thinking about it for a lifetime. Manfred Steiner recently successfully defended his dissertation at Brown University in Providence.

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  18. Nov 10

    oh my god the moon tonight

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    Nov 10

    Virgin Galactic Astronaut 004, , is ’s Newsmaker of the year. 👏 Our Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations continues to break the mold for women in STEM. Read the full interview, here;

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  20. Nov 10

    it’s a sinus infection :) 🤧🤧🤧🤧

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    Nov 9

    eight years later, he said yes ❤️

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