The 2023 Patient Family Conference was a HUGE success! It was inspiring seeing the amount of advocacy for Thalassemia from supports, doctors, patients and their families all in one weekend. Here's some photos captured from this weekend!!

Tell me you’re a Nerdfighter without telling me you’re a Nerdfighter. Just slightly obsessed with Hank Green and John Green’s work to Decrease World Suck.

It's Esther Day, the holiday founded in memory of our friend Esther. I miss you, Esther. Tell your friends and family you love them today. And join us at 8 pm eastern time for a celebration of Esther, love, and the thing with feathers. tinyurl.com/EstherDayVirtu…

"The Thalassemia patient is the toughest person you will ever meet." ⁠ Strong words of truth from our National President here at the Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Ralph Colasanti. 👍 👍⁠

Today and every day I am so, so grateful to librarians whose work is absolutely essential to making art and information available to all--even amid absurdly difficult working conditions. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Authors often get most of the attention when it comes to issues around book banning and intellectual freedom, but those who really deserve the plaudits and attention are the teachers and librarians and community members doing the work every day to keep books available. They

Does anyone else wish they were back at the Patient Family Conference? Relive those special moments spent together with thalassemia community with these amazing photos by #saradponphotography 🙌⁠

Do better Danaher Corporation. #PatientsOverProfit #TimeFor5

Merry Pizzamas from the Michigan Cancer Center where sneezing is never normal. I never sneeze. # DFTBA 🍕 Hank Green John Green DFTBA Records

#CAFTIMELINE - We're appreciating these amazing milestones and miracles in the thalassemia community that the foundation has been there to witness. We'll be celebrating these and more on Wednesday, October 18th at Lavan Midtown! Get your tickets here: bit.ly/CAFGala2023

The fight isn't over, as our national Prez Ralph Colasanti said while accepting his award. Continue to donate monetarily or donate blood until all thalassemia patients are cured ❤❤❤⁠

Both my greatest successes and my greatest failures have come because I trusted that people were good. I'm almost always right. It's just really bad when I'm not.

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on

The most destructive mistake of a thoughtful, successful creative person is to listen to the screaming in your head that tells you that your success will only be real once it looks like the success of your heroes.

One thing I find very comforting is that while someday I will not be here, my work will be around as long as anyone needs it. And then the moment no one needs it, it won't be around anymore. My stuff will last precisely as long as the need for it lasts. Perfect. Utopian, even.

I think curiosity is the best human emotion because while love is the opposite of hate, the source of hate is fear, and curiosity is the opposite of fear.

Thank you Wayne State SIS for hosting the Welcome Reception for #MASL51! 💚📚💛

Breakfast with an Author? Yes please! Thank you Erik Jon Slangerup for showing us what can happen when we find the intersection of our lived experiences and literary lives 📚🤖 #InspirationAwaits at #MASL51!

🌟 My 2024 wraps up with a whopping 10 books! As a thank you to my readers, I'm GIVING AWAY THIS ENTIRE BUNDLE to one lucky winner!!! Follow me, like, and repost for a chance to win! USA only.