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Yomiomoafrika |Communications Officer @SAMIupdate |Editor https://t.co/y4VE72GYGK |Author Finding Purpose for Kids |Coauth THE ICONIC @officialABAT book |LiveLife
Aug 29, 2020 125 tweets 29 min read
Uncommon adversity birth uncommon opportunity

Let thhat sinkkk💡

Uncommon adversity birth uncommon opportunity

The story of @SAMIupdate...here Is where it all started👇
It started with this autobiography of Toyin Adesola @iamtoyinadesola

I will be doing this book review../1💪 Image ..over the next 4 days to culminate on 1st September, which is 55th birthday 🎁 of the #SickleCell General @iamtoyinadesola.

And I trust it will be very impactful and exhilarating just like the review of #NelsonMandela's 'Long Walk to Freedom' that I did in July.. /2
Jun 23, 2020 42 tweets 24 min read
My short thread on the #SCDBill2020 starts now.

Here are my personal observation on the right step in the right direction by @NGRSenate. The bill as sponsored by Senator Sam Egwu is 'for an act to provide for the prevention, control and management of sickle cell anemia...' /1 My observations which I believe will strengthen the #SCDBill2020 and help it achieve its objectives include:

1. Section 1 labeled sickle cell anemia 'a disease'. This, I believe, will send wrong signal and further deepen stigmatization against persons living with #SickleCell /2