'It’s an invisible illness': Manchester DJ with sickle cell anemia urges people to donate blood this winter
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThe NHS is calling on people to donate blood and help build up stocks for hospitals during a ‘potentially challenging’ winter period.Over the Christmas holidays, blood donor centres will remain open yet only 44 per cent of appointments at the Norfolk House centre in Manchester City Centre for the week after Christmas have been filled.People like Durelle Kelly, 29, rely on regular blood transfusions all year round.
Durelle, from Rusholme, has sickle cell anemia - a condition that affects the red blood cells carrying oxygen around the body.
These cells will form a sickle shape and can often block blood vessels, leading to pain and potentially creating life-threatening complications.
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