Donating blood is an altruistic gesture for anyone, but for Zenith Seyi-Abiodun it has a far greater meaning. Her brother Charming, 16, suffers with the sometimes debilitating blood disorder, sickle cell disease.
He relies on the kindness of strangers for regular transfusions that have changed his life. So when they were growing up together, Zenith always knew she would be first in line to donate blood when she turned 18.
But there was just one problem - her fear of needles. The student, from Gorton, has never been keen on needles, even opting for nasal spray vaccinations.
But she has now overcome her nervousness and has even produced a TikTok video of the experience two convince others to do the same.
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