Schoolgirl backs calls for more black donors with rare blood type
An 11-year-old girl whose life has been saved again and again thanks to the generosity of complete strangers is backing a campaign to encourage more people to give blood.
Cianna Bent suffers from Sickle Cell Disease and her treatment relies on a rare blood type as Juliette Fletcher reports.
Interviewees:
Cianna Bent, aged 11
Gayle Franklin, NHS Blood and Transplant
Taylor Samuel-Beechey, donor
Juliette Fletcher, reporting