Paul Scholes believes Manchester United's first-choice midfield would be able to mount a Premier League title challenge next season.
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As her friends played happily in the snow as children, Gloria Adebisi Ademolu couldn't join in with them and had to stay indoors. She couldn't even sip a cold drink.
Diagnosed with sickle cell disease, the condition meant she couldn't do a lot of things others did growing up due to her weakened immune system making her highly susceptible to illness.
Gloria, now aged 26, has always held a love of winter and snow. And now she's told how she plans to revive a childhood dream of visiting the North Pole, all thanks to new NHS treatment she's receiving in Manchester. "For people with sickle cell, our immune system is really bad," said Gloria, who lives with her family in Manchester city centre. "I couldn't do a lot of things growing up.
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"Now I'm not as tired as I used to be and I don't feel as much pain - I can tell because I don't take as much pain medication as I used to. I have more energy to do things, I feel more energized to go out. I don't have to stay in bed all day.
"The best thing is now I can say, 'okay, now I can start living a life that I actually do want to live without fear of my condition triggering itself'."
Sickle cell disease is a life-long health condition that affects the red blood cells. Symptoms include anaemia and extreme fatigue, a risk of serious infections and 'sickle cell crises' - painful episodes that can last for days or even weeks. Sickle cell often shows itself in early childhood.
Gloria, who graduated from Manchester Metropolitan in July 2022, said she didn't show any noticeable signs until she turned three, when her family were living in Nigeria. Her crises started then, but her condition was only diagnosed
Paul Scholes believes Manchester United's first-choice midfield would be able to mount a Premier League title challenge next season.
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Rina Sawayama has announced an upcoming North American tour kicking off this June.The ‘This Hell’ singer took to social media on Tuesday (March 28), confirming that the Hold The Girl Reloaded tour will see her perform 12 shows between June 9 and October 9. The run will include festival sets as well as headlining concerts.Check out the complete list of tour dates below.A post shared by Rina Sawayama (@rinasonline)Pre-sale tickets will go sale today (March 29) at 10am local time, while general tickets go on sale on Friday (March 31) at 10am local time.
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