<p>September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month in the UK, and the internet’s big sis is joined by writer, poet, presenter, creative, and award-winning journalist Simply Sayo. As an NHS Blood & Transplant Ambassador and passionate advocate for the Black community, Sayo is leading a powerful year-long campaign, <em>It Takes A Village</em>, which aims to recruit 16,000 Black blood donors. In this episode, she opens up about her advocacy work, her family’s experience with sickle cell, and joins Toni in <em>Tea Time with Toni</em> to help solve your dilemmas.</p><br><p>New blood donors from Black heritage backgrounds are urgently needed to help meet the demand for better-matched blood for patients living with sickle cell disorder.</p><ul><li><strong>Launch Date:</strong> 1 September 2025</li><li><strong>First Blood Drive:</strong> 25 September 2025, Brixton</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Got a dilemma of your own and need some big-sis wisdom? Send it to <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> or slide into the DMs on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tonitoldmepod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tonitoldmepod</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
