A needle-phobic student saved a cancer patient's life after overcoming her fear to donate stem cells. Maaria Aziz, 21, signed up to the stem cell register when she was 17 and a pupil at Dalziel High School in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.
She was recruited to the register through a school engagement event organised by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) as part of a partnership with the Anthony Nolan charity, which organises the register.
Four years after signing up to the register, Maaria was surprised to be contacted to say she was a match for someone waiting for a transplant. Maaria said: "It was a surprise because I had forgotten all about it. I really didn't know what to expect. I actually have a fear of needles, and to be honest I wasn't sure about going ahead with it."
