{"id":1114,"date":"2022-03-09T16:30:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2022-03-09T16:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:32:12","slug":"bagging-a-first-class-while-living-with-sickle-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/bagging-a-first-class-while-living-with-sickle-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagging A First Class while Living with Sickle Cell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Nigerian sickle cell lady, named Hephzibah Adeniji, a Biological science at Covenant University narrated how she became the best graduating student with 4.96 out of 5 points CGPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barristerng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hephzibah-Adeniji.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"BreakTheBias: How Hephzibah Adeniji defied sickle cell to become best  student of biological sciences at Covenant University - BarristerNG.com\"\/><figcaption>Hephzibah Adeniji Tolulope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hephzibah Adeniji Tolulope shared a heart touching story of how she was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at an early age and losing her mother whom she described as her main motivation and support during the heat of the COVID pandemic in May 2020 drained her, then graduating with a CGPA of 4.96\/5 as the best student in biological sciences was Unexpected. 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