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Meet Daniela, the 12-year-old girl battling a rare disease who’s become the UConn women’s secret weapon

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Daniela Ciriello is a member of Team IMPACT , a non-profit organization that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college sports teams.

She lives with a rare blood disorder known as thalassemia, which requires blood transfusions every three weeks .

Daniela was matched with the UConn women’s basketball team in 2018 , when she was just six years old .

She has traveled to plenty of games and two Final Fours with the team.

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