Milkshakes for Marleigh
Have you ever donated blood?
You may have been the one who saved, preserved or improved the quality of life of a Milkshakes for Marleigh podcast guest!
Host Kate Fisher interviews blood recipients and their loved ones, to thank blood donors and to encourage new ones.
This podcast celebrates the gift of time that blood donors give by sharing the incredible things that recipients go on to do with their lives.
It seeks ro leave you inspired, grateful for the generosity of the human spirit and deeply proud to be a Aussie!
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Australian Winter Olympian, Curler Dean Hewitt honours the legacy of his coach Ian "IceNut" Pellagio.
Australian Winter Olympian, Curler Dean Hewitt spoke to the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast in early 2022. Todays ep is a throwback to this interview.
Dean thanks blood donors for ensuring that blood …
Natasha Price: From bed bound to marathon racing in a year, with the help of Australian blood donors.
In this episode, Natasha Price shares her story of chronic illness, pain and disability and how one crazy big dream (with the help of Australian blood donors) shifted her from years of being bed boun…
Paralympic Equestrian Dressage rider Emma Booth thanks the blood donors who saved her life.
In this episode we revisit the Milkshakes for Marleigh episode with Australian Paralympic Equestrian rider, Emma Booth.
Emma Booth made history at the Toyko 2020, when she and her horse Zidane became …
ParaMatilda Bec Jones is an Autoimmune Encephalitis survivor thanks to Australian plasma donors.
Bec Jones is helping to change the landscape for para-athletes, women in sport and football in Australia. Thanks to Australian blood and plasma donors, Bec is having effective treatment for her Autoi…
Michael Klim & Marleigh thank the plasma donors who make the lives they live possible.
Michael Klim is best known for his iconic swimming career and he will always be an gold medal winning olympic champion!
These days you are most likely to see him featured n his role as a blood donatio…
Brenden Hall: 5x Paralympian & Australian flag bearer for the 2024 Paris Paralympic opening ceremony
On the first season of the Milkshakes for Marleigh podcast, Brenden Hall thanked the Australian blood donors who saved his life when, at age 6, he had complications from Chicken Pox that resulted sig…
S3. Ep15. Kathryn Stary’s family was one of thousands who spent Christmas Day together thanks to Australian blood donors.
On Christmas Day 2023, Kathryn Stary spent the day celebrating with sons Max and William. She is one of thousands of Australians who have been gifted this time with their loved ones thanks to Austral…
S3. Ep14. Charlie Clode loves life with his whole heart! He gets to live thanks to Australian blood & organ donors.
Melissa Clode shares how her 8-year-old son Charlie, is not defined by his heart. He has DiGeorge Syndrome which has caused a heart defect, developmental delays and seizures. Through 3 open heart sur…
S3. Ep13. The Pastega’s will always be tethered to Australian blood donors by an ”invisible string”. They share their family ”story from the stars” on World Prematurity Day.
~This episode is dedicated to Francesca Pastega. We promise to always say her name.~
Ian and Lyndsay Pastega have had to navigate the most extraordinary challenges to create their family. Through allo…
S3. Ep12. Molly Dawson survived cancer with the help of Australian blood donors. She is now a fierce youth cancer advocate.
Molly Dawson tells her story for all the people who have not survived their cancer journey.
With the help of Australian blood donors she overcame Hodgkins Lymphoma at the age of 18 and has now dedica…
S3. Ep11. Missy will be forever13, but every year she gives 1000s of Aussies a tomorrow.
Anj Middlestant, better known as This Strong Mum, shares the incredible story of her daughter Missy, who will be forever 13, to thank blood donors and encourage new ones.
Anj celebrates Missy's life …
S3. Ep10. Alba’s Mum, Jess thanks blood donors all over the world for helping to #bringalbahome.
Alba is the baby who humanised war for so many Australians. She is the Australian baby born 11 weeks prematurely, days before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2021, fighting for her life in the middle of a …
BONUS: Kate Fisher chats to 91.9 HOT FM about Milkshakes for Marleigh
Kate Fisher chats to 91.9 HOT FM about her quest to end persistent critical blood shortages in Australia through her blood donation advocacy work and The Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast. She explains…
S3. Ep9. Kellie Finlayson thanks Aussie blood donors for giving her the gift of time.
Kellie Finlayson was just 25 and a first time Mum to a 3 month old baby girl when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Kellie is a model, marathon runner & brand ambassador. Her husband is AFL sta…
S3. Ep8. Carly and Tresne thank the blood donors who gave them more time with their baby girl, Poppy Grace.
Former My Kitchen Rules contestants, Carly and Tresne are on a mission to increase blood donations in Australia. They thank the blood donors who gifted them more time with their precious baby girl, P…
S3.Ep7. An update on Marleigh and a request....
An update on Marleigh's health and rehabilitation progress as she recovers from Autoimmune Encephalitis.
This is a great episode if you are new to The Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast and community an…
S3. Ep6. DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH! Jess and Elana, Co-Founders of The ASI Index, share how they are setting the benchmark for accessibility for people with disabilities.
Jess is a Blood Donor and Exercise Physiologist with a passion for inclusivity for people with visible and invisible disabilities. Elana is a Physiotherapist who has a brother whose life was saved by…
S3. Ep5. Siobhan from Our Pixie Friends is on a mission to make sick kids feel less alone through making the world Sprizzletastic!.
Siobhan is a blood product recipient and picture of post traumatic growth. She is an ex-27 week preemie, born more than 3 months early and recipient of many, many blood products. She joins me today w…
S3. EP4. Alleviating the sense of hopelessness following the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash during Blood Donor Week.
On 11 June 2023, a bus transferring wedding guests from Lovedale to Singleton, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, overturned leaving 10 passengers dead and another 25 in hospital.
As the local com…
S3. Ep3. Summer Daniels of Little Rae Prints is so much more than ”#grateful”.
Artist, Summer Daniels is the Creative Director and Founder of Little Rae Prints where she adds a little magic to childrens spaces all over the world. She overcame an acute infection as a teenage wit…