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
S2. Ep6.Ava and Eli survived Guillain Barre Syndrome and Neuroblastoma. Their parents, Jenny & Peter make the best of every moment.
Imagine that you are 18 weeks pregnant with your 4th child and your 3 year old daughter is struck down by the terrifying Guillain Barre Syndrome. You fear that she may die, but her life is saved by A…
S2 Ep5. Big Brother 2022 winner Reggie Bird shares her story for Disability Pride Month
This week Reggie Bird won Big Brother for the second time. She shares her experience of living with disability, being a Carer and to thank Australian blood donors for prolonging and improving the qua…
S2 Ep4. Jeff Steele has made over 500 lifesaving blood donations. This is why Baxter is still alive.
At 11 months old Baxter was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. He is now 16 and a fierce advocate and leader in his community. He and his Mum Noni thank the blood donors who saved his life and a…
S2 Ep3. Rylah Joy - Rocking T21/Down Syndrome after surviving premature birth and Duodenal Atresia.
Rylah Joy "rode on the wings of angles and prayer" in the first days of her life to defy all reasonable odds and achieve multiple miracles to survive. And she is not wasting a moment of her time on t…
S2 Ep2: The life threatening nose job. Town Planner, Adam Cheyne thanks blood donors.
At the age of 19, Adam Cheyne had complications from a rhinoplasty procedure which became life threatening. Blood donors saved his life and have given him the chance to become a husband, father, volu…
S2 Ep1: Blood donor Dean Butcher shares his little sister Holly’s life advice on World Blood Donor Day.
Dean Butcher is a blood donor and blood donation advocate which honour his little sister Holly's dying wish. On her passing from Ewings Sarcoma, Holly shared a letter of 'life advice" with family and…
Mothering a surviving twin & our tribe of kids with disabilities. #BLESSED
Dylan Alcott, Christiano Ronaldo & Scott Morrison have all been in the headlines this week talking about the issues that make up the fabric of our family.
In this final episode of Season One of The M…
Leonie on birthing triplets while in a coma, having seizures & accessing donor breastmilk.
After a 6 year struggle of infertility, Leonie and Peter were sharing a final meal before the scheduled delivery of their 3 baby girls when Leonie suffered a massive seizure that was depriving her ba…
Lisa Cox - The story of a Disability Advocate and a Changemaker
Lisa Cox was 24 she suffered a stroke that left her with a range of disabilities. Blood donors have saved her life many times and she has now dedicated her life to bringing visibility and ensuring eq…
Alanna on her son TJs stolen dreams and the lifelong impact of road crashes
Alanna was driving her son from Canberra to the South Coast of NSW when a drug affected person caused a road crash that would change the course of their lives. TJ, a promising young footballer who ha…
Australian Winter Olympian Curler Dean Hewitt
Dean Hewitt is one half of the first ever Australian team to qualify for Curling at the Olympic Games, He partnered with Tahli Gill at the Beijing 2022 Games to represent his country to some epic win…
Michael from Tiny Gratitudes on Childhood Cancer and how ’this is not where the story ends’.
Michael from Tiny Gratitudes is spreading awareness about cancer, expressing a cancer journey through drawings and sharing blood donation experiences. In this episode he candidly shares with what it …
Moon’s Mission to find Genetic Cures for Kids
This week we celebrate Rare Diseases Day by chatting with Golden from Genetic Cures for Kids about her daughter Tallulah Moon and their mission to find a cure for SPG56, the debilitating neurogenerat…
Paralympic gold medalist Brenden Hall - The Surf Lifesaver with one leg and a ”competitive mongrel” spirit
At the age of 6, Paralympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Brenden Hall lost 70% of his hearing and his leg due top complications of Chicken Pox, however he didnt loose his life thanks to the hundred of Austr…
Milkshakes for Marleigh meets RAWR The Podcast
Kate from Milkshakes for Marleigh chats with Emma and Amy from RAWR The Podcast about the realities of parenting medically complex kids. All 3 of these families have benefitted from Australian blood …
ASK ME ANYTHING with host Kate Fisher
ASK ME ANYTHING with host Kate Fisher discusses how to identify as a Carer as well as a parent, managing Carer illness and burnout and how to manage medical trauma in children.
Watch out of our speci…
Grace on the value of spirituality and faith in caring for a child with a 50/50 chance
Grace from @yoginigrace tells her story of caring for daughter 5 year old Raya who had Leukemia. Raya has benefitted from blood, platelet and plasma donors during her treatment. Grace explains how yo…
Sarah shares how Australian Blood Donors helped her beat Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APML)
Sarah shares her experience of being diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APML) and how Australian Blood Donors saved her life and gave her the gift of going on to create her family.
She cred…
Seth’s Aplastic Anemia journey and the magic of blood and bone marrow donors
Seth is a 10 year old boy from Tasmania who is now living his best life and this is all thanks to Australian blood and bone marrow donors. Seth has a condition called Severe Idiopathic Acquired Aplas…