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
Emma Booth, Australian Paralympic Dressage Rider on living without the fear of failure.
Emma Booth is an Australian Paralympian. She competes in the equestrian discipline of Dressage and has represented Australian at two Paralympic games in Rio and Tokyo.
Emma was involved in an horrifi…
Living with Myeloma Cancer and how Australian blood donors give the gift of time
Geoff lost his little brother in early adulthood to Leukemia. As a result Geoff has watched his nephew grow up without his father. When Geoff received a diagnosis of Myeloma, he wondered if his girls…
Using breastmilk for premature babies - 2 mums tell the stories of 4 babies
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Monique Murphy - Paralympic Silver Medalist Swimmer, Amputee, Disability Advocate, EndoWarrior.
Paralympic Silver Medalist Swimmer, Monique Murphy was at a University party in Melbourne when her drink was spiked and she fell from a 5 story balcony onto a glass roof. While she was in a coma for …
The boy who caught on fire on his 2nd birthday thanks the blood donors who kept him alive and then saved the life of his wife.
The boy who caught on fire on his 2nd birthday thanks the blood donors who kept him alive and then saved the life of his wife, Emma following an emergency delivery of their baby due to pre-eclampsia …
Shark attack survivor Joel Mason on how blood donors saved his life
"If you haven't got blood on that emergency helicopter, don't bother coming"
Shark attack survivor Joel Mason shares his story of how after being attacked by a shark his life (and his leg!) was saved…
Adam‘BarRat‘ Barrat and Campbell Fisher on the importance of family and community support.
In this episode we are joined by Adam 'BarRat" Barrat from Sunshine Coasts 91.9 SeaFM. He has been a champion for the Milkshakes for Marleigh Lifeblood team and regularly donates plasma. He is also a…
Dr Dinnesh Palipana - BONUS Episode ahead of IDPWD
Ahead of International Day of People with Disability on 03 December 2021, we are dropping this bonus episode with Dr Dinesh Palipana.
Dr Palipana is the 2021 Queensland Australian of the year, a law…
Artist and invisible disability advocate Chloe Wigg on the difference between ”life” and ”living”.
In this episode Chloe Wigg shares her experience of living with multiple autoimmune conditions including Myasthenia Gravis, which can be treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion (IVIg) which …
GWS Giants star Phil Davis on the injury that could have taken his kidney, his career or his life
AFL Star and inaugural GWS Giants Captain Phil Davis shares his story of the injury that could have taken his kidney, his career and his life.
In this interview I am joined by a co-host, our 11 year …
Miracle Mumma, Amy Purling - pregnancy, premature babies, plasma, platelets and PEG feeds
Miracle Mumma, Amy Purling shares how plasma and platelet donors kept her babies safe in utero, saved their lives in the early Neonatal Intensive Care days and continue to help the family thrive and …
Australian Army Soldier Julian and his need for immunoglobulin infusion
In this episode of The Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast we profile Julian, a recently medically discharged Soldier of the Australian Army who suffers from Acute Disseminated Encepalomyelitis (ADEM) wh…
The Milkshakes for Marleigh Story
Welcome to the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast where we bridge the gap of anonymity between Australian blood donors and their recipients. In this episode, we tell the origin story of the Milkshakes f…