S2 Ep21. Australian Olympic swimming champion Michael Klim will be reliant on Australian blood donors for the rest of his life.

Australian Olympic swimming champion Michael Klim will be reliant on Australian blood donors for the rest of his life. 

Michael announced earlier this year that he is suffering from a debilitating neurological autoimmune disorder called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), for which there is no cure. But symptoms can be managed and quality of life improved by the use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusions (IVIg) made from human plasma donations. 

Michael joins me on the pod to chat about how he and Marleigh have the same autoimmune response attacking different parts of their bodies and how they will both spend a life reliant on and grateful for Australian blood donors. 

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