Podcasting For Our Health

Sickle Cell has become topical in many ways, so in this episode, we hear from Naomi Simpson, mother to two gorgeous girls living with Sickle Cell Disorder. We hear how patients & their loved ones aren't really listened to. We then have a gem, from Blood Donors, Campaigners & Allies on why Black Blood donation is so important.  We end the whole series with the voice of Juliet Iswan, a Sickle Cell Warrior by her own description. She talks about living with the condition before ending with her sheer gratitude to blood donors.

In this episode, we hear from the men. Firstly, we hear from Shaun ‘The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, from ITV's The Chase, on the importance of organ donation.  We then hear from Khalil Abdi, a young Somali man, on his kidney transplant journey, the fears, the lack of information, support & understanding, and then later the joy of a transplant. Levi ‘The Dragon Slayer' Roots ends this episode with the ‘Giving Back' challenge to African Heritage Communities.

In this episode, we look at the science, facts & importance of organ donation.  Dr. Pippa Bailey talks us through the research she does around kidney disease & kidney failure. We have Angella Ditchfield, a Specialist Nurse, Organ Donation (SNOD). She shares the facts about speaking to families who go on to donate their loved one's organs and the positive impact on society. It also features a nephrologist, Dr. Wilf Okoroafor, who ends this episode with the science bits on what the kidney does. He also reiterates the importance of organ donation.

Primrose Granville the accidental campaigner and broadcaster Pat Hart talk kidneys and the real life experiences of a Sickle Cell warrior in this seasonal episode that includes music from the B Positive Choir.

In this episode of Podcasting For Our Health Primrose speaks to Shawn Wallace the "Dark Destroyer" from TV show The Chase.  

Primrose talks to Levi Roots about his inspirations behind supporting blood and organ donation for Global Majority people.

Michelle Hemmings was a campaigner extraordinaire for NHS Blood & Transplant, she was one of the famous "Papworth 5" She worked relentlessly to raise awareness of the need for blood organs from African & Caribbean communities. Michelle was our chosen guest for this, the start of Organ Donation Week 2021. She passed on September 3rd 2021 & she's still our guest, thanks to technology. This episode also features an interview with Geraldine Parker-Smith, NHSBT BAME National Marketing Manager.

In this episode Primrose Granville speaks to Angela, a specialist nurse on organ donation, Pippa her kidney doctor and Raph who is a kidney donor.

Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited health conditions that affect red blood cells. The disease is particularly common in people with an African or Caribbean family background. In this episode, Primrose talks to Joe Hartland , Nyomi Simpson, Dunstan Nicol-Wilson and Tracey Williams.  

In 2020, the law around organ donation in England changed. All adults in England are now considered to have agreed to be an organ donor when they die unless they have recorded a decision not to donate or are in one of the excluded groups.  In this episode, Primrose and Patrick hear from Malik Muhammad, an Empowerment Strategy Consultant from Jamaica, now living in the UK, about his views on organ donation.