Transplant Chats With Eliza

Transplant Chats With Eliza

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Transplant Chats With Eliza episodes

  • Waiting For And Receiving A Second Heart Tx: Gianna’s World (Part Two)
    In this episode we cover the trails and tribulations of having a second heart transplant, finding a new transplant centre and how creativity was a beacon of light in a largely uncertain and worrying time.
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Gianna Paniagua
    @tragicdarling
    31 min
  • Being Transplanted As A Baby, Growing Up Different And Using Art As A form Of Expression: Gianna’s World (Part One)
    Gianna’s story starts 30 years ago as a baby, when her medical team found that she had a failing heart and needing a heart transplant.
    We cover growing up different, moving from paediatric to adult health care and sharing her transplant journey through her art..  
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Gianna Paniagua
    @tragicdarling
    41 min
  • The Power Of Transplant: From Kidney Failure To Powerlifter And Getting Engaged - Megan’s Story
    Megan started to experience health issues in 2002. After being misdiagnosed, Megan was told she was in renal failure.
    Skip forward through 6 and a half years of dialysis, she finally received her gift of a Kidney.
    Megan and I chat about her waiting on the list as a child, building your life back up post-transplant and empowering herself and her body by powerlifting.
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Megan Cairns
    @megancairns
    www.cairnsfundrasing.wixsite.com
    39 min
  • From Fit And Healthy With A New Born Baby To Needing An Urgent Heart Transplant - Emily’s Story
    After giving birth to her son Husdon, Emily started suffering chest infections, tiredness, and loss of appetite.
    Fast forward a couple of weeks and Emily was rushed into hospital to waiting on the urgent heart transplant list.
    In our conversation we cover the shock of being and fit and health to then needing a new organ, being away from your family and new born baby for 7 weeks and looking forward to a healthy future.
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Emily Glover
    @thegolverstory
    34 min
  • Keeping Miriam’s Memory Alive - Nicola’s Donor Family Story
    In the episode we chat to Nicola, the mother of Miriam.
    Nicola joins us celebrate the life Miriam and the generous gifts she gave to four people at the end of her life.
    We’ll also learn how Miriam’s ‘organ donation conversation’ before her death, made it so much easier for her family to say yes, to donating her organs
    Nicola also shares her thoughts and feelings around her Miriam’s organ recipients and how receiving letters from them helped her and her family with their grieving.  
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Nicola Lee (Mother of Miriam, Donor Family Member)
    To find out more about the ‘Leave Them Certain’ and to make your organ donation wishes known go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk .
    0 min
  • What Do You Know About Organ Donation? We Hear From You
    A montage of clips from both the public and transplant recipients talk about what they know about organ donation.
    Have you had the organ donation conversation with your family.?
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ((@billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Hannah Sharma (@hannahsharmacoaching)
    To find out more about the ‘Leave Them Certain’ and to make your organ donation wishes known go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk
    9 min
  • Things You Should Know About Organ Donation with Transplant Recipients - Eliza and Hannah
    In this episode Eliza is joined by a Hannah Sharma (@HannahSharmaCoaching), a heart transplant recipient, mindset coach and friend of the show (episode 8).    
    It is Organ Donation Week and to us, that means another excuse to spread awareness about this cause which is very close to our hearts (pun intended).
    We discuss Hollywood’s depiction of organ donation, how donors are matched to patients in need, donor families and the importance of talking to your own family about your future wishes.  
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ((@billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Hannah Sharma (@hannahsharmacoaching)
    To find out more about the ‘Leave Them Certain’ and to make your organ donation wishes known go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk
    34 min
  • Tissue Transplants, Leave Them Certain and Meeting your Donor Family With Katy Portell
    In this episode, we chat to Katy Portell, a heart valve recipient, NHS blood transplant ambassador programme manager and Ted talk speaker extraordinaire.
    Katy is from America, but she now lives in the London where she support NHS BT’s efforts in promoting organ donation to the public.
    Katy herself has so many diverse perspectives on transplantation and organ donation which I can’t wait for you to hear.
    We chat about Katy’s health journey, her work, and most importantly her contact with her donor family, who have helped her to connect with her donor, P.J who’s selfless act saved her life as a child.
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Katy Portell
    To find out more about the ‘Leave Them Certain’ and to make your organ donation wishes known go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk
    33 min
  • Advocating for Organ Donation with Donor Family Member: Karen
    In the episode of the ‘Organ Donation Week’ special, we talk to the wonderful Karen who is a proud organ donation advocate.
    Karen lost her husband Mark after a sudden death in 2018. At one of the most difficult moments in her life, Karen selflessly said yes to donating her husbands’ organs.
    Since then, Karen has been using her experiences in a positive way to help NHS BT and ‘The Donor Family Network’ to support others.
    We will be chatting about all of the above as well as Karen’s views of receiving letters from recipients who received Mark’s organs.
    Created by Eliza Bell (@transplantchatswitheliza)
    Produced by Billy Tucker ( @billytucker_soundengineer) and Toby Bernard
    Interviewee: Karen Piotr (Donor Family Member)
    LINKS:
    https://www.donorfamilynetwork.co.uk/
    https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/organ-transplantation/resources/writing-to-a-donor-family-or-recipient/
    https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/real-life-stories/families-who-donated-their-loved-ones-organs-andor-tissue/karen-and-mark-s-story/
    To find out more about the ‘Leave Them Certain’ and to make your organ donation wishes known go to www.organdonation.nhs.uk
    37 min

About Transplant Chats With Eliza

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Welcome to ‘Transplant chats with Eliza’. The podcast which supports patients through every phase of their transplant journey. as well as a useful guide for carers, donor families and medics.