Transplants Take On Sport

Joining Lewis id kidney and pancreas transplant recipient, hiker and volleyball player Mark Smith.

Mark talks about his experience with diabetes before his transplants, how he started hiking and playing volleyball and his attitude towards life after transplant. He also shares the incredible story of meeting his donor's parents, some of his hiking challenges and picks his dream hiking team.

Mark is currently taking part in the 850 Challenge for Kidney Care UK and Friends of Harrogate Hospital. If you'd like to donate then you can do so by following this link - www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mark-smith850

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Joining Lewis this time is kidney transplant recipient and Transplant Team GB runner, Ryan Brett, who has recently completed a 17 day run from Land's End to John O' Groats to raise money for Transplant Sport.

Ryan talks about the challenges he faced on his run, how he kept going for so long, the planning that goes into a challenge like this and much, much more. He's also been very successful at the World Transplant Games and shares some tips on you can get better at running.

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Joining Lewis is kidney transplant recipient, Twitch streamer and YouTuber, Kieran McLean.

Kieran opens up about his battle with FSGS and how that and dialysis affected his life and ability to play sport leading up to his transplant as well as some of the adaptations he made to continue playing football and cricket for as long as possible. You'll also hear about how things have been going since his transplant in 2019.

Kieran's links:

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/blurrstaticz

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_W5tdzHQ2ouulIrLaCohjg?app=desktop&sub_confirmation=1

YouTube (Gaming) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCce1rHUae5ge1QKrssNrF4A

Fundraiser - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BlurrStaticz

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Lewis chats to two-time kidney transplant recipient, Manager of the Wales Transplant Football Team (Tim Trawsblaniad Cymru) and Patient Advocate, Shaun Ruck.

Shaun explains the origins of the Wales Transplant Football Team, how Shaun became a Team Manager, their recent return to training, the team's greatest achievements and much, much more.

Shaun also opens up about his lifelong kidney problems, two kidney transplants and how he picked himself up after setbacks.

Shaun is a real role model so hopefully, you take something from listening to this podcast.

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Lewis is joined for a chat by triathlete and recent liver transplant recipient, Ray Sherry who shares his experiences with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitisand how he used diet and exercise to manage the condition, maintaining a positive outlook on life throughout.

Ray's positive mindset has continued until this day and helped him deal with having a transplant during a global pandemic and taking a keen interest in his recovery to achieve his sporting ambitions for the future.

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Joining Lewis this time is liver transplant recipient Emma Wiltshire, the world's fastest female transplant sprinter and much more.

Emma opens up about her incredible athletics achievements both before and after her life-saving transplant, winning multiple medals.

Emma's transplant story is a traumatic one that has seen her overcome so many obstacles. showing great determination to return to the track.

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Joining Lewis this time is liver transplant recipient, tennis player and Transplant Team GB sprinter, Andrew Weller.

Andrew opens up about his emergency liver transplant and scary experience after being discharged as well as the impact a transplant and long-term illness can have on those around you. He also explains the story behind finding his passion for sprinting and how it feels to be selected for Team GB.

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It's another Professional Patients crossover!

Joining Lewis this week is two-time kidney transplant recipient, actor and co-host of The Professional Podcast, Ruban Nathan.

Ruban opens up about his lifelong experience of kidney problems including having his first transplant at the age of 10 and his time on dialysis as an adult.

He also discusses going through school with kidney problems and a transplant, especially when it comes to sport, how he adapted, and the challenges faced in PE and day to day.

Please check out The Professional Patients Podcast on your chosen podcast provider to hear more from Ruban - anchor.fm/professional-patients

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Joining Lewis this week is kidney transplant recipient and Transplant Team GB table tennis and badminton player, climber and co-host of The Professional Patients Podcast, Ollie Crawley.

Ollie opens up about his lifelong experience of kidney problems, including having a transplant at the age of 8 and his time at school before and after transplant. He also explains how he found his passion for sport and how it feels to become a world champion.

Please check out The Professional Patients Podcast on your chosen podcast provider to hear more from Ollie - anchor.fm/professional-patients

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If you enjoy the podcast, please press subscribe or follow on your chosen podcast provider so you don't miss an episode and why not follow Transplants Take On Sport on social media:

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Joining Lewis this time is kidney transplant recipient, Youtuber and former semi-professional footballer, Mark Zoel.

Mark tells Lewis about his experience of living with lupus all the way through to receiving the gift of life from his brother Jason as well as his time playing for Wealdstone FC and some of his running and hiking achievements.

He also talks about his sporting plans for the future and his fantastic YouTube channel, Transplant Fitness - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrEu0BPX0tLZft0jbT4J2Q

Mark's JustGiving page - https://justgiving.com/fundraising/markzoel850

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If you enjoy the podcast, please press subscribe or follow on your chosen podcast provider so you don't miss an episode and why not follow Transplants Take On Sport on social media:

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