Welcome to Magical Match Podcast

Opening the conversation around stem cell donation in the hope of bringing more people to the stem cell register … could you be someone’s magical match?

Have you got a stem cell story you’d like to share? I am actively seeking people of all ages and backgrounds to come onto the podcast, who have been touched by a connection with stem cell donation. Donors, recipients, couriers, medical professionals, charity sector workers, family members, parents and siblings of those who’ve been through a stem cell transplant ... If you’d like to share your story and help to raise awareness, please do contact me below.

  • Series 3 Episode 1 - The World Marrow Donor Association

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  • Series 3 Episode 2 - World Marrow Donor Day 2024 with the WMDA, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center & Marrow Mates

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  • Series 3 Episode 3 - Beverley de Gale & Orin Lewis from the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust

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  • Series 3 Episode 4 - Yaser Martini from Team Margot Foundation

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  • Series 3 Episode 5 - World Cord Blood Day 2024 with Charis Ober from the Save the Cord Foundation

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  • Series 2 Episode 1 - Caroline Richardson & Georgina Brookes from DKMS

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  • Series 2 Episode 2 - Pete McCleave

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  • Series 2 Episode 3 - Ellie Moss from DKMS

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  • Series 2 Episode 4 - Louise Stevens from www.foreverfour.com.au

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  • Series 2 Episode 5 - Jake & Nelson Andrade

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  • Series 2 Episode 6 - Andy Mitchell / @BluesVCancer Catch up

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  • Series 2 Episode 7 - Mike Niles

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  • Series 2 Episode 8 - Lisa Gosnay - Part One: Aplastic Anaemia

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  • Series 2 - Episode 8 - Lisa Gosnay - Part Two: 'Nothing Can Match Just Being Here'

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  • Series 1 Episode 1 - Andy Mitchell

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  • Series 1 Episode 2 - Lynn Roberts

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  • Series 1 Episode 3 - JonPaul McGrane

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  • Series 1 Episode 4 - Maggie Marshall

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  • Series 1 Episode 5 - Henny Braund MBE, CEO Anthony Nolan

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  • Series 1 Episode 6 - Anthony Nolan: Healthcare Professionals

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  • Series 1 Episode 7 - Anthony Nolan, ACLT & Marrow

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  • Series 1 Episode 8 - Femi Ishola

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How Do You Get on the Stem Cell Register?

By the time you’ve put the kettle on, or scrolled through your phone for ten minutes, you could easily have registered to potentially save someone’s life. It takes just a few moments and it simply involves registering online with any one of the following charities around the globe, depending on where you live, doing a cheek swab, returning the swab kit and waiting to receive your card to say that you are a registered stem cell donor.

www.aclt.org

www.anthonynolan.org

www.dkms.org.uk

www.bethematch.org

www.dkms.org

www.giftoflife.org

www.strengthtogive.org.au

You will have a 1 in 800 chance in your life of getting that call, but as my husband’s grandmother would say, ‘You’ve got to be in it to win it.’ So, unless you’re on the register, you will never know if your magical stem cells could hold the key to giving a family like ours, time, or if you could go on to potentially save a life. So, what are you waiting for? Do something amazing today and sign up to save a life.