Australian Winter Olympian, Curler Dean Hewitt spoke to the Milkshakes for Marleigh Podcast in early 2022. Todays ep is a throwback to this interview.

Dean thanks blood donors for ensuring that blood was available for this Grandfather in Canada when he needed it and for his coach in Australia, Ian

(IceNut) Pellagio when he was battling blood cancer.

Dean volunteers for the Starlight Foundation and we encourage anyone who is looking for a cause to please donate to: https://www.starlight.org.au/support-us/donate-to-starlight/

Please donate blood, plasma or platelets to the Milkshakes for Lifeblood Team!

Find our more info at www.milkshakesformarleigh.org

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In this episode, Natasha Price shares her story of chronic illness, pain and disability and how one crazy big dream (with the help of Australian blood donors) shifted her from years of being bed bound as a quadriplegic to pushing a wheelchair marathon in a year. She is currently preparing to travel to the USA to represent Australia at the World Adaptive Crossfit Games, San Antonio, Texas in September 2024.

Tash is a track and marathon wheelchair racer, passionate disability advocate, entrepreneur, podcast host, speaker, multi-award winner, author and Gold Coast Women of the Year 2022 (Champion of Sport). She is also the Country Chair of Sports Empowerment in Australia for the G100 and founder of InvincAble, an organisation that gives visibility to disability and empowers all people to embrace challenges and chase dreams.

Milkshakes for Marleigh: www.milkshakesformarleigh.org

InvincABLE: https://tashaprice.com/liveinvincableworkshop/

Wattlenest: https://wattlenest.com.au/

Two cripples, one pair of legs podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/two-cripples-one-pair-of-legs/id1652421114

Please book an appointment to donate blood and join the Milkshakes for Marleigh Lifeblood team: https://www.lifeblood.com.au/blood

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In this episode we revisit the Milkshakes for Marleigh episode with Australian Paralympic Equestrian rider, Emma Booth.

Emma Booth made history at the Toyko 2020, when she and her horse Zidane became the first Australian horse and rider combination to compete at two consecutive Paralympic Games.

Emma was always destined for life in the saddle. From winning a pony through a competition with TV show, The Saddle Club to being invited to ride in some of the most renowned stables on the world by her late teens, Emma had had representing Australia and winning a gold medal in her sights for a very long time.

However, this dream was forced to make a pivot when she was a victim in a car accident that would have taken her life without the incredible kindness of Australian blood donors. Since then Emma has represented Australian at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympics as a member of the Equestrian Dressage Team.

Injury impacted her campaign to Paris this year, but the best is yet to come for Emma Booth! Australian blood donors dont just save lives, they keep families together end in Emma’s case, they make dreams come true!

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gUCc4d3gh3182asE51zj6?si=hqn0bF-oQ-OL3d0_JfiOqA

For more information about the Milkshakes for Marleigh blood donation advocacy movement please visit: www.milkshakesformarleigh.org

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