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Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse

Quickie: The gift of organ donation

Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse

Heart

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

This episode is in paid partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant.

In this episode Anna is joined by a special guest, Eunice Booker, whose daughter was able to give the gift of life to six others after a tragic car accident took hers in 2006, aged just 26. Together, Anna and Eunice discuss the importance of confirming your decision for organ donation in support of Organ Donation Week 2023.

Confirm your decision to be an organ donor at organdonation.nhs.uk. It’s the best thing you’ll do today.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a Global Player Original podcast.

0:11.0

Welcome to Dirty Motherpucker.

0:16.8

This is your podcasting bit on the side.

0:18.6

With me, Anna Whitehouse,

0:20.0

my best mate in the Dirty Motherbucker House,

0:22.8

Polly Haysword.

0:25.5

So we cover everything on this podcast,

0:28.9

you know, from marital issues to miscarriage.

0:33.0

You know, if we're not crying, laughing, we're crying.

0:36.8

This episode is going to be slightly different.

0:39.5

It is organ donation week. And I actually want to talk about the practicalities of organ donation.

0:47.0

It's something that isn't discussed. You know, I think we all have, I do, certainly a head in the sand

0:52.1

approach to grief and death. I just feel like it's not going to

0:55.9

happen to me. And actually, do you know what? My dad has just navigated probate with my grandfather.

1:02.2

And the thing I looked at with him was that if he had actually, my grandfather, had organized things,

1:08.1

as I should with organ donation. You're supporting your family. If that does happen,

1:13.6

we are going to be speaking to somebody incredibly positive on this topic. She's incredible.

1:19.2

She's called Eunice Booker. She very sadly lost her daughter, Kirsty, in a road traffic accident.

1:25.1

And she joins us here today to talk about how, why, and how important it is that you

1:33.1

sign up today with the NHS to donate your organs.

1:37.4

Because I didn't know this, Polly didn't know this, that organ donation, one person's

1:43.2

life can save nine other people's lives. And that,

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