Black Blood Heals
The Black Blood Heals Podcast explores the stories of heroic Black donors who have saved lives and Black patients in need of life-saving stem cell and bone marrow transplants. Hear from Black doctors about disparities in healthcare affecting the Black community and learn how you can take action to save a life and change outcomes for patients battling blood cancer, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening diseases.
Podcasting since 2020 • 35 episodes
Black Blood Heals
Latest Episodes
From blood stem cell donor to employee: Altonet’s full-circle story
Altonet joined the donor registry as a university student and years later received the call that would change her life. She was a blood stem cell donor match for someone in need of transplant. In this episode, Altonet shares her don...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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18:26
“I can thrive now”: Meet 12-year-old Kelsey and her mother
Life wasn’t always easy for 12-year-old Kelsey. Born with sickle cell disease, she had her first sickle cell crisis when she was just 11 months old. Throughout her childhood she had more than 35 hospital stays and approximately 25 blood transfu...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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24:40
How Donna is embracing life after blood cancer
On this episode of Black Blood Heals, we’re bringing back one of our all-time favorite guests, Donna! Donna is a blood stem cell transplant recipient who we featured on an episode last year with her blood stem cell donor, Tiana. Tod...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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20:46
First no, then yes: One man’s story of regret and redemption as a blood stem cell donor
Why would someone refuse to donate blood stem cells once, but then accept to become a donor later? On this episode of Black Blood Heals, we talk to Jeremiah who turned down the first request he got to become a donor. In a full circle moment, he...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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21:47
From Donor to Recipient: The Critical Social Science of Stem Cell Matches
Welcome to "Black Blood Heals," the podcast that delves deep into the revolutionary world of blood stem cell therapy. Today's episode, brought to you by NMDP, explores the profound intricacies of donor-recipient matching with a special focus on...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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30:08