Episode 14 – Al Lawrie, Meikle Wartle and ‘Unsteady’

Consultant Haematologist, Dr Al Lawrie, talks about research and how Friends of ANCHOR makes a difference. In addition, we find out who put Meikle Wartle on the charity’s fundraising map and why ‘Unsteady’ features on Mike’s cancer playlist!

The following points are among those covered in this episode:

• Erica Banks previews a busy month for the charity, drawing attention to some very noteworthy fundraising events and challenges that will be taking place over the next few weeks. [00:52]
• Dr Al Lawrie, Consultant Haematologist at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, talks about research, being on the Friends of ANCHOR Committee and Blood Cancer Awareness Month. He also explains how he didn’t cycle 1800 miles across Aberdeenshire, Orkney and Shetland when supporting the charity’s 20for20 campaign in 2017! [06:43]
• This month’s ‘From the Archives’ instalment celebrates the fundraising contributions of supporters from three iconic North-east locations: Buckie, Footdee (Fittie) and Meikle Wartle. [24:35]
• In the ‘Finding the Words’ feature, Mike surprises Alison with his cancer playlist but not with his musical taste! Mike explains that using ‘Unsteady’ by X Ambassadors as a backing track to a video message sent to colleagues had helped him to express himself in a way that might not have been possible otherwise. [26:28]
• For this month’s ‘And Finally’ item, Mike comments on some of the suggestions included in the list of ‘80 Best Cancer Podcasts’ suggested by the website, ‘Feedspot’. [30:24]

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