In the latest episode of "Bruised Not Broken: Life with Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia," Melissa Zdziarski and guest Lauren Hurley share their heartfelt stories of navigating motherhood while affected by GT. Lauren, a GT patient from Massachusetts, recounts her lifelong battle with Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia and her determination to become a mother thr…

In this podcast, host Taylor and guest Robie share a heartfelt conversation about Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. They discuss Robie's journey, struggles, surgeries, and life lessons. The dialogue covers adapting to the disorder, family decisions, and not letting it limit one's life. Want to Sponsor the Podcast? Contac…

WE'RE BACK!!! After a brief hiatus while planning and organizing the 2023 GRF Conference, Bruised Not Broken: Life with Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia is back. This episode is slightly different than other episodes, and that's because not only were we able to record it together in person, but we sat around a table and just had a conversation about grow…

Taylor and Peter chat with Luke Pembroke from Haemnet. Luke is the Director of Community Engagement with Haemnet and spearheads their podcast, Haemcast. Haemnet is a specialist research and communications consultancy in the bleeding disorder community. You might be familiar with their name; they conducted the Glanzmann's 360 survey. It was during a…

April’s episode of Bruised Not Broken: Life with Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia features Dr. Alan Michelson. Dr. Michelson’s achievements throughout his almost 50-year career in medicine are numerous. He is currently Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as the Center for Platelet Research Studies’ Dir…

Esme Vazquez found her calling in life through her work in occupational therapy. She believes having Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia helps her empathize and better care for the children she works with. Advocating for her patients became a passion that spilled over into her personal life and fueled her drive to advocate for the voiceless in her world of …

Jessica and her husband, Nick, were informed of Mia’s Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia diagnosis when Mia was just four months old. Now, two years after that diagnosis, Jessica is her daughter’s biggest advocate and is determined to spread awareness and education throughout her community. Join us with special guest host Glanzmann’s Research Foundation’s …

In this episode, we turn inward and speak with our very own Peter Zdziarski and Julia Smith. They allow us to take a glimpse into their lives growing up with Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia by sharing their highs and lows throughout the years. These two jump outside of their comfort zones to encourage more people within the GT community to share their s…

Join Peter and Taylor as they speak with Dr. David Wilcox, who has spent close to 30 years researching a cure and advocating in the medical research community for Glanzmann’s. Tune in to hear how advances in the medical field have brought him close to a cure and how you can help him get even closer. DISCLOSURE: Dr. David A. Wilcox, Ph.D., is the in…

January? More like Banuary if you ask us. It's been such a poor month for Arsenal FC that the entire thing should be struck from the calendar forever more. Just start with February from now on. We talk about the games that happened and the various ignominious exits from cup competitions and it's all so grim Alex didn't even show up. Enjoy it. Twitt…

Well, at least we didn’t get tonked. The almost ludicrously eventful New Year’s Day game against Man City is our sole topic of conversation this week. We applaud the performance, dissect the decision making, and consider what could’ve been as Albert ‘Lord’ Stuivenberg and nameless handsome man so very nearly steer us to victory over the runaway lea…

We made it. Unlike Prince Philip and the England cricket team, we’ve actually gone and reached a century. 100 episodes of highs, lows, anthems, crests, sacks, superleagues and sighing. What a ride. To celebrate this milestone, we invited fellow Gooner and full-time pod guru Adam Richardson over to host a bumper end of year Arsenal quiz for the ages…

The Process. We’ve all trusted it. Wholly, and from minute one. Taken it right into our hearts, minds, bodies, and even souls (if they exist). Thomas Aquinas (1225 to 1274) understood the soul to be the first actuality of the living body. Thomas Partey (1993 onwards) was unavailable for comment. And so, with our club captain banished from first tea…

Yet another Merseyside mauling is the main matter for discussion this week, as we morosely examine the 4-0 loss to Liverpool. Elsewhere, Tom talks us through the giddy glitz and glamour (Boro Primorac, anyone?) of the Arsène Wenger film premiere, while Dan’s ever-bulging sack rounds out another episode. Twitter and Instagram: @tbbpod Email: bruised…

Ten games unbeaten and everything in the AFC garden is rosy, even when those bastard hornets fly round and try to sting everything in sight and then get their own crusty, old rose man to try and deadhead all our wonderful daffodils and dandelions and chrysanthemumunums. Anyway, we beat Watford 1 nil. We talk about that, the impact of Lacazette, Tom…

Lads, it’s Tottenham. It’s the history of the Tottenham. Ad infinitum. From bottom of the league to above the August champions in just three games. Maybe that Amazon documentary will be worth watching after all. Twitter and Instagram: @tbbpod Email: bruisedbananapod@gmail.com Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Google or w…

We mull over what we liked (and disliked) about the 1 nil win at Burnley, including Aaron Ramsdale’s commanding presence (liked), Takehiro Tomiyasu’s terrific teeth (really liked), and big Sean Dyche’s big round head (strongly disliked and denounced). We also chat about Wimbledon, spreadsheets, Spurs and the oddly enduring appeal of listening to fo…

It’s the no goals, no points, no hope extravaganza! Three games into the new season and rooted to the bottom of the table, we try to make sense of what’s gone so spectacularly wrong before promptly giving up and laying the blame squarely at the feet of messrs Xhaka and Arteta because why not, it makes sense, and it’s our podcast and we can do whate…

It’s the return of the Premier League. The top flight. The promised land. And Arsenal are back. Back once again with the renegade Xhaka, 3-4 damager, with the ill behaviour. Oh goody. Elsewhere, no Europe means no previews, or crest-sessments. Sad. Still, fewer games is nice. Oh, and we bought some new lads, so you better believe we’ve assigned the…

Looks like we made it. Look how far we've come, my Pépé. We mighta took the long way. We knew we'd get 8th someday. They said, "I bet they'll never make it", but just look at us Holding on. We're still together, still playing on. Right, enough of that. Rejoice! The 2020/21 season is over! And what better way to celebrate that fact than to immediate…

We discuss the impact that the sudden rise and fall of the Super League has had on us as fans, mulling over what lies next for both the club and ourselves as supporters. Then it’s onwards to matters far more frivolous, with a good old-fashioned deep dive into our Europa League semi-final opponents, Villarreal. Here’s hoping for a good ebening... Tw…

We wanted to spend an hour talking about Maty Ryan’s pre-assist. Unfortunately, we were duty bound to talk about everything else that came before it as well. We discuss the disappointing 1-1 draw with Fulham, our minds still firmly set on the wonderful slaughtering of Slavia Prague. A mega session of ‘bin or keep’ rounds things out for another week…

An insipid home defeat to Liverpool dominates the discourse this week, coming as it does after international break musings and a reflection on 20 years without David Rocastle. The Europa preview takes a backseat and the customary mailbag wraps things up for another episode. Episode 89. Feels somewhat fitting. RIP Rocky. Twitter and Instagram: @tbbp…

You’d think after a manic 3-3 draw away to West Ham that we’d have nothing but laser-sharp focus for the incident-packed, riveting game itself. You’d be quite wrong. This week’s tangents include captains from the 1910s and obscure Hampshire market town flags. Unlike Arsenal, we’re nothing if not consistent. Twitter and Instagram: @tbbpod Email: bru…

#087: Floating on a cloud Good old Arsenal, we're proud to say that name. While we sing this song, we'll win the game, and in doing so we’ll banish all negative memories of ‘them’ against us. We’ll sleep soundly and peacefully. We’ll walk tall. We won’t have to grin and bear it, we’ll just grin, randomly and often, knowing that – for now at least –…

Exasperation FC does it again. We ‘assess’ the inexplicable 1-1 draw with Burnley without trying to completely lose our minds. We last about 30 seconds. After the madness at Turf Moor, we head to the mailbag for more questions on the Burnley balls up, song lyrics, and Peter Walton’s voice. It never rains but it pours. Twitter and Instagram: @tbbpod…

A 1-0 loss to Manchester City leaves us staring at 11 defeats for the season, and our 8th in a row against the runaway league leaders. We discuss the team selection, slow start, and whether the scoreline looks better on paper than in reality. We then give the 1-1 draw with Benfica the once over before ending with the customary mailbag and return of…

A 4-2 win over Leeds gets the pulses racing and the nerves jangling. We discuss the ups and downs of the game, and herald the return of our hat-trick-scoring talisman. Then it’s onwards to Benfica as we deep dive into the history of the Portuguese powerhouse ahead of our Europa League double header. The mailbag draws us to a close with some Valenti…

It’s just that sweet Midlands misery, that makes me cry, cry, cry, cry. Successive defeats away at Wolves and Aston Villa leave us wishing we were lucky. Alas, VAR is all around us, and so the ill-feeling grows. We discuss the joy vacuum that is VAR, the jobsworth ref apologist that is Peter Walton, and – of course – the lacklustre, weathered footb…

A stalemate at home to Man Utd keeps us ticking along in the league. We discuss the nervy 0-0, honing in on the much-improved-yet-still-lacking Nicolas Pépé. There’s also time to hail our excellent midweek win at St Mary’s and welcome loan signing Martin Ødegaard with anagrams and pronunciations galore, before Dan’s digital sack brings us to a clos…