Vanessa Heaney

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Global News Podcast · The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life · 22 Nov 2025 podcast

David put me in touch with one of his patients, Lisa Pengelli,

Because the liver was put on this machine, it meant he could then monitor it and gauge how well it was performing and really be sure of it before he did the operation.

And the operation went well.

I remember waking up in intensive care, just feeling very sleepy, but really well.

My husband commented on the colour of my eyes, which were no longer jaundiced.

They didn't have that yellowy tinge.

Yeah, no yellowy tinge.

I didn't look ill.

So 100 machines are currently being used in Europe, North America and Australia.

And the company is also developing a machine which can work on kidneys too.

Claire Bowes reporting and you can hear more on People Fixing the World wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

We're going to take you to a village in the Swiss Alps now for our next story.

Flumsberg is 1,300 metres up in the mountains above the picturesque Wallensee Lake, close to the borders with Liechtenstein.

It's home to a rather unusual race which takes place every year, the annual Cow Grand Prix.

I've been finding out more.

Nine female jockeys are saddled up and at the start line.

And they're off.

The cows and their riders hurtle past the crowds of excited onlookers.

The cows are wearing bridles decorated with feathers and flowers.

The latter are put on at the last minute as the cows love to eat them.

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