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  • Ride Your Own Ride: Vaughn Ripley, Doug Mildram, and Ujjwal Bhattarai on Wheels for the World 2026

    Ride Your Own Ride: Vaughn Ripley, Doug Mildram, and Ujjwal Bhattarai on Wheels for the World 2026
    Apr 15 2026
    In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with three longtime members of the Save One Life community—Vaughn Ripley, Doug Mildram, and Ujjwal Bhattarai—to talk about Wheels for the World 2026, Save One Life’s largest and most inclusive virtual ride yet. Together, they share what drew each of them to this community—whether through a personal diagnosis, a son’s bleeding disorder, or a relationship with Save One Life’s founder—and what keeps them coming back to the saddle year after year. From cross-country relays carrying the Save One Life flag to 10-mile rides on a rest day, they make one thing unmistakably clear: every mile counts, and every rider belongs. They also get honest about the physical and emotional demands of long-distance riding, the unexpected joy of community along the route, and why the fundraising conversation matters just as much as the training—because what’s ultimately at stake is factor access for children around the world who don’t have it.
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    19 min
  • Let His Death Not Be in Vain: Maureen Miruka on Building a Community of Care in Kenya

    Let His Death Not Be in Vain: Maureen Miruka on Building a Community of Care in Kenya
    Mar 30 2026
    In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Dr. Maureen Miruka, founder of the Jose Memorial Hemophilia Society of Kenya (JMHSK)—a leader whose story began with a mother’s fight to understand her son’s unexplained bleeding, and deepened through the loss of her son Jose to hemophilia complications in 2007. Maureen shares what it took to pursue diagnosis and care in a system with limited resources, the long bus rides families still take to reach treatment, and the isolation of not knowing another parent facing the same condition. She also explains how partnership with Save One Life helped grow advocacy, access to factor through Project SHARE, and a more holistic model of support—including peer groups, scholarships, micro-enterprise grants, and cash transfers that restore stability and dignity.
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    19 min
  • A Mother’s Promise: Usha Parthasarathy on Home Visits, Hope, and Changing a Child’s Future in India

    A Mother’s Promise: Usha Parthasarathy on Home Visits, Hope, and Changing a Child’s Future in India
    Feb 27 2026
    In this episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen speaks with Usha Parthasarathy, Save One Life’s India Program Coordinator—a woman whose life has been shaped by hemophilia across generations. Usha shares the deeply personal losses of her father and first son, and how those experiences fueled a lifelong commitment to community-building, advocacy, and practical support for families living with bleeding disorders in India. Together, they explore why real change happens up close—in families’ homes, through relationships, listening, and trust—and how sponsorship helps create not just survival, but confidence, stability, and a future.
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    17 min
  • Invest in a Child’s Future: How Save One Life Began (with Founder Laurie Kelley)

    Invest in a Child’s Future: How Save One Life Began (with Founder Laurie Kelley)
    Jan 26 2026
    In the very first episode of Where Hope Begins: The Save One Life Podcast, host Kai Sorensen sits down with Laurie Kelley—author, advocate, and the founder of Save One Life—to trace the origin story behind a question that changed everything: Could one family help another, across borders? Laurie shares the personal moments that shaped her purpose—from raising a child with hemophilia to witnessing the realities of global poverty and untreated bleeding disorders firsthand. Together, they unpack why Save One Life is built not just on medicine, but on dignity, education, and opportunity—because when a child is supported, the impact can ripple through generations.
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    14 min