The only words that come to mind are WOW...I can't believe we are 4 days away from the Transplant Games of America!!! I am, in the words of my friends 5 year old son, "ooober excited" -not sure how you spell that though :) Since I am only a transplant coordinator, I can not begin to imagine the emotions that must be going through the minds of the athletes, living donors and donor families who will be attending. For me, the first transplant games I attended back in 1994 in Atlanta Georgia were one of the most moving events of my life. I can still remember vividly seeing one of my heart transplant reciepients playing basketball. It was just 9 months before that he could not walk from the bed to the chair without being extremely short of breath. He was just 28 years old at the time of his transplant. Thanks to his donor he was not only able to play basketball that year but he got married and has two children whom he has gotten to see grow up. He just celebrated the 18th anniversary of his transplant. The Transplant Games are but one way to honor the donor and donor familes for the amazing gift of a new life and a second chance. For that gift the words thank you just don't seem adequate enough for so many. The games are a great way to showcase the gratitude of reciepients to their donor families by living life to the fullest. For that... there really are no other words.
Donna
Donna
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