Howdy and welcome back Kidney Warriors! It's good to be sharing with you all once again. This week, I want to share updates and photos from the Transplant Games of America. They are currently being held from July 11th to July 15th in Houston, Texas. The Games represent the gathering of transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families to celebrate life. They "are a multi~sport festival event to help promote the need for Organ & Tissue donation. The purpose to show the world that transplantation is a treatment that does indeed work."
Teams from all around the United States and Puerto Rico come to complete for medals and to enjoy their comrodery. These athletes range from ages 5 and under to 70+ and compete by gender in the following events:
- 5K run (open to the public)
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Ballroom Dancing
- Bowling
- Cornhole (Bean Bag Toss)
- Cycling
- Golf
- Poker (Texas Hold'em)
- Racquetball
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Trivia
- Volleyball
The Games are proof to the world that a transplant can truly be a "second chance at life." As someone who went through the transplant process, I can say with 100% confidence that it completely changed my life. I was blessed to have an amazing best friend who bravely stepped up to help save my life. Although my transplant only lasted five and a half years, I gladly wait for my second chance at a "second chance at life."
Over the nest week I have athletes from Team Northeast and Team New England sending updates and photos that I look forward to sharing with you! It's an honor to be sharing the Games with you. They mean so much to me as someone who has gone through the transplant process and I hope one day to attend the Games myself. You can get more information about that Games at the following link http://www.transplantgamesofamerica.org/
I wish all the athletes the best of luck! Go Team Northeast and Team New England!
Keep on fighting, You Kidney Warriors!
~ Kidney Blogger
