Somehow I always thought I would get through the treatment successfully and be well enough to run again.
Well, the time has come! The British Transplant Games are on this weekend (August 2 - 5) and I am taking part with the Irish Kidney Association's team (Team Transplant Ireland).
I'll keep you posted......
[Update Monday, August 6th] - It was fantastic! I was amazed at how it was such a big and well organized event. Over 1000 transplant recipients (mixture of bone marrow, heart, lung, kidney, liver - the whole lot!) and another 1500 to 2000 donors and supporters made it an unbelieveable event. Myself and my family thoroughly enjoyed every minute and I thought about my own donor every day - it was thanks to him that I could compete.Hopefully he can join me at next year's games.
As for my performance - I got silver in the 5k and bronze in the 1500 metres, so I am very happy right now!
Pics:- Third place in the 1500 metres
Silver and bronze medals!
[Update Monday, August 6th] - It was fantastic! I was amazed at how it was such a big and well organized event. Over 1000 transplant recipients (mixture of bone marrow, heart, lung, kidney, liver - the whole lot!) and another 1500 to 2000 donors and supporters made it an unbelieveable event. Myself and my family thoroughly enjoyed every minute and I thought about my own donor every day - it was thanks to him that I could compete.Hopefully he can join me at next year's games.
As for my performance - I got silver in the 5k and bronze in the 1500 metres, so I am very happy right now!
Pics:- Third place in the 1500 metres
Good luck,Trevor, we will be thinking of you! It's awe-inspiring to see you as a transplantee able to regain so much of your energy, that you can now take part in athletic events. No doubt it took a long time and much work for you to get to this point. Makes me want to keep plodding on!
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ReplyDeleteGood luck my friend......catch up soon xx