Two years after receiving two liver transplants, twenty-eight year old Lauren Donkar participated in the National Kidney Foundation’s 2008 U.S. Transplant Games in July in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Games are an Olympic-style event for athletes who have received life-saving organ transplants of every type – kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas and bone marrow. Transplant athletes compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in 12 different sports every two years. A first-time participant in the Games, Donkar won the silver medal in women’s tennis, and also competed in the 5K race... Click to read:
Atlanta Liver Transplant Recipient Wins Silver Medal at 2008 U.S. Transplant Games
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