By running 12 marathons in 12 months, Matt Cavanaugh and Hilary Baude hope to show that organ donors can lead healthy, active lives.
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The Donor Games Championship: Bringing Awareness to Living Kidney Donation
Cornelius Bornman’s life changed forever on October 7, 2021. Bornman and his wife were putting their ten-year-old daughter, Jaelle, to bed one night when she started panting. Her neck started pulsing extremely fast, and her heart rate seemed out of control.
Kindergarten Teacher Becomes First Kidney Donor to Complete Ironman World Championship (Exclusive)
Like most working moms, Hilary Baude, 41, is usually on the go. She’s a kindergarten teacher, has two kids, is an avid marathon runner, and just became the first kidney donor to ever compete in the Ironman World Championships.
Living kidney donors to tackle New York City Marathon
Living kidney donor athletes Matt Cavanaugh and Hilary Baude are getting ready to toe the line at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, in what will be their 10th marathon this year to raise awareness for living organ donation.
Lt. Col. running Marine Corps Marathon to raise awareness for kidney donation
Army Lt. Col. Matt Cavanaugh (Ret.) is bringing awareness to kidney donation while running the 48th Marine Corp Marathon. He spoke with News4’s Jim Handly before Sunday’s race.
Kidney donor runs Hartford Marathon to raise awareness for living kidney donation
More than 8,500 runners came to Hartford to participate in the annual Eversource Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K. Each has their own reason for running. Matt Cavanaugh is raising awareness for a cause near to his heart: living kidney donation.
‘My life’s no different than it was before donating’ | Kidney donor set to run 12 marathons this year
While serving in the U.S. Army in 2021, retired Lt. Col. Matt Cavanaugh donated a kidney to a stranger. “My life’s no different than it was before donating,” Cavanaugh said. Now Cavanaugh and a partner, Hilary Baude, are running 12 marathons across the U.S. to raise awareness about living kidney donation.
Marathon weekend bring kidney donors, recipients and those on the transplant list
If you are looking for inspiration, sit for a moment with Wilson Du and listen to his story. It was 2016 and he was just 34-years old, working hard, and playing harder when his kidneys failed. This weekend, he will run the San Francisco Marathon 5K.
WWE Broadcaster Megan Morant Provides Update After She Donated Her Kidney
WWE broadcaster Megan Morant donated one of her kidneys on July 14. Morant, who worked with the National Kidney Registry to find a match, said that all things considered, she felt good, and fortunate to be in the position to help save someone’s life
WWE On-Air Talent to Donate Kidney In “Biggest Day of Her Life”
WWE on-air talent Megan Morant is donating a kidney to Margrette Mondillo, the wife of David Mondillo, who she worked with for the NFL’s New England Patriots. Morant and Mondillo are not a blood type match but they are able to participate in the National Kidney Registry’s joint donor program.