The National Kidney Registry is pleased to announce its first-ever Donor Games Regional competition to showcase the fitness of living kidney and liver donors and raise awareness about the need for living donors nationwide.
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Rep. Katrina Shankland honored a Plover couple for their work in raising organ donation awareness
Mark and Lynn Scotch were presented with a Hometown Hero Award from the Wisconsin State Assembly during legislative session at the State Capitol.
SHU Grad Donates Kidney; Runs 12 Marathons Two Years Later
Hilary Baude, a Sacred Heart University graduate and current doctoral student, donated a kidney to a stranger in 2021. This year, she ran 12 marathons, two of which were intense Ironman races, to prove that donating a kidney does not compromise one’s health.
Proving one kidney is more than enough … 2 Ironmans, 10 marathons in a year
American Hilary Baude embodies “giving” in a way that’s hard to imagine – donating a kidney and then proving that you can still thrive
CT woman runs around the country to raise kidney donation awareness
When Hilary Baude isn’t teaching, anyone can usually find her on a gravel path running.“I started running as a way to process and kind of move through some tough emotions,” said Baude.Baude relied on running as an escape from reality because life hasn’t always been easy.
Father donates kidney to daughter, places third in Living Donor Games
At ten years old, Jaelle Bornman began feeling weak while running at school. “We were cheering on her to run, run, run,” said Cornelius Bornman, her dad, “She looked at us, ‘I can’t, I’m tired.’ The next day, we ended up taking her to the emergency room.”
2 kidney donors ran the Philly Marathon to spread a message of post-donor viability. Each is running 12 marathons in 12 months.
By running 12 marathons in 12 months, Matt Cavanaugh and Hilary Baude hope to show that organ donors can lead healthy, active lives.
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.