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Donor Dash 2022
On Saturday, Dec. 3, beginning around 8 a.m. Tempe’s Kiwanis Park will be bustling with excitement and fun. Transplant Community Alliance will be hosting its 3rd annual Donor Dash. Donor Dash includes a timed 10K and 5K run, coupled with a 1K family fun run. There will be a wide selection of silent auction items, including golf packages from Troon and the Biltmore, [...]
Our Stories
Greg’s Travel Blog – Alexandria & Washington DC
We recently traveled to Alexandria, VA which is situated on the Potomac River and within eyesight of Washington, DC. We were visiting Catherine’s son, David, who is stationed at the Dahlgren Naval Base. This quaint town kept us close to David and offered a relaxing nightlife while also providing quick access into Washington, DC. Alexandria is nationally recognized for its rich history and beautifully preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture. It offers chef-driven restaurants; a thriving boutique scene; vibrant arts and culture; and a welcoming, walkable lifestyle. We dined at Gatsby’s Tavern which dates back to the late 1700s. Walking into the Tavern’s elegant colonial dining [...]
Bob’s Support Group Advice By: Andrea Perreault
Once a support group skeptic, Robert Scanlan, now teaches social work students at USC about the importance of support groups and how to run them. He’s learned a lot over the years, and he has some advice for his fellow transplant recipients. A Transplant Community Alliance board member, Robert is no stranger to the challenges of organ transplant. He had an urgent liver transplant in 1998; then a liver and kidney transplant 10 years later. As any transplant recipient knows, his life was completely uprooted each time. His book, Tigers Under the Bed: Life Lessons Tamed During Three Organ Transplants details his experience. Bob [...]
Buenos Dias mi Amigos!
A desire to know more about the world has existed in me from birth and aided me in moving beyond Dialysis, transplant, recovery, and moments of complete sadness in my later years. There were days of not knowing how I would make it. And yet new dreams emerged. Recently, a 12,000-mile roundtrip journey to Buenos Aires helped make all the questionable moments throughout dialysis, hospital stays, and recovery worth it. I finally fulfilled my childhood dream of visiting South America on May 23, 2022, which was captivating. I experienced people, culture, cuisine and it all filled my heart with joy. I boarded a 787 Dreamliner for [...]