Name: Bonnie Lundy
Age: 25
Transplant: Heart, 1992
Team: Team Texas
Hometown: San Antonio
Event(s): Track and Field (5K fun run/walk, Softball throw)
I always wanted to do aerobics and go to the gym and be normal --
do what everyone else is doing.
Now I have that chance! I've been going to the gym for about a year and a half now.
I got sick when I was 17, so I never looked ahead much. Now I can look ahead,
I can see my future. I'm going to nursing school right now, and hope to finish in
about two years. I'm interested in cardiology.
I'm going to the Games because I want to see everyone who's in the same
position I am, to talk to people who've had the same experiences. I want to hear about
other people's experiences.
My message to the Internet world:
I had never heard about or thought about transplantation until I needed one, and now my whole family knows a lot about transplants and donation and everything. I think you should do what you can to help other people.
Return to 1996 US Transplant Games main page
Last modified:
11 May 2000