Listen to 65 year-old George
Thibault from Virginia (The Nation's Capital Team), discuss the 1 Km time
trial at Bicycling. (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Listen to a description of the bowling
event and an interview with Billy Rolfe, Team MoKan, who received
a living-related kidney from his dad Bill in February 1996. (audio
by Doug Armstrong)
Interview with Laurie Scheer
of Team Nebraska had won 3 gold medals when we captured this photo. Having
received a kidney from her father just 9 months ago, Laurie was thrilled
to be at the Games (audio by Bob Garypie)
Interview with Monin Aponte, manager
of Team Puerto Rico, which emerged victorious after putting together a
volleyball team at the last minute. (audio by Bob Garypie)
Interview with Agatha Hebl of St. Paul,
Minnesota, who has three daughters: two of them have donated kidneys to
the third, who is competing at the '98 Games (audio by Bob Garypie)
Listen to Christin Billiot from Team Louisiana
who received a gold medal in the 5 Km Transplant Run. She received
a kidney txp from her aunt, Goldie Rogers, in January 97. She completed
the race in a wheelchair with some help from fellow teammates. (audio
by Doug Armstrong)
Listen here to our interview with Kristin
Zimmer, 13, who receieved a liver transplant 12 years ago (audio
by Bob Garypie)
Listen here to our interview
with Sally Joy of Team Michigan (audio by Bob Garypie)
Listen to Sami Stephenson who walked the
entire 5 Km course while pulling her oxygen bottle. Sami received
a lung transplant in January 1997. She recently experienced a rejection
episode and had to convince her physicians to allow her to travel to the
1998 Games. (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Listen to Team Michigan coach Joseph
Maiuri, following Team Michigan's victory over Team Philadelphia in the
semifinals (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Following the championship game, Joseph
Maiuri and Team Michigan and Team Ohio players commented on the game.(audio
by Doug Armstrong)
Listen here to our interview with kidney
recipient Jim Granger from Team Minnesota (audio by Bob Garypie)
Opening Ceremonies (audio by Doug
Armstrong and Bob Garypie)
- Welcome to the 1998 U.S. Transplant
Games (Hank Rosenzweig)
- National Anthem and Posting of the Colors
(Sammy Arena)
- Welcome from the 1998 U.S. Transplant
Games Committee (Elizabeth Seeley)
- Remarks from the mayor of Columbus
(Greg Lashutka)
- Remarks from the National Kidney Foundation,
Inc. (Joseph Brand)
- Official Dedication of the Organ and
Tissue Donation Stamp (Larry Hagman, Joseph Brand, J.T.
Weeker, and Senator Mike
DeWine , and Oscar Robertson)
- Remarks from the 1998 U.S. Transplant
Games Spokesperson
Larry Hagman
- Remarks from the Transplant Community
(Roonald Ferguson, MD)
- Remarks from the U.S. Transplant Games
Title and Founding Sponsor (Anthony
Venditti)
- Remarks from the U.S. Transplant Games
Gold Level Sponsor (Ken Majkowski)
- Donor Family Remarks (Carol and
M. Douglas Minnich)
- Recipient Remarks (David Hattaway)
- Remarks from the Division of Transplantation
(D.W. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.)
- Donor Family Remarks (Kenneth Moritsugu,
M.D.)
- Reg Green, Donor Father
- Floral Tribute and Presentation of
Gift of Life Donor Medals by Team Ohio Athletes and Members of the Coalition
on Donation
- Benediction (Father Kwasi Anthony
Thornell)
- Remarks from an Olympic Athlete
(Carl Lewis)
- Remarks from the World Transplant Games
Federation (Maurice Slapak, M.D.)
- Recitation of the Athletes'
Oath (Joseph DiNoia and Isaiah Diaz)
- The Official Lighting of the 1998 U.S.
Transplant Games Torch
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