April 20, 2010

Wisconsin Donates Life And Welcomes The U.S. Transplant Games




Guests: Trey Schwab, Outreach Coordinator, UW Health Organ Donation Program
Krista Flanagan, Co-Chair and Event Manager, 2010 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games

Trey Schwab, a former Marquette University basketball coach and a double-lung transplant recipient tells his story of being diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Disease and his 25-month wait for a double-lung transplant which saved his life. Krista Flanagan describes the Olympic-style U.S. Transplant Games which Madison will host this summer - the first time ever in Wisconsin.

Go to www.YesIWillWisconsin.com to register as an organ donor, and to learn more about the U.S. Transplant games being hosted for the first time in Madison July 30 - August 4. This new online Organ Donor Registry now gives all Wisconsin residents a legally-binding opportunity to give the Gift of Life.