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With the Beijing Olympic games only a month away from tomorrow, athletes across the globe are training restlessly for the monumental opening day. While some may be focusing on their flexibility, others are looking to expand their endurance. Such is the case with one dedicated competitor, by the name of Gabe Kagan.
Twelve-year-old Gabe will be competing in his second Tansplant Games to celebrate the eleventh year of surviving his liver transplant. “I want to train to get to the Olympics to show people that I have survived a liver transplant, and all these other people there have too,” Gabe says.
Not only does Gabe compete to celebrate the transplant success of himself and others, he does it to honor his donor… his mother. Together they have set up a Firstgiving page to raise money for the National Kidney Association, who are putting on the Transplant Games. The page is only a little over a thousand dollars away from accomplishing it’s goal of $5,000!
While Gabe hopes to reach his fundraising goal, he is also aiming to raise awareness about the importance of organ donors. Just one person can save up to sixty lives. Gabe proudly sports a t-shirt that reads, “don’t take your organs to heaven because heaven knows we need them here.”
While a month away in Beijing, athletes from all different origins will be racing, playing, and performing for the glory of their homeland, Gabe is competing to show his gratitude for his eleven years of survival, his mother, and for all donors and transplant patients. Besides, a gold metal must taste so much better when it’s won for a good cause!
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