The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum
The liver is the largest internal organ in humans and the only one that will grow back if part of it is removed. It is responsible for over 500 different functions in collaboration with other organs. Pfft. Overachiever.
Hello friends and family! It is hard to believe but we are just 64 days away from the 2018 Transplant Games. This year they're being held in Salt Lake City, UT and training is underway for our respective events. If you're a long time follower of the blog, you may remember we traveled to Cleveland …
After many hours of practicing our high five skills, in a wide variety of situations, I think we're finally ready for any scenario. We're planning to give high fives to everyone in honor of our five year transplantiversary! Here's to many more years of healthy living. GOOD SCIENCE! https://vimeo.com/330272947
🎤She’s beauty, she grace, she’s queen of the abdominal space🎶. 5 years ago yesterday, (I posted about it 5 years ago today) the nurse from the transplant team called to tell me my blood and my liver were a match for Derek and we were a go for transplant. Five years is a long time …
(This is Part 3 of the TGA recap. Want to read Parts 1 & 2? Click here: Transplant Games 2018 - Part 1 & Part 2.) Sunday was another early morning with a full day of events at the track. Derek was signed up for two events and the 1500m was scheduled to go off …
(This is Part 2 of the TGA recap. Want to read Part 1? Click here: Transplant Games 2018 Recap - Part 1.) Derek woke up extra early to get in the zone for his 5k race. The start of the race was a little over a mile away which gave him the perfect warm-up. (He …
There's a part of me that's grateful the Transplant Games of America happen every other year. It's the part of me that gets real wound up about competing, the part that makes my legs shake when I step up onto the starting block at the pool, the part that tries, unsuccessfully, to not cry every …
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