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.
(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 …
Want to donate to our team? We’d love to have your support! Click here for details! Our house reached 81 degrees last week in the heat but that didn't keep us from continuing our training for the Transplant Games! Last Thursday, the local running club (Greater Manchester Running Club), had their week #2 of 4 track …
Want to donate to our team? We'd love to have your support! Click here for details! We take the Transplant Games pretty seriously, and also not very seriously. It's one of the many reasons neither of us is a professional athlete. But, we also want to do well in our respective events to honor donors …
The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum 