British Transplant Games Coventry 2009.

General comments

From 31st July to 2nd August 2009, the city of Coventry was host to the 32nd British Transplant Games in which 600 or so competitors, all of them "transplantees" - together with many supporters, family members and friends - converged on the University of Warwick campus, on the outskirts of Coventry.
As always, the Games celebrated "the greatest gift, the GIFT OF LIFE", in gratitude for the new lease of life that so many of us enjoy, thanks to the generosity of the countless people who have donated organs.

It was particularly moving to meet members of the "donor families", whose loved ones had died and, by donating their organs, were able to prolong the lives of others, complete strangers for the most part.
In spite of the large numbers, it was like one big happy family, with teams and friends from the various "transplant hospitals" in and around England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, who mingled, shared 'life stories', renewed old friendships and made new ones ...
a truly life-giving experience É and fun, too!

NOTE: Only eight members in team . Please think of swelling the numbers next year, 2010, in Bath.

Finally, special mention must be made of the new black and gold (yellow) team uniforms worn by the Royal Free team at the Coventry Games.
For these, our thanks are due to the K.P.A. (Kidney Patients' Association) which kindly provided them from funds available. (See photograph right).
Some personal accounts of the Games have been promised by participants, but have not yet been received. We look forward to reading more in the next issue of The Liverlink.