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Danny Chats Ep 17, Transplant and Transplant Games; Special Guest Tatiana Narveaz
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Danny Chats Episode 17 features special guest Tatiana Narveaz.
In this episode Tatiana tells me about how she was being treated for a cancerous tumour for 2 years with Chemo before the doctors made the discovery that the tumour was not actually cancerous.
Tatiana describes this as a huge relief as it then meant she was eligible for a Liver Transplant and luckily she did not have to wait long for the life changing operation.
After having the life saving transplant Tatiana found she had a new passion for sports and competing. This lead her to competing in the Transplant Olympics and the Latin American Transplant Games.
Tatiana is a great example of the peak physical fitness than can be achieved after transplant as she competes in one of the toughest events going, the Triathlon. The triathlon is a mix of swimming, running and cycling and it takes more than just physical strength to complete, it is also a big test of the mental will power.
The mental willpower is possibly something lots of us transplant patients can understand as it takes a lot of PMA to get through a transplant, times when you want to give up but you don't. You dig deep and you find that extra bit of strength to keep going.
Tatian trains very hard and was good enough to win a silver medal in the World Transplant Olympics and a Gold medal in the Latin American Games which I think is an incredible achievement.
Tatian mixes her passion for sports with helping to raise awareness around Organ Donation in Columbia as at this current time there are very few registered donors.
You can find Tatiana on Instagram - @Tatiananarveaztx
It was a very inspiring chat and who knows maybe I will go to the transplant games to compete and I hope it may have inspired you to take up sport again or maybe for the first time.
If you would like to join me on an episode or you have any questions please fell free to find me on Facebook or Instagram. I have also added a link to my blog where I talk more my life with Wilson's Disease where that has lead me today.
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