Rainier Valley resident Cathy Guy brought home a gold medal in golf from the National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games in Madison, Wis. earlier this month.
Winning the 40- to 49-year-old women’s division was sweet for this former college athlete who had a kidney transplant 12 years ago. But it was only part of the reward Guy received at the games.
“The whole games were a fantastic experience, so positive and so inspiring,” said Guy, who received kidney dialysis at Northwest Kidney Centers in Seattle before receiving her transplant.
She was joined by the brother who donated his kidney to her. He drove 800 miles from South Dakota to be there. Guy was part of an 18-member Team Northwest, which included athletes from Alaska, Oregon and Washington. The teammates had an immediate connection.
“It was great to meet other people in this area who have gone through transplants too,” she said. “After having my transplant for 12 years, it was a great way to celebrate and it was inspiring to listen to people who’ve had their transplants longer than that and how to manage that.”
The next games will be in 2012. Cathy looks forward to participating in those games too.
Golfer and Rainier Valley neighbor Cathy Guy was diagnosed with lupus in college and received a kidney transplant in 1998. Here she is at the Maplewood Golf Course in Renton, where she practices. Photo/Mike Penney
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Congratulations. What did she shoot?
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