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Ms. Jenn
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 Posted: 11/14/04 - 11:07 Post subject: Lung Transplant Recipients Run Richmond Marathon
http://www.runwashington.com/news/nov04RichMar.html
Absolutely inspiring stories.
This particular segment featured on the Today Show this morning
| Quote: | The Circle of Life
Len Geiger, 45, and Kevin Shroyer, 44, have a unique bond. After Kevin's daughter, Korrine, died in 2002, her lungs were transplanted into Len who was desperately waiting for a lung transplant in order to survive. Len and Kevin met for the first time in 2003. Their friendship quickly developed and they ran the NTELOS 8k in November 2003 in honor of Korrine's memory. "I think the thing that made the biggest impact on me was when he (Len) took a deep breath in and breathed back out, and it struck me that I am hearing him breathe with my daughter's lungs," said Shroyer. They will return to Richmond on November 13 to run the SunTrust Richmond Marathon together in support of organ and tissue donation and the gift of life. It will be the first marathon for both of them.
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