Extra Organary Podcast Wills Porter

Let the games begin! In this episode, we will explore what makes the Transplant Games so special to the donation and transplant community. Along the way we will see how purpose, connection and competition truly make the Transplant Games an extra-organary event.

It's official.. the Untied States has reached 1-Million Transplants. On this episode of the Extra Organary Podcast, we will celebrate this incredible accomplishment all the while paying respect to the donor families and donor heroes who said "YES" to donation. 

In this episode we talk with Joe Bueno about his new mission to walk and raise awareness about organ/tissue donation and transplant.

In this episode of the Joy in the Journey podcast we welcome Sara Blakemore from the Louisiana Organ procurement Agency (LOPA). Sara not only has a personal connection to organ/tissue donation but also has a passion for serving families in crisis. As a family advocate with LOPA, Sara works directly with families experiencing loss to help inform them about options for organ, tissue and eye donation.
 At the core of her work, Sara believes that everyone experiences grief in a different way, and it is ultimately up to her to make sure that families in crisis are seen, heard and valued. We at the Joy in the Journey podcast are truly blessed to have Sara on the program as we talk about the social worker’s role in the organ donation setting, grief and mental health. If you want to learn more about the incredible work being done at LOPA visit https://www.lopa.org/. If you want to learn more about your options for organ, eye and tissue donation check out Donate Life America by visiting their website  https://www.donatelife.net/.  As a reminder, you can always register to make an impact and be an organ/tissue donor at https://registerme.org/. No matter what, we challenge you to go out and do something today to make an impact. Whether that is making an impact in your family, making an impact in your community or making an impact in your world.

In our first Power Hour episode we talk with Anthony Reed from Kidney Trails. Anthony has an incredible story of overcoming adversity. Through it all, Anthony takes joy in his journey along the kidney trails. Connect👇 https://kidneytrails.com/

On this episode we wrap up our Pass the Mic series with our guests from Transplant Warriors 24/7! We talk with our guests about their own trabsplant journey, what led them to start TW 24/7 and much more. Be sure to check out all the great work our guests are doing by visiting https://m.facebook.com/transplantwarriors247/