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By Cynthia Cumins
Rappahannock News Contributing
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Thirteen years ago, Rappahannock native Kathy Dwyer Yoder — daughter of Ruby Dwyer and sister of Sam and Gary Dwyer — faced a life-threatening liver transplant. This August, she joined 1,507 amateur athletes in Ohio to compete in the Olympic-style U.S. Transplant Games where she received a silver medal in the 1500 m and a bronze in the 400 m competitions.
The biennial event, funded by corporate sponsors and the Ohio State University Medical Center, originated in 1990 to highlight the courage of these unique competitors from the U.S., Great Britain, Canada and Puerto Rico. Their run for the finish line signifies more than athletic prowess. They are contenders whose involvement in the games lends hope to others facing similar challenges of transplant surgery.
According to Yoder the need for organs is critical. Annual transplants have increased more than 57 percent since 1988. In January of
95.9%