Brenda E Cortez

Howl Competes at the Transplant Games Brenda E Cortez

Howl loves going to the Transplant Games and looks forward to this amazing event which takes place every other year. The Transplant Games of America is an Olympic-style event for transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families, to meet and compete in fun games. Howl is a transplant recipient, and he enjoys competing in swimming and other fun games. He also loves hanging out with his friends Blaze, Spark, and Bella. Howl can always count on them to cheer him on to the finish line! Exchanging team pins is another fun activity they enjoy. The challenge of trying to collect all the pins, from all the different teams, is as much fun as the opening ceremony and cheering on their favorite teams! Author Brenda E. Cortez is a living kidney donor and has attended the Transplant Games as part of Team Wisconsin. She also serves as the Donor Registry Liaison for Team Wisconsin. Brenda was truly in awe by the amazing experience at her first Transplant Games in 2016, so she wanted to bring that experience to life for others in this book with Howl and his friends.