Having become a Live Donor by donating a kidney to her son in August 2017, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire’s Carolyn Owen (Netball Coach at SOT College and Harriers Netball Club) represented Nottingham City Hospital with son Luke in this year’s Westfield Health British Transplant Games in Birmingham from 2nd to 5th August.
Not only did they win Silver medals together in the badminton they were also partners in the shooting circle in the Netball competition held at Birmingham University with Luke playing GA to Carolyn’s GS and Dad Geoff also took to the court playing GD. Their team called the “Probably Notts” won all of their matches and came away with a gold medal.
In total, 8 teams from hospitals all over the country took part comprising of players that were donors, transplant recipients or family supporters. The netball epitomised the purpose of the Games “to celebrate organ and stem cell donation and transplant” and “provide fun, enjoyment, health and fellowship”. Roll on the 2019 British Transplant Games in Newport, South Wales and the 2019 World Transplant Games in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Not only did they win Silver medals together in the badminton they were also partners in the shooting circle in the Netball competition held at Birmingham University with Luke playing GA to Carolyn’s GS and Dad Geoff also took to the court playing GD. Their team called the “Probably Notts” won all of their matches and came away with a gold medal.
In total, 8 teams from hospitals all over the country took part comprising of players that were donors, transplant recipients or family supporters. The netball epitomised the purpose of the Games “to celebrate organ and stem cell donation and transplant” and “provide fun, enjoyment, health and fellowship”. Roll on the 2019 British Transplant Games in Newport, South Wales and the 2019 World Transplant Games in Newcastle upon Tyne.
