He completed the feat, along with many others, to raise awareness for organ donation.
But that energy is gone.
“Now I can barely walk across the hallway,” the 36-year-old said.
Bailey, who has received four organ transplants throughout his life, is facing another hurdle as his body rejects his transplanted lungs after 10 years.
He is undergoing testing to see if he qualifies to reenlist for another transplant.
“And I’m afraid he doesn’t have very long to wait,” said his girlfriend, Aleshia Ritchey. “I can only imagine how tired his body is.”
But Bailey hopes he’ll get his shot, and get back to doing his charity events in the coming years.
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LaKeisha Dulin was dying from a heart broken in more ways than one, but now has a second chance at life and love.
The kidneys of Thelma Desjarlais were failing, but her sister-in-law had one to spare, with a few stipulations.
These are two of the thousands of successful organ transplants celebrated by Gift of Life Michigan, which marks its 50th anniversary this year amid a pandemic and challenges that continue to inhibit its mission of saving lives.
“Last year we had 372 organ donors, which resulted in 1,048 transplants,” CEO Dorrie Dils said. “In spite of the pandemic, we had our third record-breaking year in a row. We are very happy with that.”
Heart transplant recipient pays it forward by studying to be cardiologist
By Ingrid Kelley and David Komer online producer
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FOX 2 - Mohamed El-Souri was just 15 years old living in Lebanon with his family as his father was working in the country when he realized he wasn t feeling well. There were several episodes of panic like what s going on with me? said El-Souri. Shortness of breath, consistent coughing and swelling all over my body.
After receiving Gift of Life heart transplant, young man studies to be cardiologist
Mohamed El-Souri was just 15 years old living in Lebanon with his family as his father was working in the country when he realized he wasn t feeling well.
Celebrating the gift of lifeâone woman s life saved by organ donation
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â April is National Donate Life Month, and one woman who has received the gift of life three times is urging others to save others lives in need of transplants.
One day Katy Rozman was your average 7-year-old, and the next her doctors said she might not make it to her next birthday.
â.it wasn t until one morning getting ready in my parents were getting ready to leave for school and my parents kitchen I had a stroke,â says Rozman. âAnd the entire left side of my face went numb as well as my hands and I was drooling.â