My 2023 TCS New York City Marathon Fundraising Page
Rob Roode
Rob Roode
Why I Run
In October 2020 within a few days my wife did lose both her kidneys due to a rare autoimmune disease. All of a sudden she was fully dependent of dialyses 3-4 times a week. In the summer of 2021 I decided to prepare myself and to become fit for being a potential kidney donor. I started running. Something I hadn't done since childhood. And to be honest, I was also way overweight!
I scheduled the tests to qualify for donation for April 2022. And to make sure I would be really fit I scheduled to run my first marathon that same month. In Rotterdam, The Netherlands I wanted to run my first marathon with 2 kidneys.
April 10, 2022 I ran my first marathon in 4h26. A week later I was admitted fully fit to the program as a potential donor. In the summer of 2022 I turned out to be an exact match as a donor for my wife! A rare but great situation. December 1, 2022 we had the transplant and I donated my left kidney to my wife. On January 1, 2023 I started my running training again. On April 16 I ran my 2nd marathon in Rotterdam. This time with one kidney.
I will run my 4th marathon with Team Kidney in November 2023 in New York! To show the world that you can live well with 1 kidney and under normal circumstances give you no restrictions. And that at the same time you give a fellow human being his normal life back.
I walk to raise funds that support the National Kidney Foundation, who was the first to identify kidney disease as a distinct, treatable illness. They developed the staged system of kidney disease diagnosis and treatment – a worldwide standard today – and release and update treatment guidelines to improve patient care.
Join me in making these advances possible by donating to my efforts!
Thank you for your support!
In October 2020 within a few days my wife did lose both her kidneys due to a rare autoimmune disease. All of a sudden she was fully dependent of dialyses 3-4 times a week. In the summer of 2021 I decided to prepare myself and to become fit for being a potential kidney donor. I started running. Something I hadn't done since childhood. And to be honest, I was also way overweight!
I scheduled the tests to qualify for donation for April 2022. And to make sure I would be really fit I scheduled to run my first marathon that same month. In Rotterdam, The Netherlands I wanted to run my first marathon with 2 kidneys.
April 10, 2022 I ran my first marathon in 4h26. A week later I was admitted fully fit to the program as a potential donor. In the summer of 2022 I turned out to be an exact match as a donor for my wife! A rare but great situation. December 1, 2022 we had the transplant and I donated my left kidney to my wife. On January 1, 2023 I started my running training again. On April 16 I ran my 2nd marathon in Rotterdam. This time with one kidney.
I will run my 4th marathon with Team Kidney in November 2023 in New York! To show the world that you can live well with 1 kidney and under normal circumstances give you no restrictions. And that at the same time you give a fellow human being his normal life back.
I walk to raise funds that support the National Kidney Foundation, who was the first to identify kidney disease as a distinct, treatable illness. They developed the staged system of kidney disease diagnosis and treatment – a worldwide standard today – and release and update treatment guidelines to improve patient care.
Join me in making these advances possible by donating to my efforts!
Thank you for your support!
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