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Steve Baum
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- Franklin, TN
- United States
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Steve Baum posted a blog postSummer 2012
Really, really sorry I can't make it to the Transplant Games but as a "senior" I competed in the 2012 TN Senior Olympics and won 3 medals: bronze in the 1500 Powerwalk, silver in the Triple Jump, and GOLD in the 10K! And this was with men my own age who still run with all original parts and equipment...organ recipients can do anything!My profile photo is from the top of Mt Evans in CO: 14,265 ft. in June. Great trip to Denver included my 40th HS reunion and a reunion of our HS show choir, Even…See More
Steve Baum joined Holly Werlein (Holdol)'s group
Holdols Transplant Wear & Awareness
I designed my own clothing as a way to spread organ donation awareness worldwide. Please help me on my mission to educate and end the wait!
Steve Baum commented on TransplantCafe.com's group Authors"What do you think about the recent announcement by UNOS?
https://stevebaum.wordpress.com/"
Steve Baum commented on Jay Robare's group Inspirational Stories"Epilogue
Sunday, March 6, 2011
(Earlier this week the United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS, a government funded agency, announced it was considering dedicating 20% of available organs to specific age matches in an effort it…"
Steve Baum commented on Gabrielle's group Liver Transplants"Epilogue
Sunday, March 6, 2011
(Earlier this week the United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS, a government funded agency, announced it was considering dedicating 20% of available organs to specific age matches in an effort it…"
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- This past fall I received a liver/kidney transplant at UAB. I feel great...20 years younger! I'm writing a book you can follow free at: https://stevebaum.wordpress.com/ I'll be at the Transplant Games playing b'ball and some field events for Team Alabama at age 55. May God bless my donor and all donors as well as the medical professionals who make it all happen!
- Recipient: What Type of Donor Did You Receive your Gift of Life From?
- Deceased Donor
- Which Transplant Medication(s) Do You Take?
- Generic Prograff and Cellcept
- What Do You Do For a Living? What Are Your Passions, Hobbies, Passtimes, Dreams and Goals for the Future?
- After 30 years as a restaurant and retail chain executive I now work a desk job at the Department of the Treasury
- About Me: Please use this space to tell the community about you and your unique experience with transplantation:
- The following appears on the D of the Treasury intranet and received over 100 responses in 72 hours
Give the gift of life!
April is Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month. Consider becoming a donor!
The U.S. Department of the Treasury participates in the Workplace Partnership for Life initiative sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You can learn more about organ and tissue donation by visiting the ERC.
Organ donation saves lives, and no one knows that better than Steve Baum, W&I Accounts Management in Nashville.
In 1973, we learned my family carried the gene for polycystic kidney disease. Symptoms started showing in me in 1990, and my liver was covered in cysts as well. These are exclusive conditions and rare. I learned in 2006 that my kidneys were failing quickly and all three organs were becoming “massively enlarged” and having a negative affect on all the organ functions around them. The swelling began to increase rapidly, and I was placed on the United Network for Organ Sharing transplant list in January 2009. I like to joke that in profile I looked like a small letter “b” with feet.
Because of my rare blood type, I was lucky and got the call to go to the hospital on Nov. 11, 2009. The wait could just as easily have been three times as long. My donor suffered brain death following a motorcycle accident. His identity will never be known to me. The liver they removed from me weighed 30 pounds and the one kidney, nine pounds. I left the hospital on Dec. 12, 40 pounds lighter, and I still carry the other enlarged kidney.
That Thanksgiving, in the hospital surrounded by family, was the best Thanksgiving ever! Because of excellent doctors and a lot of prayer and support from family, friends and neighbors, I was able to return to work as scheduled on Jan. 4, 2010. I have a lot of energy and only require limited accommodation. I am completing a book about the experience that will be used in fundraising, and I volunteer and do public presentations for Donate Life Tennessee. Register to be a donor today!
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Summer 2012
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:03am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Really, really sorry I can't make it to the Transplant Games but as a "senior" I competed in the 2012 TN Senior Olympics and won 3 medals: bronze in the 1500 Powerwalk, silver in the Triple Jump, and GOLD in the 10K! And this was with men my own age who still run with all original parts and equipment...organ recipients can do anything!
My profile photo is from the top of Mt Evans in CO: 14,265 ft. in June. Great trip to Denver included my 40th HS reunion and a reunion of our HS show…
Continue Country Music Marathon with Team in Training...
Posted on November 19, 2010 at 7:03am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Training starts Saturday with Team in Training for completing…
Continue Closing the book on "The Games"
Posted on August 14, 2010 at 10:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
"The Road to the 2010 Transplant Games" is finished! Read it FREE for a limited time @…
Continue Closing the book on "The Games"
Posted on August 14, 2010 at 10:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
"The Road to the 2010 Transplant Games" is finished! Read it FREE for a limited time @…
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- At 8:51pm on June 3, 2011,
Sue R. said… - Hope you have a great birthday Steve!!!!
- At 4:31am on June 3, 2011,
TC AdminKaren Weddick said… 
- At 12:49pm on December 24, 2010, Sue R. said…
- At 7:59pm on August 6, 2010,
Laura Walsh said… - Hi Steve,
How did you like the games? Was it your first time attending? Did you participate in any events?
-Laura
- At 8:30am on July 25, 2010,
Dianne Miller said… - Looking forward to meeting you at the games, I see you are from Tennessee, I am from Arizona. I will be in the swimming pool. I wear a back brace from getting my back rebuilt in April. Be well and have a fantastic day!
- At 11:42pm on July 19, 2010,
TC AdminKaren Weddick said… - I sure enjoyed reading your chapters and hope you have a lap top you can take to the games for I would love to follow you around and hear about your experiences, people you meet, stories you share, emotions you're feeling, how your competitions went and every second of every minute your experiences with the games. You are going to have a wonderful time.
xoxoxoxo, Karen
- At 9:20pm on July 19, 2010,
TC AdminKaren Weddick said… - Hi there Steve:
What an awesome post as usual you posted in my group of the Transplant Creativity. Very well written and fun to read. I will miss meeting you for I am unable to go since I must go to Florida to take my son to Florida State University for his Master's Program. I had planned on going and was all set until I learned my son was accepted into this Master's program and had to be there the first week of August. I wish you the best of luck and hope you will write about your experience and share your feeling on the transplant game 2010. I hope to be able to meet you in 2012. I went to the 2006 and 2008 games and loved it some much.
Love, hugss and friendship, Karen
- At 12:53pm on July 3, 2010, Caitlin Touchet said…
- At 11:27am on June 10, 2010, Caitlin Touchet gave Steve Baum a gift…
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Arleen Dodson replied to Diana Petersen's discussion How long has your transplanted kidney lasted"You are lucky that your ins agent didn't receive a cadaver kidney that's prob why it has lasted so long. I am an only child, and i try not to drink, once in a while a small glass of wine. I do believe beer causes me to get gout, so i stay…"
Belinda Todjo commented on Donnia's group Prednisone Sucks :)"New to group. I'm 4.5 months out liver transplant. Been off prednisone for 5 weeks but no matter what I do I can't get the10 pounds I gained off! It is driving me crazy insane. I have also developed cellulite on my tighs. Any suggestions?"
Belinda Todjo joined Donnia's group
Prednisone Sucks :)
This group is a place for all to come and share their experiences with Prednisone. We are also here to offer support.See More
Lili Feldman commented on Lili Feldman's group The Funny Bone"Ha ha! YES I do a little stealing, but I am always
looking for sources. I really thought that there
would be a lot more contributors, that was the idea. But there's only been a handful of us who do
the contributing. Tom moved where there…"
TC AdminKaren Weddick commented on Lili Feldman's group The Funny Bone
"I see you've been stealing more jokes Lili as you admitted to doing.......lol. Love them, keep stealing!!! Must steal from you now and share these.....lol."
Lili Feldman commented on Lili Feldman's group The Funny Bone"Blond Men Do Exist A Sheriff in a small town in Wyoming walks out in the street and sees a blond haired cowboy coming toward him with nothing on but his cowboy hat, his gun and his boots. He arrests him for indecent exposure.
As he is locking him…"
Lili Feldman commented on Lili Feldman's group The Funny Bone"A man goes into a restaurant and is seated. All the waitresses are gorgeous. A particularly voluptuous waitress wearing a very short skirt and legs that won't quit came to his table and asked if he was ready to order,
"What would you like,…"
Belinda Todjo posted a blog postWeight gain on prednisone
Hello all,I've been off prednisone for about 5 weeks now and I can't seem to get the weight I gained off. My appetite is not that great. I barely eat and I have been working out so what could me the problem? Anyone experience this problem or have any suggestions to combat this problem? It's really causing me to be depressed.Thank youSee More
Lili Feldman commented on Lili Feldman's group The Funny Bone" A man went into a bar in a high rise. He saw another man take a pill, take a drink, walk to the window and jump out. He flew around for a minute and zipped back into the bar.As the amazed newcomer watched, the man repeated this twice more.…"
Lili Feldman commented on Lili Feldman's group The Funny Bone"Q. A man noticed that his credit card had been stolen but didn`t report it?A. The thief was spending less than his wife."
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