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Transplant Training
Found this picture of Gary Scheer and myself. We first met at the Transplant Games where Gary is a liver recipient and I was transplanted with my first kidney. Gary received his liver as a young child. Gary won free workouts and programs from me after his mother entered him into the contest. I then…
