And with thanks from Robert Cupps, he was physically able to do so.
Smith, 24, of Colorado Springs, received a kidney from Cupps in 2010 after Cupps, 45, of Castle Rock, volunteered as a donor with the American Transplant Foundation
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Although initially the donor and recipient were anonymous from each other at the time of the Sept. 22, 2010 surgery, one week later they met for dinner to trade stories. Having stayed in touch a year and a half later, the pair decided to reunite once again at the 2012 Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival June 3 in Castle Rock.
Although initially the donor and recipient were anonymous from each other at the time of the Sept. 22, 2010 surgery, one week later they met for dinner to trade stories. Having stayed in touch a year and a half later, the pair decided to reunite once again at the 2012 Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival June 3 in Castle Rock.
It was at the festival in 2008 where Cupps, who would ride the festival with his wife, first learned of the American Transplant Foundation as the organization had a booth among the festival vendors. There, he met a women who was the recipient of a donated pancreas.
Cupps learned about what it would take to donate a kidney, and what the effects would be to his own health. A fire fighter with West Metro Fire Rescue in Green Mountain, Cupps was concerned about donating an organ and still be physically able to perform his rescue department duties.
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