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EVERY WALK IS A GIFT

—Peggy Wolff, Elverson, PA

“Eight years ago, I unexpectedly went into renal
failure, and it turned my world upside down. “I love night walks.
After two years on dialysis, I was lucky enough to That is the time
I walk with my
receive a kidney transplant from a 20-year-old man.
husband, and we
I’m so grateful to his family for their kindness
watch the beautiful
that gave me this lifesaving gift, so I affectionately call sunset, take in the
my kidney ‘Dude.’ And each day, I walk for Dude. night sky, and feel
I walk for me because thankful for all the
day had to offer.”
I am grateful to be alive. —Laura Osika, Western

I walk to deal with the challenges the rejection Springs, IL
medications can cause, and I walk to live. I am 67,
and I want Dude and I to live to see 100 together.
When I walk, I see my life at 70, at 80, and beyond,
and guess what—future me is still walking.”

3X
Walking

for about 40
minutes three
times a week

increases the
size of brain

regions
associated with
memory and

planning.

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