Showcase: Madison Young
Madison Young has been playing volleyball most of her life. But in 2015 just before her senior year in high school, the star player suddenly became ill and was diagnosed with kidney disease. She needed a transplant. Luckily her mom, Sandy, was a match, and on Nov. 23, 2015, Sandy gifted one of her kidneys to her daughter. Five years later, Madison continues to do the things she loves: play volleyball and pursue a career in nursing. Currently a senior at the University of Illi
Showcase: Monica Fox and Vince Shavers
Ballroom dancing entered the field of competition at the Donate Life Transplant Games (Houston) in 2014. But Team Illinois didn't get its first duo until the 2018 Games when Monica Fox and Vince Shavers happened upon their medal-winning partnership. Now called “Dancing with the Scars,” ballroom dancing can involve either one contestant or two. Monica Fox and Vince Shavers, both kidney transplant recipients, met while participating in a wellness study at the University of Illi