221: Caitlin Lenehan Balint and Sophie Long - Be the Match
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4.7 • 556 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Carrie chats with real life superheroes Caitlin Lenehan Balint and Sophie Long! In this episode, we hear how Cait has suffered for over 20 years from an autoimmune disease that destroyed her liver. She posted on Facebook that she needed to find a new liver, and at the young age of 25, Sophie gave the gift of donating a portion of her liver to Cait. They talk about their stories, how they bonded through their mutual running store, their recovery journey, and much more!
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| 0:48.1 | hi i'm olympian carry tell us and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast. |
| 0:55.8 | Today I'm honored to not only have one, but two real-life superheroes on my show. |
| 1:01.3 | Caitlin Lennahan Ballant and Sophie Long join me. |
| 1:04.7 | Caitlin and Sophie are runners. |
| 1:06.5 | They at one time worked together at a running store called Ridgefield Running Company. |
| 1:11.2 | Kate is a nurse and Sophie a teacher. |
| 1:13.8 | In this episode, we hear how Kate has suffered for over 20 years from an autoimmune disease that has destroyed her liver. |
| 1:20.4 | She posted on Facebook that she needed to find a new liver. |
| 1:23.9 | So in February of 2021, at the young age of 25, Sophie gave the gift of donating a portion of her liver to Kate. |
| 1:32.7 | These two are amazing. |
| 1:34.6 | They are recovering now. |
| 1:36.0 | They're getting stronger every day. |
| 1:37.9 | And they're already talking about hopefully running a marathon together in the near future. |
| 1:42.9 | They are the true definition of what it means to |
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