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Liver transplant recipient and endurance swimmer Jillian Best joins Champion’s Mojo to talk about how a hereditary disease, and near death, continues to inspire her to greater heights today.
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Jillian Best is a record-setting endurance open-water swimmer. She swam 52 kilometers (32.3 miles) across Lake Ontario in 18 hours and 36 minutes, becoming one of a handful of people to complete this. She did it to raise money and awareness about the importance of organ transplants through her Move for Life Foundation.
Jillian was diagnosed with a condition that attacked her liver at age 15 and at age 22, she started to have liver failure and was put on the organ transplant waiting list. At age 29, Jillian received her life saving transplant. After she recovered, she went back to swimming and hasn’t stopped since, winning gold medals and breaking records at the 2019 World Transplant Games.
Jillian’s life since then has been about bringing hope and encouragement to others and raising money for life saving equipment for organ transplants.
Episode Topics and Mentions
- Lake Ontario
- Endurance swimming
- Organ donation
- Liver failure
- Move for Life Foundation
- 2019 World Transplant Games
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Toronto
- Perseverance
- Goal-setting
- Prioritizing sleep
- Confidence
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Australia
- London, Ontario
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About Champion’s Mojo: Kelly Palace and Maria Parker are the hosts of the award winning podcast, Champion’s Mojo, where they talk with champion guests, including over 50 Olympic Swimmers and Olympic Coaches. The Champion’s Mojo podcast discovers techniques, mindsets and new wisdom for growth and success. Not only are Kelly and Maria both world-record holding athletes, they are certified Health and Life Coaches, sisters-in-law and best friends. They are passionate about helping others achieve their goals and overcome life’s adversities. Champion’s Mojo is part of the CG Sports Company and is produced by Kabra Media.
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