Author Archives: Wills Porter

By: Wills Porter Welcome to the Games “Welcome to the 2008 Transplant Games!” As these words echoed over the crowd, the room erupted in applause and cheers. Standing with my teammates, I looked around the auditorium and noticed the venue was completely full. It was in that moment that I realized the magnitude of theContinue reading “Let the Games Begin: Purpose in Pittsburgh”

By: Wills Porter What trail are you running? A few weeks ago, I went for a trail run. As a running fanatic, I love trail runs because they are more technical and challenging. These runs test my agility, stamina and patience. Just when I think I can speed up, my foot will find a rootContinue reading “Reflections on the Journey: Running the Trails”

By: Wills Porter We all hold a double-edged sword There is something profound about the spoken word. In a way I think that the spoken word is the most profound aspect of the human experience. In one way we can speak life. We can encourage. We can bring hope. In another way we can speakContinue reading “Reflections on the Journey: Speak Life”

By: Wills Porter Motivation and Purpose When it comes to this life, I believe that we are all here on earth to do something only we can do, this is our purpose. Purpose can be a challenging thing to discover. In a world full of distractions and static noise, we can so often loose sightContinue reading “Reflections on the Journey: Motivation and Purpose”

A Word on Responsibility To truly Own It and advocate for your medical care you have to accept responsibility. In my view, accepting responsibility is one of the hardest things for anyone to do. It is one thing to be responsible for your medical care when everything is going well. However, when you are facedContinue reading “Own It Part 3: A Word on Responsibility”

One night we all went to sleep. When we woke, nothing was the same. Many wished this was a game. Many looked for others to blame. This disruption had a name. This disruption was called COVID-19. – As the virus spread no one could run. No one could hide. So.. we were told to goContinue reading “COVID Chronicles Conclusion: Resurgence”

What is an Advocate? When you hear the word advocate, who do you think of? Maybe your view of an advocate is a social worker who helps someone in a time of need. Maybe you think about a politician or non-profit organization that supports a cause important to you. Whoever you view as being anContinue reading “Own It Part 2: The Journey Ahead”