Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology have been
named to the 2013 “Medtronic Global Heroes” team, and will run the Medtronic
Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on Sunday, October 6, 2013.
This year’s team includes
runners from 12 different countries including Australia, China, Ireland, Israel,
Germany, Macedonia, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and the United States.
Each runner has a medical
device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders,
chronic pain, or neurological disorders. The Medtronic Global Heroes program,
launched in 2006, celebrates their accomplishments and passion for running,
which serves as an inspiration to others living with chronic diseases.
Global Heroes participants are
selected by Twin Cities In Motion, the non-profit organization that directs the
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. In addition to providing race entry and travel
expenses, Medtronic will donate $1,000 in honor of each runner to a non-profit
patient organization that educates and supports people with chronic health
conditions.
Additional information about
the Medtronic Global Heroes program can be found at www.medtronic.com/globalheroes.
Visit the Medtronic Global
Heroes Facebook page.
The 2013 Medtronic Global
Heroes are:
Marathon
Participants
Adriane Devereux, Dallas, Texas
Devereux has an implanted
spinal cord stimulator to help manage chronic pain.
Sally
Feinerman, Auckland, New Zealand
Feinerman has a pacemaker to treat an atrioventricular heart
block.
Adam Fitzgerald, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Fitzgerald has a shunt to treat
hydrocephalus.
Tom
Grossman, Midland, Michigan
Grossman has an insulin pump to
manage Type 1 diabetes.
Peter
Johnson, Baltimore, Maryland
Johnson has a pacemaker to
treat Sick Sinus Syndrome.
Sandra
Kemper, Weseke, Germany
Kemper has a pacemaker to treat
atrioventricular heart block.
Kostadin Martinov, Novo Selo,
Macedonia
Martinov has an insulin pump to
manage Type 1 diabetes.
Maureen McCool, Farmington,
Maine
McCool
has a shunt to treat a complication from a brain aneurysm.
Siobhan Monaghan, Enniskillen,
Ireland
Monaghan has an insulin pump to
manage Type 1 diabetes.
Johan
Sileson, Ytterby, Sweden
Sileson has an implantable
neurostimulator to manage chronic pain.
Greg
Goebel, Sarasota, Florida
Goebel
has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to treat sudden cardiac
arrest.
Ana
Luisa Amado Vaz, Evora, Portugal
Vaz
has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.
Ten Mile
Participants
Paul Arcangeli, Vienna, Virginia
Arcangeli has an implantable
cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to manage sudden cardiac
arrest.
Sara
Costas Varela, Montevideo, Uruguay
Varela has an
insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.
Gerard
DeGannes, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
DeGannes has a pacemaker to
manage irregular heart rate.
Noa
Rinzler Diwan, Ness Ziona, Israel
Diwan
uses spinal and bone therapies to manage Spinal Stenosis
C3-C7.
Katherine Hernandez, Bradenton,
Florida
Hernandez has a pacemaker to
treat a heart block and a valve replacement to treat aortic
stenosis.
Nagesh Kuppuraju, Robbinsville, New Jersey
Kippuroju had a heart valve
replacement to facilitate blood flow.
Karen
Lordan, Sydney, Australia
Lordan
receives sacral nerve stimulation to treat bowel incontinence and chronic
pain.
James
McGurl, Cataumet, Massachusetts
McGurl
has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.
Crystal Pitney, Fairbanks,
Alaska
Pitney
has spinal and bone fusion to aid recovery of a broken
back.
Marla
Sewall, Dallas, Texas
Sewall
has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to treat sudden cardiac
arrest.
Lin
Shen, Zhengzhou City, China
Shen
has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.
Yao
Hui Wang, Wuhan City, China
Wang
has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.
Warren
Williams, Sydney, Australia
Williams has a pacemaker to
treat atrial fibrillation
About Global
Heroes
A cooperative
effort between Twin Cities In Motion and Medtronic Philanthropy, the Global
Heroes program recognizes runners from around the world who have a medical
device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain and
spinal and neurological disorders. There is no application
restriction on manufacturer.
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