Mike Fricke

Hometown:
Becida, MN 

Connection to donation/transplantation: 
In 2016 I had a heart transplant at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN 

Competitions/Events at the 2024 Transplant Games of America: 
I will be participating in singles golf, doubles golf, and volleyball. 

How many Transplant Games have you attended? 
I have attended two other games, 2018, and 2022.  

Why do you participate in the Transplant Games? 
I participate to help raise awareness for organ donation and to help honor the donors and their families.  

One thing you want others to know about donation: 
The individuals who have donated or have signed up to be donors are heroic individuals and have made the decision to potentially save someone’s life just like my donor who saved mine in 2016 after 4 years of heart failure.