I am participating in the Give Life 5k in honor of my dad, Michael Askren, who received a double lung transplant in April 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. I was in 5th grade when my dad got the call that there was a match and that he needed to get to Iowa City as soon as possible. I still remember the whirlwind of emotions being picked up from school and waiting for the news that the surgery was successful.