Courtesy Photo | Defense Health Agency | 10.05.2023
Dick Franklin poses for a photo with his granddaughter Caitlin in October 2023. Franklin received a kidney from live donor Crissy Perham, Aug. 24, 2022, and credits Perham with the fact he was able to survive kidney disease and spend time with his granddaughter. Courtesy photo...
Courtesy Photo | Defense Health Agency | 08.29.2022
Dick Franklin and Crissy Perham show off their new T-shirts after they are discharged post-transplant surgery from a Denver, Colo.-based hospital, August 2022. Perham, an Olympic gold medalist, donated her kidney to Dick Franklin, the father of fellow Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin, Aug. 24, 2022. Courtesy photo...
Courtesy Photo | Defense Health Agency | 08.25.2022
Crissy Perham, Olympic gold medalist, embraces Dick Franklin the day after she donated her kidney to him in a Denver, Colo.-based hospital, Aug. 25, 2022. Perham volunteered to give her kidney after seeing a social media post about Franklin, father of fellow Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin....
Courtesy Photo | Defense Health Agency | 07.27.1992
Crissy Perham celebrates her Olympic win at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Selected as captain of the 1992 Olympic Swim Team, Perham took home two gold medals and a silver, and was on the world-record-setting medley relay team....