Transplant Games in particular are a form of “therapeutic landscape,” according to one study: They encourage a sense of belonging, hope and motivation, with positive effects potentially continuing long afterwards. Holt is a familiar figure at the Transplant Games, having first been involved in 1979. “So many people lose confidence in illness, and transplant is an illness that is pretty scary. She was apprehensive about attending this year’s European Transplant Games, her first such event. But, encouraged by her team manager, and knowing that dialysis could be organized nearby, she took the plunge.