by Tracey Hulick | May 29, 2024 | Aged 60 and Over, Altruistic, IronMan, Marathon, Running
I was seventy-two and a half years old when I donated my left kidney to a recipient who I did not know at the time of the donation. I live on Long Island in New York. The recipient, interestingly, was seventy-five years old when he received my kidney. While living...
by Tracey Hulick | May 15, 2024 | Altruistic, Cycling, Hiking, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
My name is Grace Sims, and I am an active Colorado native. I love to be outside and love the mountains. I run (road and trail), snowboard, ski, hike, bike (mountain + gravel). I have a successful career and am working as a Vice President of Supply Chain. I...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 20, 2023 | Altruistic, Crossfit, Uncategorized
On May 5, 2019, my only child died in a tragic accident at home. At 14 years old, he wasecstatic that he had grown slightly taller than his dad and was close to finishing eighth grade.After all, he had plans. Just a week prior, he had asked if we could go to the lake...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 21, 2022 | Altruistic, Cycling, Hiking, Parent When Donated, Running, Weight Lifting
My name is Ashley Ludlow and I donated my left kidney as a non-directed donor starting a paired kidney exchange on December 18, 2013. I had been considering becoming a donor after interning at local dialysis centers as a soon-to-be Registered Dietitian. I saw...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 7, 2022 | Altruistic, Half Marathon, Running
During times of deep transformation, something happens to you, and then you realize that your life will never be the same. I believe people enter our lives with the potential to change our hearts and help us become better versions of ourselves. When I become more open...
by Tracey Hulick | Aug 24, 2022 | Altruistic, Cycling, Other Sports, Running
My name is Victoria Threadgould and in February 2022, my left kidney went from Austin, TX to New York City, where it was transplanted into someone I didn’t know! My kidney journey started in January 2021 while I was hiking with my husband in a Texas State Park. I said...
