by Tracey Hulick | Jun 9, 2022 | Cycling, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon, Uncategorized
As part of my job, I am fortunate to have a platform to communicate to our entire company. The following is an excerpt from the message I sent on Friday, July 31, 2020 as part of our weekly internal e-newsletter: I stared across the hall and into my bedroom, not...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 21, 2022 | Cycling, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
I know many people can say that running changed their lives, but it changed mine in ways one would never imagine! If I hadn’t taken up running back in 2013, I would never have met Tracy. And if I hadn’t met Tracy, it is not likely that I would be a living kidney donor...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 3, 2022 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Kidney Donor Athlete, Other Sports
We found out when my stepdaughter was in middle school that she would need a kidney at some point. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney disease. Our goal was for her to get through high school and then have the transplant. Two of her blood-related family members went...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 13, 2022 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Non-US Donor, Running
Hello KDA community, my name is Alvin and I am writing this all the way from Malaysia! Everyone has their goals in each day of life, and I am into running activities and cycling. In 2017, I decided to be a runner and now running is my passion....
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 28, 2021 | Altruistic, Cycling, Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Running, Triathlon
My name is Greg Bunn and on August 5, 2021, I donated my kidney altruistically to a recipient that I have never met and did not know any of their information. At the time of this writing, the recipient has not provided their information and is choosing to remain...
by Tracey Hulick | Jul 8, 2021 | Altruistic, Cycling, Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Vegetarian or Vegan, Yoga
I donated my left kidney to a stranger, who’s now a friend, in December 2020 – the day after my 56th birthday. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done! I was back to completely normal in a remarkably short period of time and I’m looking forward to running my...