by Tracey Hulick | Oct 19, 2022 | IronMan, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon, Ultra
I donated my left kidney in January 2002 to a high school friend, Cheryl; I was 30 years old at the time.Cheryl and I grew up in Massachusetts but had both found our way to central Iowa, where we reconnected and met one another’s spouses. When Cheryl got sick,...
by Tracey Hulick | Jul 13, 2022 | Cycling, IronMan, Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon
My name is Tom O’Driscoll and I am a double organ donor (kidney/liver). On February 18, 2022, I donated a piece of my liver to a dying young man in a surgery performed at USC – Keck Medical Center in Los Angeles. How did I come to do this? To answer this,...
by Tracey Hulick | May 18, 2022 | Altruistic, IronMan, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon, Ultra
I donated my kidney because I survived a house fire in 2012. I was in the house, and when I evacuated with my son, I watched my house burn to the ground from the driveway. After I put my life back together, I felt compelled to give something back to the universe for...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 15, 2021 | Altruistic, Cycling, Directed Donation, IronMan, Kidney Donor Athlete, Running, Triathlon
We’re a team. In everything we do…TeamFrost! Hello everyone, we have been lurking in the shadows for a while now and figured it was time to introduce ourselves. We are Kristine and Brian Frost, also known as TeamFrost. Out on a ride.Yes, we got...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 8, 2021 | Altruistic, Crossfit, IronMan, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Transplant Chain, Triathlon
Since I was a teenager, I always felt I was destined for some higher purpose. Something bigger than me. Selfless and worthwhile on a big scale. It took forty years but in February of 2019, I finally discovered what...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 18, 2021 | Altruistic, IronMan, Kidney Donor Athlete, Martial Arts, Tough Mudder, Triathlon
On Jan 2nd, 2020, I became an Altruistic Kidney Donor. It was an honor to pay it forward in such a way and have the ability to become someone’s answered prayer. My aunt in Kentucky needed a kidney, and I started the donor process. Before I could get very far, my uncle...