by Tracey Hulick | Jun 29, 2022 | Altruistic, Liver Donor, Running
My name is Jody Becker Wilkey, I am a 58-year-old native of Central Illinois, and I’d like to share my organ donation stories. My first story begins in June 1983, when I was a 20-year-old college student majoring in the Teaching of Spanish at the University of...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 24, 2020 | Altruistic, Liver Donor
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross~ You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 17, 2020 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Liver Donor, Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running
My name is Jameson and I gave half of my liver to a brother in Christ, a friend, and coworker in November 2015. The road to donation was quite the unexpected journey. What sustained me through the challenge was a conviction that God had invited me to the...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 16, 2019 | Altruistic, Crossfit, Cycling, Directed Donation, Kayak, Liver Donor, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
Before I had even thought about an organ donation, I was very active in endurance sports. As a career military officer, fitness is part of the job description. In addition to staying fit for work, I participated in Ultramarathons, long-distance cycling and mountain...