by Tracey Hulick | Dec 21, 2022 | Marathon, Running
My name is Ashley Zirkle and I donated my right kidney in May 2021. I’d considered donating after coming across an article on my news feed about a woman in need of a kidney transplant due to stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease. She still had life goals, such as starting a...
by Tracey Hulick | Aug 10, 2022 | Hiking, Marathon, Running
I had never known anyone who had donated an organ and probably had never considered doing this until a friend let it be known that he needed a kidney and was about to start dialysis. I thought, “I can do that!”. We had moved out of state many years ago but...
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 | Mar 24, 2022 | Marathon, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Running
My name is Holly Armstrong, and this is my donation story for Kidney Donor Athletes. It’s funny because I wouldn’t have always considered myself an ‘athlete’. I was a chubby, sedentary middle schooler who occasionally played softball or street hockey with my...
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 | Sep 30, 2021 | Crossfit, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Transplant Chain
If you are considering donating your kidney, I hope my story encourages you! Before I get into my experience as an athlete donating my kidney, I think it is important to share my “why.” I donated my left kidney to a stranger when I...
