by Tracey Hulick | Dec 18, 2025 | Cycling, Hiking, Other Sports, Running
Name: Terry Location: Colorado Donation date: November, 2024 Age at donation: 58 Categories of exercise before donation: Hockey, hiking, cycling, running What was your activity level like before donation? Moderate to high activity levels. I played hockey every week...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 30, 2025 | Other Sports, Parent When Donated
Forty years ago, on May 1, 1985, I donated my kidney to my sister, Cindy. My sister, who was just 13 months older than me, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 9. Since there was no history of diabetes in our family, my father, a physician, thought that a...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 21, 2024 | Altruistic, Other Sports, Weight Lifting
My name is Max and I’m originally from Chicago, Illinois. When I was 26 I donated a kidney to a stranger who has since become a close friend. I’m a lifelong climber and outdoor enthusiast usually spending over 230 days in the mountains a year doing various...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 5, 2024 | Hiking, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
My name is Angie. I am 45, married, living in Ohio, and a mother of two (ages 22 and 24). I became a kidney donor in December 2023 at the age of 44 through a paired exchange. In mid-2023, my sister told our family that her husband, Steve, needed a kidney transplant....
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 25, 2024 | Altruistic, Cycling, Hiking, Kayak, Other Sports
I am an altruistic living kidney donor who often jokes that I gave away my kidney at the quick lube. My journey into the world of organ donation started with this simple act, but it led to a profound transformation in my life. I was so deeply moved by the...
by Tracey Hulick | Aug 28, 2024 | Aged 25 and Younger, Altruistic, Other Sports
My name is Austin, and at 25 years old, I donated my left kidney altruistically to a young girl in Wisconsin that I had never met before. My donation journey began when I was a freshman at NYU studying aerospace engineering. One day, I had a dream about kidney...
