by Tracey Hulick | Aug 7, 2024 | Marathon, Parent When Donated, Post-Donation Pregnancy, Running
The decision to become a kidney donor sort of fell into my lap. It started in 2018 when I saw an episode of American Ninja Warrior in which contestant Austin Grey presented his story as a kidney donor athlete. As a runner, I was inspired by his act of giving and...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 18, 2023 | Parent When Donated, Running
Charlie needed a kidney, so I gave her one of mine. There is much more to our kidney journey, but that was my singular mindset in becoming a living kidney donor for my daughter. In 2015, Charlie was 5-years-old when she was diagnosed with focal segmental...
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 | Sep 28, 2022 | Parent When Donated, Running, Vegetarian or Vegan, Yoga
My name is Maggie and I am a 45-year-old wife, mother of two, instructor, runner, yogi, and a live organ donor. Maggie on a cold, wet run before donating! I met my friend Phil in 1998, the summer before my senior year of college. At the time, I was his best friend’s...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 21, 2022 | Altruistic, Cycling, Hiking, Parent When Donated, Running, Weight Lifting
My name is Ashley Ludlow and I donated my left kidney as a non-directed donor starting a paired kidney exchange on December 18, 2013. I had been considering becoming a donor after interning at local dialysis centers as a soon-to-be Registered Dietitian. I saw...
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,...
