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Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Jason!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Jason!

by Tracey Hulick | Dec 3, 2020 | Cycling, Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Transplant Chain, Triathlon, Ultra

I believe there is a reason and timing for all things and, for me, being able to make a non-directed kidney donation is just one of those amazing moments. July 23, 2020 – A day that was planned for me since before I was born, I just...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Tom!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Tom!

by Tracey Hulick | Nov 19, 2020 | Aged 60 and Over, Cycling, Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Running, Transplant Chain, Ultra

Right Kidney For The Trail On a special day, 8 February 2020, I ran my first serious run since donating my left kidney on 16 October 2019 – just 16.5 weeks later.  At 73 years old, a half marathon trail run (my first trail run) on one...
Update from Kidney Donor Athlete, Mark!

Update from Kidney Donor Athlete, Mark!

by Tracey Hulick | Nov 5, 2020 | Cycling, Mark S's Story, Other Sports, Transplant Chain

Read Part One of Mark’s Story here! I returned home from my surgery after one night in the hospital. With my surgery scheduled at 6:30 in the morning, I had a complete day to start my recovery. By 5pm on the day of surgery, the staff had me up and walking with...
Meet Our UK Kidney Donor Athlete, Josh Neal!

Meet Our UK Kidney Donor Athlete, Josh Neal!

by Tracey Hulick | Oct 8, 2020 | Marathon, Running, Transplant Chain, Ultra

In 2018, it became apparent that a family member was in need of a new kidney. As soon as I heard, I put myself forward to donate my spare one for her. After just over a year of being poked and prodded, the big day came and I became a kidney donor athlete!  Before...
Meet Soon to Be Kidney Donor Athlete, Mark!

Meet Soon to Be Kidney Donor Athlete, Mark!

by Tracey Hulick | Sep 29, 2020 | Cycling, Mark S's Story, Other Sports, Transplant Chain

I had never thought about organ donation. Like some people, I knew of a close family member that had donated, in my case a Sister-In-Law that gave a kidney to a high school classmate years after they had graduated. That was about 10 years ago and I do remember that...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Sophia!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Sophia!

by Tracey Hulick | Jul 23, 2020 | Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Other Sports, Running, Transplant Chain

The story of how someone out there is walking around with a slightly used part of me starts back in 2011. I was driving home from work, listening to This American Life. The title/theme of that show was the “Ten Commandments.” That’s when I first heard Chaya...
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