by Tracey Hulick | Dec 5, 2025 | Crossfit, Half Marathon, IronMan, Marathon, Running, Triathlon, Ultra, Weight Lifting
Name: Hunter Location: New York Donation date: September 2025 Age at donation: 34 Categories of exercise before donation: CrossFit, running, ultramarathons, weight lifting, IronMan What was your activity level like before donation? I’ve been an avid gym goer since...
by Tracey Hulick | May 21, 2025 | Running, Triathlon, Vegetarian or Vegan, Yoga
When my dad called to tell me that my stepmother had been diagnosed with kidney disease, it was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a time already marked by collective uncertainty, isolation, and fear. While she and I weren’t particularly close, I knew...
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 | Oct 23, 2024 | Hiking, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon, Yoga
My path to kidney donation probably started 30 years ago! I married my amazing partner, Scott, in 1997. We knew Scott had a progressive kidney disease, but he was asymptomatic. We were young and felt invincible. We started great careers, bought a house with a nice...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 10, 2024 | IronMan, Triathlon, Ultra, Vegetarian or Vegan
I made an altruistic donation of one of my kidneys on the 10th July 2019. In fact, I got the idea to do it from my wife. She was keen to do it but failed one her preliminary tests. She’s subsequently retaken and passed the test but spends a lot of time now caring for...
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,...
