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Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Ken!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Ken!

by Tracey Hulick | Oct 22, 2020 | Altruistic, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, IronMan, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon, Ultra

Come Back Ken: My road to donation may have started a little different than most but we will get there.  My journey started back in May 2018 while running the Buffalo marathon.  Up until this point, I was always a weekend warrior and considered myself to be a somewhat...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Megan!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Megan!

by Tracey Hulick | Jul 17, 2020 | Half Marathon, Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running, Transplant Chain, Triathlon

My name is Megan Anderson and I am a wife, mother, Air Force veteran and teacher living in the Seattle area.  I donated my kidney on July 17, 2019, to a stranger through the paired exchange program.  Up to this point in my life, I would say I was very...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Sarah!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Sarah!

by Tracey Hulick | Apr 2, 2020 | Cycling, Half Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon

As a youth and young adult, I faced some significant health challenges.  Throughout, I always thought of myself as an athlete, but I didn’t have exposure to any particular sport, and I didn’t know where I fit in to the athlete community.  In college, I...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Karen!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Karen!

by Tracey Hulick | Feb 12, 2020 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Triathlon

My name is Karen, and I donated my kidney to a friend in October of 2018. My story is a little different than most of the ones you read here, because I experienced a very rare complication that took a lot of time and suffering to fix. I think it’s a valuable story to...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Jeff!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Jeff!

by Tracey Hulick | Nov 20, 2019 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Triathlon

So, I guess it’s my turn to share my experience although, to be honest, I never thought it was my story to tell. This is why it may have come as a complete surprise to everyone that found out through other people posting on social media that I was donating a kidney to...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, John!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, John!

by Tracey Hulick | Oct 23, 2019 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running, Triathlon

My son was diagnosed with Alport syndrome in the fall of 1999. This is a genetic condition characterized by kidney disease, hearing loss, and eye abnormalities. People with Alport syndrome experience progressive loss of kidney function. He asked if I would be willing...
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