by Tracey Hulick | Oct 2, 2019 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
I am Leslie Premo and I donated my kidney to my older brother Bill on October 1st, 2014 at Boston Medical Center. I grew up in Vermont in a very active and athletic family and community. Participating in or watching sports and keeping a healthy lifestyle was...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 25, 2019 | Cycling, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running, Transplant Chain, Triathlon
About 10 months ago, my daughter announced to our family that her husband Bryan was in the beginning stages of kidney failure and was going to need a kidney transplant. This was not unfamiliar territory for Bryan or his family. His mom, sister and aunt all...
by Tracey Hulick | Aug 21, 2019 | Directed Donation, IronMan, Triathlon
This may be long but is worth the read. It will take you on the journey of two people who never quit and ends with a life saving surgery that will change both of their lives forever. I’m a veteran of the US Navy and a 10-year Federal Law Enforcement Officer. My...
by Tracey Hulick | Jul 31, 2019 | Directed Donation, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
Hi! My name is Janey. Currently, I’m 48 years old and it’s been 15 years since I donated my kidney to my sister, Julie. My sister was born with degenerative kidney disease, so while I knew that she would eventually need a kidney, I never really thought about it. She...
by Tracey Hulick | Jul 10, 2019 | Directed Donation, Marathon, Other Sports, Race Reports, Running, Triathlon
Well, I am super happy to be able to give a very positive race report since the last time I checked in with KDA in October 2018. Now I am just a little over 18 months past my kidney donation, and everyone is doing great. My dad was finally able to properly celebrate...
by Tracey Hulick | Jun 19, 2019 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
For much of my life, I would say that I had a pretty casual relationship with exercise – I’d been a high school tennis player, and still occasionally hit the courts, but likely spent more time watching sports than participating…until ten years ago. For my...
