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Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Kathy!
Name: Kathy Location: North Carolina Donation date: December 2024 Age at donation: 61 Categories of exercise before donation: Hiking, cycling, running What was your activity level like before donation? I have made it a goal in life to maintain good physical condition....
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Terry!
Name: Terry Location: Colorado Donation date: November, 2024 Age at donation: 58 Categories of exercise before donation: Hockey, hiking, cycling, runningWhat was your activity level like before donation? Moderate to high activity levels. I played hockey every week and...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Hunter!
Name: Hunter Location: New York Donation date: September 2025 Age at donation: 34 Categories of exercise before donation: CrossFit, running, ultramarathons, weight lifting, IronManWhat was your activity level like before donation? I’ve been an avid gym goer since...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Sandra!
Name: Sandra Location: Mexico City Donation date: March 2019 Age at donation: 41 Activity level prior to donation: High Categories of exercise before donation: Running and weight liftingHow would you describe your recovery post-donation? Amazing, my surgery was one...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Matt!
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 the...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Nan!
Forty years ago, on May 1, 1985, I donated my kidney to my sister, Cindy. My sister, who was just 13 months older than me, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 9. Since there was no history of diabetes in our family, my father, a physician, thought that a...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Nicole!
My name is Nicole Harris, and I am a kidney donor. On May 15th, 2012, I was fortunate enough to be able to donate a kidney to my mom. My mom’s battle with ESRD was hard fought, full of adversity, and with many bumps in the road. You see, she was against having one of...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Connor!
I was 30 miles into a 50-mile ultra race when I felt the familiar burn in my legs, the steady thud of my heartbeat in my ears. The trail stretched ahead, winding through the woods, demanding focus, patience, and endurance. In some ways, it felt like every other long...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Megan!
Hello KDA!! My name is Megan Conner. I'm a 44 year old singer/songwriter, running coach and personal trainer based in Nashville, TN. Yeehaw! I recently became a kidney donor on January 16, 2025. In only a few short weeks my life has changed drastically... Before...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Max!
My name is Max and I’m originally from Chicago, Illinois. When I was 26 I donated a kidney to a stranger who has since become a close friend. I'm a lifelong climber and outdoor enthusiast usually spending over 230 days in the mountains a year doing various sports...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Angie!
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....
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Larissa!
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...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Kaci!
I am an altruistic living kidney donor who often jokes that I gave away my kidney at the quick lube. My journey into the world of organ donation started with this simple act, but it led to a profound transformation in my life. I was so deeply moved by the...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Austin!
My name is Austin, and at 25 years old, I donated my left kidney altruistically to a young girl in Wisconsin that I had never met before. My donation journey began when I was a freshman at NYU studying aerospace engineering. One day, I had a dream about kidney...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Paula!
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...