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Failed Kidney Transplant Propels Donor Athlete to Dig Deeper Than 100 Miles

Failed Kidney Transplant Propels Donor Athlete to Dig Deeper Than 100 Miles

by Tracey Hulick | Jul 15, 2021 | Altruistic, Other Sports, Running, Ultra

By Kim Constantinesco  In a year in which so much life was lost and freedom was stripped, I wanted to do something that would save a life and inject freedom. So, I donated my kidney to a stranger on December 16, 2020.  ...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Jason!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Jason!

by Tracey Hulick | Feb 25, 2021 | Crossfit, Directed Donation, Kidney Donor Athlete, Type of Sport

Hello, I’m Jason Elmore and I donated one of my kidneys to my mother-in-law last year. I was not the first choice to donate to her. My wife went through the process first and was ruled out, then her brother went through the process and was not a match...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Ashley!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Ashley!

by Tracey Hulick | Jul 24, 2019 | Altruistic, Cycling, Other Sports, Running

My name is Ashley Hoyng and I am thirty-one and live in Columbus, Ohio. I work as a project manager and am active in my community. I have a big heart and always looking for ways to give back others. I am involved in the National Kidney Foundation and Donate Life as an...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Janelle!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Janelle!

by Tracey Hulick | Feb 20, 2019 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Running

(If you missed Janelle’s first post, read this first!) It took over a year for surgery day to come, but it felt like forever. It took nine months of medical testing, 3 months to schedule the surgery, and then 3 more months to reschedule the surgery. On December...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Janelle!

Meet FUTURE Kidney Donor Athlete, Janelle!

by Tracey Hulick | Nov 29, 2018 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Running

I can still remember the smell of the burning rubber on the track when winter turned to spring, the feeling of my lungs gasping for air at the end of interval training day, and even the burning pain I felt in my legs after finishing a 400m race. High school was only a...

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