by Tracey Hulick | Sep 29, 2020 | Cycling, Mark S's Story, Other Sports, Transplant Chain
I had never thought about organ donation. Like some people, I knew of a close family member that had donated, in my case a Sister-In-Law that gave a kidney to a high school classmate years after they had graduated. That was about 10 years ago and I do remember that...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 3, 2020 | Benefits of Being a Donor Series, Bobby's Story
Benefits of being a donor: the goodness of humanity. January 2, 2019……the day my life changed forever. All I had to do was lose 5.5 ounces. True, my surgeon had to go in and extract my left kidney, but my experience has...
by Tracey Hulick | Jun 25, 2020 | Altruistic, Benefits of Being a Donor Series, Cycling, Other Sports
It has now been 16 months since I said goodbye to my spare, and sent it to live with a very nice gentleman in Bainbridge Island, Washington. I can honestly say, after much reflection, that the past year and a half has been the best time of my life, and that the...
by Tracey Hulick | May 13, 2020 | Altruistic, Other Sports
Before my kidney donation, I was quite active. I was consistently running 2 to 3 miles per day and engaging in strength training, which has been a passion of mine since I was in college. I also participated in the BolderBoulder 10k every year. Actually, one of...
by Tracey Hulick | Jun 26, 2019 | Altruistic, Bobby's Story, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Running
Notes to self….. Well before my donation day of January 2, 2019, I came in contact with Ned Brooks and Lisa Emmott, two people who were very kind to me and supportive of what I was undertaking with my pending donation. I was then introduced to Tracey Hulick...
