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...
by Tracey Hulick | Jun 12, 2019 | Half Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Transplant Chain
My name is Emily Nowak and on November 2, 2018, I made the best decision of my life and donated my kidney to a stranger. I made a bucket list in which I wanted to help out a complete stranger. I didn’t know what that was going to be and certainly didn’t...
by Tracey Hulick | May 22, 2019 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon
I knew Anna for years. I met her when she was on dialysis the first time back around 2008. I cleaned for her and we instantly became friends. Anna is about 10 years younger than me. When she was in her early 20’s she found out she had an...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 17, 2019 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Running
Hi, I’m Shawna from Spokane, WA. I donated a kidney to my cousin on June 26, 2013. In the spring of 2013, my cousin Sammi posted on Facebook that she was in need of a kidney. I immediately messaged her, asking how I could get tested. It hadn’t really...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 10, 2019 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running, Ultra
I started avid long-distance running back in 2011. I was always athletic growing up, but I had largely stopped exercising while I was in medical school. I finally reconnected with my first love, running, with my first half marathon in April 2011. I...
