by Tracey Hulick | Mar 29, 2023 | Hiking, Other Sports, Yoga
Hello from the Green Mountain State! My name is Fiona Connors. I am an athlete (hiker, gravel rider and yogi), a French teacher, a proud resident of Burlington, VT and as of July 26th 2022, a living kidney donor. At thirty years old, I donated my left kidney to...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 15, 2020 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Kidney Donor Athlete, Other Sports, Running
My name is Jessica and I am a roller derby player also working on long distance running and I donated a kidney to my partner, Jon, in December 2019 during my university winter break. I hadn’t planned to spend my winter holidays in the hospital, I was originally...
by Tracey Hulick | Jul 5, 2020 | News and Updates
This isn’t a glamorous picture, but it’s a realistic one. Me, KDA founder Tracey Hulick, working on a Saturday in my dining room. This past week was an incredible one. I made four mentor matches, and in just a single day talked with donors in Abu Dhabi, Germany, and...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 6, 2020 | News and Updates
Hey all you Kidney Donor Athletes, here’s an opportunity you might have some interest in. Our very own Patty Graham started a One Kidney Club in Colorado, a group of kidney donors who meet roughly once a month for a fun social happy hour gathering. Word spread...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 8, 2019 | News and Updates
Hello KDA community! This year we successfully hosted our first Kidney Donor Athlete weekend back in July. We had a great turnout, made new connections, and had a lot of fun! And after much deliberation, we have an announcement for next year… KDA will be...