by Tracey Hulick | Feb 12, 2020 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Triathlon
My name is Karen, and I donated my kidney to a friend in October of 2018. My story is a little different than most of the ones you read here, because I experienced a very rare complication that took a lot of time and suffering to fix. I think it’s a valuable story to...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 5, 2020 | Cycling, Half Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running
What brings me here are the three most important things I’ve done in my life: I married Amy, a sweet, honest, curious, clever and adorable woman, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for a long time. We adopted Holly, the funniest human being I have ever known when she...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 29, 2020 | Altruistic, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Running
I donated my left kidney to a complete stranger on October 3rd, 2017. I saw an ad on Facebook and I knew I was meant to be her donor. I answered the ad Memorial Day Weekend of 2017 and was approved by August! I have never thought of myself as an athlete before surgery...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 22, 2020 | Altruistic, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
For most of my adult life, I’ve been an ultradistance athlete including 100-mile trail races, 100-mile snowshoe races in Alaska, 9 Eco-Challenge Adventure races (multi-sport, multi-day), and other ultradistance events around the world. In May of 2018, I became...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 15, 2020 | Aged 25 and Younger, Crossfit, Other Sports, Transplant Chain
My name is Shayna, and I’m a powerlifter turned 1-kidneyed CrossFitter! My journey to donation started when my 24-year old brother-in-law became sick several winters prior. After a month of testing and hospitalizations, he was put on dialysis and added to the...
