by Tracey Hulick | Oct 31, 2018 | Altruistic, Cycling, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Running
Kent’s Donation Journey, the story of an everyday athlete! Written by Ken on October 30, 2018 I was a non-directed donor on September 11, 2018. And ironically, or not, it went to a 60-70-year-old white male in New York City. His operation took place at one of...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 15, 2018 | Race Reports, Tracey Hulick's Story
Race morning was cold. 37 degrees to be exact. As Spence and I sat in the car before the start, watching the sunlight start to peek out over the horizon, I debated wearing a light jacket (I brought my Patagonia Houdini) or a set of sleeves. That was my only indecision...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 10, 2018 | Altruistic, Bobby's Story, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Running
It’s August 1985. I’ve just graduated from high school and have headed off to college at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Homesick, immature and not at all sure where life is headed, I dive full-on into my freshman year of college soccer. ...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 3, 2018 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running
We have always joked that I was my Dad’s favorite because I was the only one to have his brown eyes. As he began to face different medical concerns, the joke changed to me being the one giving him a kidney. Around the end of 2016, my family realized that these jokes...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 26, 2018 | Altruistic, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
August 29, 2012, I actually did it. A non-directed kidney donation. All I knew at the time of the surgery was my left kidney would be removed at the University of Washington Medical Center, placed in a lunch box, and driven roughly 2 miles up the road to Seattle...