by Tracey Hulick | May 1, 2024 | Crossfit, Directed Donation, Weight Lifting
My name is Mike Ramsey. I am 51 yrs old from the great state of Wisconsin, and I donated my left kidney on September 13,2023. I had the honor of giving the gift of a better life to my wife. She had PKD which progressed to kind failure in 2020, at that point she...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 24, 2024 | Aged 60 and Over, Other Sports, Running, Tough Mudder
I’m a pescatarian, asthmatic retired educator with adult children. Although I’ve always been active, I don’t tend to think of myself as an “athlete” since I don’t like to compete. The back of the pack is the place for me. My running resume includes a ton of 5 &...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 3, 2024 | Hiking, Other Sports, Running
My name is Karl Ludwig, and I donated my left kidney to my college instructor (now good friend and brother) Aaron on September 1, 2023. I am an avid rock climber, but my love for being active, especially in the outdoors, extends in many directions. Currently I like to...
by Tracey Hulick | Mar 20, 2024 | Half Marathon, IronMan, Marathon, Running
My name is Cara Syth and I am a runner and kidney donor from Menomonie, Wisconsin. I didn’t start running until later in life. At age 35, I had low back pain and a deconditioned core. I wasn’t feeling great and was not very physically active. I decided that something...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 29, 2024 | Hiking, Other Sports, Running
I’m 69 years old. When I was 55 I donated a kidney to a man who, at the start of things, was a stranger to me. In 1950s and 60s, athletic pursuits for girls were uncommon, or even nonexistent. That void included me. By the time I was twenty-five years old and...