by Tracey Hulick | Apr 8, 2021 | Altruistic, Crossfit, IronMan, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Transplant Chain, Triathlon
Since I was a teenager, I always felt I was destined for some higher purpose. Something bigger than me. Selfless and worthwhile on a big scale. It took forty years but in February of 2019, I finally discovered what...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 5, 2020 | Cycling, Mark S's Story, Other Sports, Transplant Chain
Read Part One of Mark’s Story here! I returned home from my surgery after one night in the hospital. With my surgery scheduled at 6:30 in the morning, I had a complete day to start my recovery. By 5pm on the day of surgery, the staff had me up and walking with...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 10, 2020 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Running
My road to kidney donation started a long time ago, back in 2000 actually. At that time, I was in college and got a job working as a dialysis technician at an outpatient clinic. I have two aunts who were dialysis nurses, and one encouraged me to apply and work with...
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...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 9, 2019 | Altruistic, Marathon, Running, Transplant Chain
I was born and raised in New York City and my passions have always been learning and sports, so it was probably inevitable that I became a researcher-professor and have been a life-long runner. My chosen discipline is genomics, basically looking at all one’s genes and...
