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...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 14, 2020 | News and Updates
The time has come! KDA has grown to the point that we need a working Board of Directors! If you are interested in serving in a Board position and have the capacity to do up to 5 hours of work each month, please email us at tracey@kidneydonorathlete.org by midnight on...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 8, 2020 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Vegetarian or Vegan
My name is Emily, and my first exposure to living organ donation was in high school. I was friends with a young man who found himself in liver failure at the age of seventeen and our pastor’s wife donated a lobe of her liver to him, saving his life. Now, fifteen years...
by Tracey Hulick | Dec 18, 2019 | Directed Donation, Other Sports
I was so excited to get that call… I remember when I called my mother who was in Florida (where she lives), telling her that I agreed to move forward… her words to me “Are you sure”… I couldn’t have been any more certain of that. When you see someone go through...
