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...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 7, 2024 | Crossfit, Weight Lifting
My name is Molly Von Lindern and I’m 29 years old. On February 23rd, 2023, I donated my left kidney to my mom. It was a laparoscopic robotic surgery done by the amazing transplant team at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. This...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 24, 2024 | Running, Weight Lifting
I’m James Carder from Cumming, GA and I became a living kidney donor on 9/29/23 at 62 years of age. I donated my left kidney via direct donation to my college friend and fraternity brother Dan. Dan and I have known each other since 1980 and were both members of Sigma...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 10, 2024 | IronMan, Triathlon, Ultra, Vegetarian or Vegan
I made an altruistic donation of one of my kidneys on the 10th July 2019. In fact, I got the idea to do it from my wife. She was keen to do it but failed one her preliminary tests. She’s subsequently retaken and passed the test but spends a lot of time now caring for...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 18, 2023 | Parent When Donated, Running
Charlie needed a kidney, so I gave her one of mine. There is much more to our kidney journey, but that was my singular mindset in becoming a living kidney donor for my daughter. In 2015, Charlie was 5-years-old when she was diagnosed with focal segmental...
