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Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Karen!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Karen!

by Tracey Hulick | Sep 20, 2023 | Altruistic, Crossfit, Uncategorized

On May 5, 2019, my only child died in a tragic accident at home. At 14 years old, he wasecstatic that he had grown slightly taller than his dad and was close to finishing eighth grade.After all, he had plans. Just a week prior, he had asked if we could go to the lake...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Zachary!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Zachary!

by Tracey Hulick | Jul 25, 2023 | Cycling, Running, Ultra, Vegetarian or Vegan, Weight Lifting

My name is Zachary Sutton, and I am a living kidney donor, transplant nephrology physician assistant, transplant advocate, husband, Dad, and athlete. I donated a kidney as a physician assistant student to the transplant list in 2008, making me the first altruistic...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Doug!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Doug!

by Tracey Hulick | Oct 19, 2022 | IronMan, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon, Ultra

I donated my left kidney in January 2002 to a high school friend, Cheryl; I was 30 years old at the time.Cheryl and I grew up in Massachusetts but had both found our way to central Iowa, where we reconnected and met one another’s spouses. When Cheryl got sick,...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Maggie!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Maggie!

by Tracey Hulick | Sep 28, 2022 | Parent When Donated, Running, Vegetarian or Vegan, Yoga

My name is Maggie and I am a 45-year-old wife, mother of two, instructor, runner, yogi, and a live organ donor. Maggie on a cold, wet run before donating! I met my friend Phil in 1998, the summer before my senior year of college. At the time, I was his best friend’s...
Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Ashley!

Meet Kidney Donor Athlete, Ashley!

by Tracey Hulick | Sep 21, 2022 | Altruistic, Cycling, Hiking, Parent When Donated, Running, Weight Lifting

My name is Ashley Ludlow and I donated my left kidney as a non-directed donor starting a paired kidney exchange on December 18, 2013. I had been considering becoming a donor after interning at local dialysis centers as a soon-to-be Registered Dietitian. I saw...
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