by Tracey Hulick | Mar 12, 2025 | Half Marathon, Marathon, Running
Hello KDA!! My name is Megan Conner. I’m a 44 year old singer/songwriter, running coach and personal trainer based in Nashville, TN. Yeehaw! I recently became a kidney donor on January 16, 2025. In only a few short weeks my life has changed...
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 | 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 | Mar 24, 2022 | Marathon, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Running
My name is Holly Armstrong, and this is my donation story for Kidney Donor Athletes. It’s funny because I wouldn’t have always considered myself an ‘athlete’. I was a chubby, sedentary middle schooler who occasionally played softball or street hockey with my...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 30, 2021 | Crossfit, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Parent When Donated, Transplant Chain
If you are considering donating your kidney, I hope my story encourages you! Before I get into my experience as an athlete donating my kidney, I think it is important to share my “why.” I donated my left kidney to a stranger when I...
