by Tracey Hulick | Aug 24, 2022 | Altruistic, Cycling, Other Sports, Running
My name is Victoria Threadgould and in February 2022, my left kidney went from Austin, TX to New York City, where it was transplanted into someone I didn’t know! My kidney journey started in January 2021 while I was hiking with my husband in a Texas State Park. I said...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 7, 2022 | Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Other Sports, Running, Transplant Chain
I know probably better than the average person what a need there is for kidney transplants because I have been a dialysis nurse for 12 years. After I had a patient die while waiting over 4 years for a transplant, I started to think a little more about being a donor...
by Tracey Hulick | Dec 9, 2021 | Kidney Donor Athlete, Other Sports, Running, Transplant Chain
Have you ever met someone and you know right away they are a genuine, good person? This happened when I met my friend Kevin back in 2016. At the time, Kevin was living a full, active life and had previously received a kidney transplant from his college...
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...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 2, 2021 | Altruistic, Half Marathon, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Tough Mudder
In 2008, I went to the movies with a girlfriend and saw the movie The Bucket List. In the film, Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) was terminally ill with cancer and wrote out a list of things he wanted to do before he “kicked the bucket”. A few days later I made...
