by Tracey Hulick | Aug 6, 2020 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Running
Well, it has been an interesting year but my solo kidney is doing very well (and so is my socially distant kidney). My last KDA update was in my 6 week recovery period post-donation surgery. I was doing well and excited to get back to training after 6 months off the...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 23, 2019 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running, Triathlon
My son was diagnosed with Alport syndrome in the fall of 1999. This is a genetic condition characterized by kidney disease, hearing loss, and eye abnormalities. People with Alport syndrome experience progressive loss of kidney function. He asked if I would be willing...
by Tracey Hulick | May 1, 2019 | Altruistic, Cycling, Running, Ultra
I grew up on a farm in the Texas Panhandle, and I’ve been running since I was in the fourth grade – something about trying to beat my older sister in the presidential fitness mile run. Between running and horse riding, life was great. In the fall of 2004, I ran...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 7, 2018 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Other Sports, Running
My story starts way back in the “good ole days”, the summer of 1990 (Or I’m assuming it was the “good ole days”. I was about to be born so I have no clue.). A wonderful young couple was living the good life. They had been married for ten years, they lived on a...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 24, 2018 | Directed Donation, IronMan, Marathon, Running, Ultra
Life as a donor My name is Charlotte, I am 37 years old. I am a marathoner, an ultramarathoner, ironman and kidney donor. In 2015 we found out that my brother had end-stage kidney disease and was started on renal replacement therapy. His life changed in an...
