by Tracey Hulick | Apr 29, 2019 | Running, Transplant Chain
(Martha wrote her first post before surgery which you can find here.) Reflections on being a Living Kidney Donor at three days post-op: First, thank you to everyone from this group, Kidney Donor Athletes, for all of your support, prayers and well wishes. You...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 17, 2019 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Running
Hi, I’m Shawna from Spokane, WA. I donated a kidney to my cousin on June 26, 2013. In the spring of 2013, my cousin Sammi posted on Facebook that she was in need of a kidney. I immediately messaged her, asking how I could get tested. It hadn’t really...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 3, 2019 | Running, Ultra
My name is Clinton, I am about to turn 35, and I live in the Kansas City area. I am a self-employed Master Electrician, who enjoys my work, but defines myself by what I do when I’m not working. Most of my life’s most memorable moments have been made outdoors on...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 27, 2019 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running
On December 12, 2018, I donated a kidney to a stranger…now, not a stranger as we met the week prior to surgery. (Here is a link to the news story that covered the initial meeting!) My journey began almost a year ago with the interest in becoming a living donor when I...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 20, 2019 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Running
(If you missed Janelle’s first post, read this first!) It took over a year for surgery day to come, but it felt like forever. It took nine months of medical testing, 3 months to schedule the surgery, and then 3 more months to reschedule the surgery. On December...