by Tracey Hulick | Feb 6, 2019 | Directed Donation, Other Sports
My oldest sister went into kidney failure due to medications she was taking to control her blood pressure. After being on dialysis for years they decided that she would need a transplant. She was scared to ask me to even check to see if I could be a donor but of...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 31, 2019 | News and Updates
Today was another step towards growing Kidney Donor Athletes, and it was also a great reminder. First off, I have a business checking account! I am so happy that donations have been coming in to help me take this advocacy work to the next level! And secondly, the...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 30, 2019 | Directed Donation, Martial Arts, Other Sports
Hi, my name is Allie Parker, I am a female Pro Wrestler, and Lingerie MMA fighter based in Las Vegas, NV. My brother was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes when he was 9. This changed our family forever, we spent Christmas’ and many holidays in the hospital with...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 23, 2019 | Altruistic, Bobby's Story, Half Marathon, Marathon, Other Sports, Running
(This is Bobby’s third installment here on Kidney Donor Athletes. If you haven’t read the first two, click here!) Game time! Seems like I was on the bench forever. It seemed an eternity before it was going to be my turn to get called into the game. The...
by Tracey Hulick | Jan 21, 2019 | News and Updates
Last week I was having snacks and a bourbon on the rocks with a couple of friends while in Madison for work. I was catching up with them when we got on the topic of my kidney donation and the subsequent birth of Kidney Donor Athletes. And then the question came....