by Tracey Hulick | Apr 19, 2019 | Running, Transplant Chain, Ultra
Wow! I consider myself a planner and feel like I always do my homework before jumping into things. I study trail maps for hours before hikes. I envision all the medical emergencies I may face when building a first aid kit. I scour nutrition data...
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 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 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 2, 2019 | Crossfit, Other Sports, Transplant Chain
My mom became sick in the spring of 2015. Although it is still difficult to say what exactly caused her kidneys to fail, she had the perfect storm of events occur to cause her to become septic in the ICU and in end-stage renal failure. Once my mom started doing better...
