by Tracey Hulick | Feb 5, 2020 | Cycling, Half Marathon, Parent When Donated, Running
What brings me here are the three most important things I’ve done in my life: I married Amy, a sweet, honest, curious, clever and adorable woman, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for a long time. We adopted Holly, the funniest human being I have ever known when she...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 8, 2019 | News and Updates
Hello KDA community! This year we successfully hosted our first Kidney Donor Athlete weekend back in July. We had a great turnout, made new connections, and had a lot of fun! And after much deliberation, we have an announcement for next year… KDA will be...
by Tracey Hulick | May 8, 2019 | Altruistic, Cycling, Running
My name is Brian Glennon and I am an altruistic kidney donor. Donating one of my kidneys to a stranger was one of the best decisions that I’ve ever made. I wish I had more kidneys to donate. But since I do not, I will do all that I can do to spread awareness about...
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...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 29, 2018 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Running
I can still remember the smell of the burning rubber on the track when winter turned to spring, the feeling of my lungs gasping for air at the end of interval training day, and even the burning pain I felt in my legs after finishing a 400m race. High school was only a...