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 | 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...