Some Bay Area kidney donors and recipients are defying expectations, as they take on a race more than 300 miles long. As they gear up for the challenge this week, they’re inspiring others along the way.
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Read the latest news articles on the Donor Games, athletes who have donated a kidney, and life after kidney donation.
5 Questions: Carlisle High School alum, kidney donors prep for 316-mile race
Between the two of them, Whitney Baker and Hilary Baude have completed 17 half-marathons, 30 marathons, three Ironman Triathlons and donated two kidneys.
PA Sutton became the first altruistic living kidney donor in South Carolina, and now leads the South Carolina Transplant Foundation
Zachary Sutton is a strong advocate for organ transplantation and is dedicated to spreading awareness on its benefits. In 2008, he became the first altruistic living kidney donor in South Carolina when he donated a kidney to Michael Cheeks, a man who had been on dialysis for 15 years.
Grit over everything – CrossFitter Danielle Fiorito’s fight for a kidney and a future
Kidney donation, like any organ donation, is a lengthy process both physically and mentally, but the reward is priceless — the joy of saving a life like Fiorito’s.
My Kidney Donation Story: Kim Rice
I am a Baltimore-based artist. Last spring, another Baltimore artist posted a need for a kidney on Instagram. I quickly looked up what kidney donation entailed and then applied to be a donor. I assumed he was going to need a lot of people to apply to find the right match.
Living donor stops in Las Vegas during ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride across west
A living donor is biking across the U.S. to raise awareness about the need for living organ donations. Mark Scotch has made a stop in Las Vegas along the “Organ Trail” and visited the Nevada Donor Network on Friday.
KNX Hero: Cyclists raising awareness for living organ donation
Did you know you can donate an organ and live a long, healthy life? KNX Hero Mark Scotch has done it not once but twice, and he’s working hard to raise awareness about living organ donations.
Local woman combines love of CrossFit with experience of donating a kidney
Roni Hays donated her kidney to her mother in 2019, and has competed in the Donor Games since 2020.
Schofield kidney donor takes first place in national athletic event
Mike Ramsey donated a kidney to his wife in 2023. While both were recovering, Ramsey learned he would be eligible for the donor games put on by the National Kidney Registry. Mike is one of 20 kidney donors who made it to the championship in Connecticut this September. He placed first among the 10 men.
Two strangers donate kidneys to save one Rancho Bernardo woman
They met for the first time this week. Steve Holmes came from Philadelphia, and Kate Pleatman from Ohio, to celebrate the woman who benefited from both of their kidneys.