Grace hopes her experience can be an inspiration for those who are hesitant about kidney donation.
Grace Sims has completed more than 45 road marathons and 80 ultra trail races. Now she hopes to raise awareness about kidney donation.DENVER — Grace Sims has been an active runner since her mid-20’s. She’s completed more than 45 road marathons, 80 ultra trail races which is about 50-100 miles, Boston marathon, New York, Chicago, and the
“I made the decision to donate my kidney about a year and half ago at a race called ‘TransRockies, it’s a 6-day trail running stage race,” Sims said. “A friend of mine had presented at one of the dinner sessions that he donated his kidney," Sims said."It was a compelling story about how many athletic adventures he’s had since and he saved somebody’s life”.
Sims said she did not recover as fast as she expected but took extra precautions by taking it easy the first couple of weeks.
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