Well I have made it to 1 more day until the Tough Mudder. I feel very well trained for this event, after a near death stay at St Paul's Hospital in March and many days of dialysis without any major problems. FOR THIS I AM GRATEFUL. I have had my pump speed at dialysis raised to 459ml a minute, which has changed my recovery period after dialysis to a more distressful situation. I have some side effects, such as imbalance, major headaches and longer exhaustion periods.
I have to have dialysis a extra time this week and after the event because of the tissue tears , it pushes my potassium levels higher and caused me more electrolytes passing through my blood stream. It has been the hardest thing that I have had to do for my training plan getting ready for the Tough Mudder event on Saturday, at Whistler. My start time is 1:45pm.
My daughter Julia has arrived with my brother Corey, from Ibiza, Spain, so she will be travelling with me to Whistler. Julia has been a very important inspirational piece to my training. She has always been in the front of my mind, where I am determined to help get this information about Organ Transplant Awareness, and Registering to be a Organ Donor strongly out there in the Media.
I will have difficulty with the side affects from my Kidney Disease IGA Nephropathy, competing tomorrow in the Tough Mudder. However I know the extreme pain that I will be in after training and going through this process. I can't change it and it does not ever get easier, I know that it will be there tomorrow, when I compete, and I have now grown to accept this. The most painful part that I get is the deferred pain that I get from my blood leaving my vital organs and then it sends pain signals through my abdominal cavity that I could only explain by the history that I had when I just about lost my arm from a Hemotoma infection and my arm was dieing from the lack of blood to arms. I feel exactly the same pain and the darkness of the pain that I felt the same as when I was younger. It happens every time I have trained for this event, and it is my biggest worry, however I have such strong Faith that you just have to believe that my Angels will keep me safe.
I also have some Film makers from the BECAUSE I CAN PROJECT coming down to Whistler to film this story, in the hopes of raising awareness for our cause.
I hope they can show how much this affects your loved ones around your suffering. I have been separated from my girl Julia for almost 14 months now, and her sister Eva. this has been a steady stream of pain in my soul, that never can be understood unless you have been away from your children while fighting for your life.
I will start and I hope to finish with a good time and a safe journey.
PLEASE REGISTER TO BE A ORGAN DONOR AND ALSO SHARE THIS STORY WITH ALL OF YOUR CONNECTIONS IN THE HOPE OF GETTING CANADIANS TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE TO HELP FELLOW CANADIAN FAMILIES THAT ARE SUFFERING.
Thank you,
Sincerely Kevin Campbell
