My Dad - Real Mum story on MoM

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So this a running commentary of what is happening with my father at the moment. To give you some background, my Dad is in his 60’s, he was told he wouldn’t live past 40 and Doctor advised Mum not to marry and have children with him. Almost 40 years later, 2 kidney transplants and all sorts of other bibs and bobs, here we are. Through all this my dad has cycled, ran, swam, archered, rowed and just about most other things. He “wants’ to live’ and be alive and I am so, so proud for that. However now as can occur in many transplant patients, he has a calcification on his heart and is high risk for a heart attack. After his fight to be here and to be living his life full of energy he has to try and find a balance so his heart isn’t the one to fail him. My Dad is incredibly stubborn and is not easily “slowing down”. I am feeling a little powerless at the moment, but hope that he has that moment. The moment you have when you realise you need to change something before it is too late. I hope he finds this moment very soon, I have never been more proud of anyone in my life then I am of him and his fight for it!

Posted by michelle_margetts, 23rd January 2014

11 Comments

- - mom113055 said
  - 19 Apr 2015
    11:57 am
its a good story to read

- - mom57522 said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    10:37 am
What a true fighter your dad and mum are.

- - coppin85 said
  - 30 May 2014
    10:44 pm
your dad is an amazing man and i hope he has that moment too

- - catgrrl3 said
  - 16 May 2014
    2:55 pm
your dad sounds like such an inspiration, never giving up when told there is no hope! thats a true fighter, best wishes

- - scottie said
  - 16 May 2014
    8:15 am
I hope your Dad is doing well

- - fatheroffaprincess said
  - 31 Mar 2014
    7:23 pm
i hope all is well

- - yyon4699 said
  - 29 Mar 2014
    4:39 pm
Hope your dad is doing well and will keep him and family in prayers.

- - yyon4699 said
  - 16 Mar 2014
    6:24 pm
Great story and very much hope that it all goes well!

- - michelle_margetts said
  - 28 Jan 2014
    8:41 pm
Thank you ladies. I hope is is sticking to his limits, he has ignored them in the past. and yes we all get more stubborn the older we get, I take after my father, that’s probably why we are bucking heads a little at the moment.

- - sanjipanj said
  - 26 Jan 2014
    12:45 am
& I am sure from reading this he is so incredibly proud of his girl. I hope he learns to take it easier, the older we get the more stubborn we become. I wish you all the best

- - della said
  - 24 Jan 2014
    12:38 am
Slowing down he will do ,but just remember he got this far he knows his limits,and slowing down to much is not good either.I hope he keep’s doing well as it sound’s like he has a strong will to push on