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On May 9th 2007, I had my son, we named him Cameron, He had the most gorgeous eyes you have EVER seen. Everyone that saw him commented on them, and told me, he is here for a special reason, he is here to change peoples lives. I never believed it until the day came.
A few days after he came home from the hospital he got what we thought was a cold, it was the end of may, coming into winter, so we thought nothing of it. A week later, it was getting worse. I took him to the GP, he was put on antibiotics at the age of 3 weeks old. They did nothing, no one would listen to me, I kept taking him to the doctor everyday, "he's getting worse", I would tell them. But they kept saying he will be fine. Then the night came, when I was woken by him choking in his bassinette next to me, he couldn't breathe, I threw him over my knee and started bashing his back. He started breathing again, and I sat there and cried to my husband, theres something wrong with Cameron, why wont they listen to me? This happened again the next night, So I thought THATS IT.. I have to do something. So I took him to the hospital and I had to do it, I lied, I told them he stopped breathing!!.. I had to get them to pay attention to me!.. they all thought I was an over reacting parent, They were about to send us home, and another DR came in and said, "Can I assess him before he goes?" I said "be my guest, everyone else thinks Im crazy, why not you too?".. She said.. "hang on a second, I can hear a heart murmur, this baby has to stay over night, so we can do some ECG's". Thankyou, finally someone didnt think I was crazy. He stayed over night, his ecgs came back as normal, and again I was made to feel like an Idiot, they sent me home with a letter to a paediatric cardiologist, and an appointment to see him in 6 weeks time.
In those 6 weeks life was HELL!!.. He kept getting worse, it had turned from a cold like a cold, to a FLU, he was coughing ALL day, choking ALL night, I was tired and stressed, and I had a 15month old daughter to look after aswell. I would cry all night !!..
Finally the day came to see Dr Murphy, the paediatric cardiologist.. The day was Friday 13th of July !!... Things started off good, he did an ECHO on his heart(like an ultrasound)then he went quiet, and asked if anyone else in the family had a history of anything heart related, I had a heart murmur when I was born also, but it was nothing. We told him about my grandfathers bicuspid valve, and he said.. Good news and bad news, He doesnt have a bicuspid valve... Bad news... "How fast can you get to Westmead Childrens Hospital"? My stomach dropped, my heart started racing, "Your son has what we call a coarctation of the aorta, where the aorta is pinched, at its thinest it was 1.6mm", I think it was supposed to be about 14mm. If he doesnt have surgery in the next 24 hours he will die !!.. I wanted to throw up !!.. He got straight on the phone to the kids hospital and told them Cameron was on his way!!.. I drove so fast to get my husband, when I got to his work, I told him, he dropped tools, and didnt even tell them he was leaving, he got in the car and took off, he was doing 150kms down the M4, he got pulled over on the way, but because of the curcumstances, he was let off(being a green P plater he was very lucky), We got there, and got into emergency straight away!!.. They took him up to the ward within the hour, But downfall, cameron had Just eaten, and needed to fast. So surgery was booked for the next morning.
I left him there with my husband while I went down to the hospital chapel to find a priest, My baby hadnt been baptised yet!!.. So the priest organised a little ceremony the next morning before the surgery. It was the worst nights sleep I had ever had that night.!!
14th July 2007... I will never forget that morning, We gave him lots of cuddles, then we were told he needed a bath, so we took him to the washroom, and covered him in the green soap, and scrubbed him, we didnt want any chance of infection, so we scrubbed him for about half an hour. The time came for him to go.. I cried carrying him all the way to theatre, we sat there as they checked him over, and did all the pre op questions... Then they told me I couldnt go with them to put him to sleep, I cried NO.. NO.. Watching them walking away with him hurt SO bad !!... They gave me a beeper, and told me to go and have something to eat(How could I honestly), and they would page me when he was out of surgery.
It was the longest 4 hours EVER!!.. I was angry, and sad and scared all at once, I was biting my husbands head off for trying to make me eat!.. I felt sick at the thought of eating while my baby was having heart surgery!!.. Finally.. Finally... the beeper went off, OMG, i dont think I have EVER walked so fast in my LIFE!!.. We got there and had to wait outside, we were there for almost an hour, and finally someone came out and called us in. He was in the paediatric intensive Care unit. I walked in and saw him hooked up to all the machines, and I fell to the floor and cried... My poor baby!!.. He was having blood pressure problems, because his body was working SO hard to pump his blood through a tiny part in his aorta, once they cut out the damaged part and restiched it up, his body was still pumping hard, and his blood pressure was through the roof. He stayed in intensive care for 4 days... On the 5th day he was finally allowed back onto the ward.. On that 5th night, I had to go home that night to do some work. While he was asleep, we sat in the parents lounge, then all of a sudden all the lights went off !!.. The power at the childrens hospital went out, I dont know if anyone remembers it, it was on the news.. There were people running everywhere, backup lights came on, and machines were beeping, and doctors and nurses were frantically running to get to the patients that were hooked up, It was a MAD house!!.. Luckily Cameron had come off all his machines that afternoon!.. But we stayed with him that night, because we knew if something happened to him, the nurses would be too busy. Finally on day 7, Cameron got to come home !!.. He was SUCH a fighter !!.. He was SUCH a brave little boy, Even when 4 months later his coarctation reappeared and he had to have more surgery, he was SO STRONG..
My baby is my inspiration.. He is such a fighter.. and always has been. He is now 2 and half, and full of life, and had the all clear from his cardiologist, he will still have yearly checkups, but things are GREAT now.. So when I need inspiration, I look at these photos and think, If he can get through that, I can get through this !! This is Cameron in the waiting room for theatre, you can tell just by looking at him, that he knew something was going on- He was only 9 weeks old 
Cameron in intensive care, all the machines, I cried SO much when I saw him 
This is Cameron now, Happy, and healthy, and OH SO VERY CHEEKY LOL 
Started 17-06-09 at 131.8kg 117cm Waist **MINI GOAL** - Have lost 10kg in total by 1st August 2009  - On 27th July '09
**MINI GOAL**- Under 50BMI - 117kgs by 1stSeptember 2009 - On 9th August '09
**MINI GOAL**- Get to 110kg for mums birthday on1st October 2009 - On 8th September '09
**MINI GOAL**- Get to 100kg for my husbands 24th Birthday on November 2nd 2009 - On 30th October 2009
**MINI GOAL**- Get to 89kg for Christmas
Can I get to 89 kgs for christmas?? Let's See
 
YAY Down to DOUBLE DIGITS.. Hello 90's 
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| Ohhhh WoW!! Im so close to tears!!!! I just had to give my 10 yr old baby a hug!!! Im so sorry you and your family had to endure this!! Im so sorry little Cameron had to go thru this and Im so grateful that he pulled through!! He trully is a hero!! Have u thought about sending Camerons story into Thats life & Take 5???
   
Started 19th January, 2009..... 140 kgs 26/1/09.. lost 4.6 kgs........... 135.4kgs 2/2/09.. lost 1.1 kgs.......... 134.3kgs 5/3/09.. lost 4.8 kgs........... 129.5kgs 2/4/09.. lost 2.5 kgs.......... 127.0 kgs 5/5/09.. lost 3.5kgs.......... 123.5kgs 3/6/09.. lost 3.0 kgs.......... 120.5kgs 6/7/09.. lost 2.5kgs........... 118.0kgs 3/8/09.. lost 2.8kgs........... 115.2kgs 7/9/09.. lost 3.7kgs........... 111.5kgs 5/10/09.. lost 2.2kgs........... 109.3kgs 3/11/09.. lost 2.1kgs........... 107.2kgs 21/11/09.. lost 1.7kgs........... 105.5kgs TOTAL LOST ... 34.5KGS YAY!! *1st Goal is to get to 130kgs by the 5/3/09!:  ** 2nd goal is to be 120kgs by the mid JUNE 09  *** 3rd goal is 115kgs by mid - August  **** 4th goal is 110kgs by 28/9/ 2009   *****5th goal is 105kgs by 30/11/2009 ******6th goal is 99.9kgs by 31/12/09 
CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE! 33 Sleeps to Xmas!! 12.6kgs pledged!
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| What a heart moving amazing story..I am glad this story had a happy ending! It makes you realise all thie things in life that is taken for granted..Big eye opener.. I hope your all the more stronger as a person for going through it all. Best of luck with your weight loss journey kimmyb
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| That was such a beautiful story, always trust a mothers intuition, I am sorry you were ignored for so long. Thank god you persevered and can watch your beautiful little boy grow up.
  
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| What a little cutey! :O) APPALLED they didn't pick that up at birth! My niece had a similar thing where the valve was squished shut and too thin. She had surgery within days of being born where they popped the squished bit open with a balloon and then replaced the piece of damaged valve (with a synethetic valve) Because children grow, and the replacement does not, she has to have surgery again most likely in early teens when she's stopped growing, or beforehand if she grows too much for the valve. She had to see the cardiologist regularly until recently when she's been given the all clear and after 10 years is off her meds. With all the probs behind the scene you would never know she had a heart defect, with the exception of medic alert bracelet. We're hoping there's a small chance she doesn't need surgery later on, but what a miracle they can fix things like this. That's awesome your little man has been given the all clear - Enjoy your little miracle :O)
Big Bum Challenge - 129.8kg
Useless at Challenges Challenge - 136.8kgNovember Challenge - to be less than 136.8kg  Overall Weightloss Ticker 
125kg - will do a little happy dance,
haven't been this weight since early 2005
115kg - Specialty cosmetic treats
110kg
- New Heels
105kg
- New Matching Lingerie
99kg
-Start horse-riding lessons GOAL- 95kg (18)
- Horse Trek
Not on TF anymore but my weightloss/gain journey in pictures can be found here
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Thankyou for sharing your story. So glad that your little boy is a happy energetic little boy who is now so full of life
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1ST MINI GOAL: Dad's Birthday 13/10/09 to have lost more than 5kg by then 2/10/09!! October Challenge - Lose 7kg - Total 4.5kg gone 16/10/09 Start: 18/9/2009: 118.8kg Week 1: 25/9/2009: 115.6 = 3.2kg loss!YAY Week 2: 2/10/2009: 113.6 = 2kg loss = Total 5.2kg! Week 3: DNW Week 4: 16/10/2009: 111.1 = 2.5kg loss = 7.7kg total  
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this story brang tears to my eyes your son is definatly a fighter!!!
SUCCESS ISNT A DESTINATION ITS A JOURNEY!!!
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