Eduardo Camargo, 35, who had never jogged after his school days and only failed in his diet, went on a crash diet this time. Cutting down on his meal, he monitored his food intake, stuck to a diet consisting of fresh fruit and vegetables, drank water only as for something to drink, and set the goal of running 20miles (32km) a week. Halfway through, he actually felt like he was going to vomit, but kept running with the only resolution to lose his weight. As a result, he, at 210pounds (95kg), lost 40pounds (20kg) in two months. What made him put all his strength in losing his weight?
It was not to have a good figure but to save his youngest daughter Jazlyn. Jazlyn was diagnosed at birth with biliary atresia, a life-threatening liver condition that required a transplant. But no appropriate donor was found. Although Eduardo wanted to donate his liver, he wasn’t a viable candidate for the surgery because of his fatty liver. After his desperate effort, he could get a normal liver and a third of his liver could be transplanted into his daughter. Jazlyn, who could have lost her life in one or two years after birth if there was no donor, received a new life from his dad a second time.