This is about Kidneys and the Walk of Life ...
retrieved by Pat Darnell
Shad Ireland is now 38, was not supposed to live past 25 after undergoing two unsuccessful transplants. Does that put your senses on edge? It does mine.
" ... Most athletes in perfect health would not attempt an Ironman, which starts with 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. (excerpt) ... Ironman competitors tend to "get to a point where they say they can't take it anymore," Ireland said. ... ""
Shad Ireland, world's only dialysis Ironman, visiting Parsippany, N.J., patients today
BY ROB JENNINGS • STAFF WRITER • JULY 30, 2010 | [SOURCE]
" ... Ireland overcame the odds — and, in 2004, completed the Lake Placid Ironman in New York. He was the first, and said he remains the only, kidney dialysis patient to complete an Ironman.
[Read entire Article HERE] ... "
" ... Ireland, on Friday, will be visiting the Fresenius Medical Care dialysis clinic in Parsippany, where 114 patients ranging from age 21 to some in their 90s undergo treatment.
Meryl DeLuca, a social worker at the clinic, said, "Mr. Ireland is a wonderful inspiration to people, that they can work with kidney failure and get on with their life." ... "
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