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raised of £3,500 target by 26 supporters

    Weʼve raised £800 to send the Chapmans on a well deserved family break

    Montrose, UK
    Funded on Sunday, 17th March 2019

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    Story

    Hello Everyone,

    My name is Deborah Ingram. I am the childminder and friend of the brave and inspiring Chapman family.

    Our paths first crossed in September 2017 when mum was looking for childcare for her two sons Finlay and Frankie. I have been their childminder since April 2018. Their dad, Luke, 35 years old, was on the organ donationation transplant waiting list. In June 2018 they found a donor.

    Luke, successfully, became the recipient of a double organ transplant, when he received a new kidney and pancreas in June. Positively life changing, he is no longer a diabetic, but unfortunately the long term effects of diabetes had damaged the arteries in his right foot and a painful ulcer appeared.

    Nothing could reverse the damage and on October 15th, Luke had his right foot amputated below the knee. The family have been devastated emotionally, physically and financially.

    It has been a very difficult few years for the family, particular 2018. Our aim is to send them on a family holiday together and to make some happy memories for the children. I hope we can raise a significant amount to make this possible. Thank you for taking time to read our page.

    FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL BE DOING A “DOOK FOR LUKE” on BOXING DAY 2018 at 11am MONTROSE BEACH SPLASH FRONT TO RAISE FUNDS. SPONSORS AND SPECTATORS WELCOME

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    Organ donation saves lives, they need everybody. Please visit www.organdonationscotland.org to join the NHS Organ Donor register. It takes less time than a selfie! ***DONT WAIT REGISTER TODAY***

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    I asked mum Vicky to share with us a more detailed insight to Luke's journey as a diabetic which lead to the rapid deterioration of his health and organ failure below is her story.

    Luke was diagnosed as type one diabetic at 12.

    Just after our first son Finlay was born in 2011, Luke suffered a number of eye related issues cause by diabetes.

    When I was 6 1/2 months pregnant with Frankie in October 2014, Luke was diagnosed with Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD). We were advised at that time, best case scenario, looking at possibly up to 5 years before dialysis would be needed, then a few years till transplant.

    During  2014 and 2016 there were numerous hospital stays due to the his diabetes and the deterioration of his kidney function.

    The DKD progress much more rapidly than anticipated and he was fitted with a stomach tube for peritoneal dialysis in November 2016 and started the PD in the December.

    The PD didn’t work well for Luke but because he was able to do it at home, overnight, while plugged into the machine. He persevered for a year with it. During the year that he was on PD, he was exhausted and carrying up to 6ltrs of extra fluid on his body on various occasions. His weight could increase by 3kg between getting up in the morning and going to bed. This extra fluid put strain on his heart and lungs, which at times made it hard to catch his breath.

    He was restricted to consuming 1 1/2 ltrs of fluid a day, this included fluid that is in any food that you eat.  He continued to work full time during this whole time, unless he was admitted to hospital.

    In October 2017 the Dr's fitted him with and emergency haemodialysis line in his neck, to start haemodialysis as quickly as possible because his blood pressure was sky high due to the extra fluid he was carrying and the PD wasn't taking enough toxins off with each session. He was fitted with a semi-permanent line in his neck about a week later to allow for haemodialysis going forward.

    When they operated to take the PD tube out of his stomach, they accidentally cut the main artery in his stomach and had to fully open his abdomen to repair the damage. He received 4 pints of blood during the operation to replace what was lost. He was in hospital for 10 days afterwards.

    The haemodialysis worked better for him but he needed to spend 5 hours at the dialysis unit in Arbroath on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons.

    In December 2017 we both contacted flu. With his diabetes and the DKD his immune system wasn't as able to fight it as mine and he was admitted to hospital 2 weeks before Christmas.  He was discharged from hospital a few days  before Christmas 2017. He was still unwell and on Hogmanay really didn't feel well. New year's day 2018, I called the renal ward and explained my concerns over his health, they admitted him straight away. After a number of tests it was determined that the flu and fluid that was sitting on his chest had caused a minor heart attack. He was in hospital for another week and off work until February.

    The haemodialysis slowly started to work better and his general health improved to allow us to have an almost "normal" way of life for a few months.

    On the 3rd of June 2018 at 1AM we got a call that we needed to go to Edinburgh as there was a kidney and pancreas transplant available that was a match. The operation was a success and Luke is no longer a diabetic.

    He recovered quickly and was released from Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 10 days after the transplant. However, he was admitted to Ninewells a week after he got home because the kids passed on a cold and the immunosuppressant's meant that the cold could quickly become very serious.

    The level of immunosuppressant's has been slowly lowered over the months but he still needs to be vigilant. He was off work from June until August. He went back to work and within a few weeks an ulcer had appeared on his right foot at the side, then another couple of ulcers on his toes.

    He carried on as best he could at work but the pain was becoming worse and worse. Eventually he was admitted to Ninewells at the end of September and tests showed that there was restricted blood flow to 2 of the 3 arteries in his right foot. There is nothing that could be done to repair the damage and it is a common issue in long time diabetics.

    They removed his right foot on the 15th October, he received his new prosthetic leg on Monday 12th November, he was discharged from Ninewells on Thursday 15th November, our youngest son Frankies 4th birthday.

    There is one ulcer on the left foot but the tests show that the blood supply, while it is restricted it is not as bad as the right foot, so they are not going to intervene with the left foot at the moment.

    Thank you for taking time to read our story.

    Vicky Chapman x

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    • deborah ingram5 years ago
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      deborah ingram

      5 years ago

      Thank you to everyone who has donated to our just giving page. In 12 days we will be braving it in the cold North sea and doing a Dook for Luke on boxing Day! Please help us reach our target no matter how small your donation every little helps. Thanks to everyone who has shared and suppored our cause Xxx

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    26

    • Mina Welsh

      Mina Welsh

      Dec 15, 2018

      All the best. Hope you reach your target.

      £10.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Dec 5, 2018

      £50.00

    • Chalkey Lacey

      Chalkey Lacey

      Dec 1, 2018

      Yo bro , Wishing you all the best RegardsMichael & Emma

      £100.00

    • Michael and Angela

      Michael and Angela

      Nov 29, 2018

      Thinking of you all, you have been through such a lot.

      £50.00

    • Emma Laidlaw

      Emma Laidlaw

      Nov 27, 2018

      All the best to Luke and his family

      £30.00

    • Martyn Rayner

      Martyn Rayner

      Nov 24, 2018

      £50.00

    • Lesley & Rob

      Lesley & Rob

      Nov 24, 2018

      £30.00

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