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Pointe-Claire (Quebec) \u2013 November 13, 2014 \u2013<\/strong> It is mere coincidence that the words \u201cdaily\u201d and \u201cdialysis\u201d are so similar, but for Beaconsfield resident Harold Murdock, it would be doubly difficult to go through his dialysis treatments at a downtown hospital. Thanks to the relatively-new hemodialysis unit in the ambulatory-care centre at the Lakeshore General Hospital (LGH), Harold Murdock is able to take a short car ride to the LGH, rather than endure the hour-and-a-half drive downtown \u2013 and thanks to the great care he has received at the Lakeshore unit, his family is going to bat for him \u2013 and other patients like him.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe staff and nurses at the Lakeshore General Hospital have been so great, and instead of having to go downtown, I am able to go to the Lakeshore. I live seven minutes from the hospital\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDollars for Dialysis dream divulged<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHarold Murdock endures dialysis treatments for four-and-a-half to five hours a day, three days a week \u2013 and a project that his kids are embarking on has the ambitious goal of pumping even more funds into the hemodialysis unit that has helped their dad \u2013 and their mom, Shirley, as well \u2013 so much. Inspired by their parents\u2019 struggles, and hoping to help others like him, Harold\u2019s kids, Debra and Danny hatched the idea of raising some money to help other patients like their father. Danny Murdock lives in North Carolina with his wife Kathryn and their three daughters, Brittany, Vanessa and Heidi.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDanny is a passionate runner, so he and his daughter Brittany have decided to run more than 78 km in four days next January in the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge<\/em>, a gruelling set of four foot races at increasing distances: 5k, 10k, 21.1-kilometre half-marathon and a full 42-kilometre marathon on the fourth day. Danny\u2019s youngest daughter Heidi and wife are running the 5- and 10-kilometre races, the middle daughter, Vanessa is running the 5K, 10K and half-marathon; but Danny and Brittany are girding themselves mentally and physically for all four races.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nStill, Danny said, although he knows that the drain of running that far in that time period will be a challenge, he is excited about it. After all, running is tough, but compared to kidney failure, he said, it\u2019s \u201cnot that tough.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s the last day that will be the hardest,\u201d said the North Carolina native, in town late last summer to visit his parents. During a recent visit to the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation office, he said although the running is a challenge, it\u2019s easy to do it when he thinks of what his father has to go through. \u201cIt\u2019s mentally very difficult to find it in yourself to get up and run all over again, but it\u2019s a lot easier to do compared to what my dad \u2013 and others like him \u2013 have to go through most days\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHis sister Debra is in charge of the administration and fundraising aspect of the project. She will be overseeing the request for donations that is set to go out to friends, family and supporters. The family is hoping to raise $5,000 for the Dialysis Clinic. For his part, Harold Murdock is simply appreciative of his kids\u2019 and grandkids\u2019 enthusiasm for the project. \u201cThey\u2019re amazing people and I know that they\u2019re going to make this project a big success\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAbout the Lakeshore General Hospital (LGH), hemodialysis and kidney failure in Canada <\/strong><\/p>\n