To save his daughter, she had to lose ten pounds in just six weeks.
Richie Keegan discovered that he was compatible to donate a part of the liver to the small Millie, born with a severe form of biliary atresia. A previous intervention had not given the hoped results and the transplant had become the only possibility left.
However, there was an obstacle: in order to deal with the operation as a donor, Richie had to quickly reduce his weight.
He began training several times a week and followed a strict diet. In six weeks he managed to reach the target, allowing the procedure to move forward in London.
The hardest part, he said, was not physical fatigue.
She was seeing her daughter be sick and feel impotent.
Slimming was finally something concrete for her. He could not control the disease, but he could prepare to offer her a part of himself.
This story is not only about the strength of will.
It tells how far a parent can come when a child's life also depends on his ability to not surrender.