Fixing Dad - BBC2 Sunday 24 July at 10.00 pm
Jul 22, 2016 10:13:54 GMT
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Post by GaryMacGowan on Jul 22, 2016 10:13:54 GMT
Hi Everyone,
BBC2 are showing the film Fixing Dad at 10pm on Sunday evening - www.fixingdad.com
It’s an incredible film about turning your life around through exercise (specifically cycling) and diet, to cure type 2 diabetes.
At the end of 2013 Geoff Whitington, weighed over 19 stone. He was resigned to a premature death from a catalogue of health conditions.
Geoff’s doctor had started discussing with him the possibility of foot amputation due to his Type 2 diabetes. The arch of his left foot had already collapsed as a result of Charcot’s foot. This is where the foot becomes deformed and misshapen due to severe neuropathy caused by Type 2 diabetes. Geoff’s right foot was also developing ulcers due to his poor circulation. To add to this Geoff had very high blood pressure and cholesterol and, in the words of his family: “Dad was getting his affairs in order. He was preparing to die.”
It was at this point that his sons, Anthony and Ian, decided they needed to put their own lives on hold while they embarked on a mission to restore their dad's health and enjoyment of life. They set about ‘Fixing Dad’ by helping him embrace a healthy diet and introducing him to lots of different sports and challenges.
They soon discovered that there were no quick fixes and it was going to take a monumental effort to get their father in the best health of his life. They had to battle with decades of engrained and destructive habits and negativity, locked in place with almost superhuman stubbornness! They had to overhaul ever single aspect of their dad’s lifestyle. Heavy drinking and junk food was out, replaced by salads, cycling, camping and sky-diving!
Anthony and Ian filmed their dad over a year. The film documents their struggle to transform their dad from an obese, barely mobile night-time security guard to a fighting fit endurance cyclist, public speaker and health activist.
A highlight from the film is Geoff and his sons and step-son completing the Ride 100 for Diabetes UK, an epic cycling challenge made even more extreme by the deluge of Hurricane Bertha.
Regards
G
BBC2 are showing the film Fixing Dad at 10pm on Sunday evening - www.fixingdad.com
It’s an incredible film about turning your life around through exercise (specifically cycling) and diet, to cure type 2 diabetes.
At the end of 2013 Geoff Whitington, weighed over 19 stone. He was resigned to a premature death from a catalogue of health conditions.
Geoff’s doctor had started discussing with him the possibility of foot amputation due to his Type 2 diabetes. The arch of his left foot had already collapsed as a result of Charcot’s foot. This is where the foot becomes deformed and misshapen due to severe neuropathy caused by Type 2 diabetes. Geoff’s right foot was also developing ulcers due to his poor circulation. To add to this Geoff had very high blood pressure and cholesterol and, in the words of his family: “Dad was getting his affairs in order. He was preparing to die.”
It was at this point that his sons, Anthony and Ian, decided they needed to put their own lives on hold while they embarked on a mission to restore their dad's health and enjoyment of life. They set about ‘Fixing Dad’ by helping him embrace a healthy diet and introducing him to lots of different sports and challenges.
They soon discovered that there were no quick fixes and it was going to take a monumental effort to get their father in the best health of his life. They had to battle with decades of engrained and destructive habits and negativity, locked in place with almost superhuman stubbornness! They had to overhaul ever single aspect of their dad’s lifestyle. Heavy drinking and junk food was out, replaced by salads, cycling, camping and sky-diving!
Anthony and Ian filmed their dad over a year. The film documents their struggle to transform their dad from an obese, barely mobile night-time security guard to a fighting fit endurance cyclist, public speaker and health activist.
A highlight from the film is Geoff and his sons and step-son completing the Ride 100 for Diabetes UK, an epic cycling challenge made even more extreme by the deluge of Hurricane Bertha.
Regards
G
