Asked how he was able to stick to his strict, year-long weight-loss regimen, Daniel Kablutsiak credits a few things.
“Determination, love, and I guess stubbornness,” he said, from his hometown of Arviat, Nunavut.
Behind those things was a clear goal — to lose enough weight so he could help give his teenage son a more normal life. Daniel needed to lose weight in order to be an organ donor for Hunter, 16.
Hunter was diagnosed with stage 5 kidney disease in 2020. He’s been managing OK, Daniel says, but the medications — about 10 pills a day — take a toll.
“He’s doing just fine, but with all these pills,
