Reclaiming My Life

Weight loss update [February 2, 2022]


Hey you guys,

We did it! The £5000 raised during phase one has allowed me to fly off for surgery with the fabulous doctors at The Health Store Turkey, Izmir.
The surgery was a success and I am working on diet and working in some gradual exercise. I am forever grateful .  I will be quietly working on my health but I will update you along the way. 
Thank you xo

King 
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5454 King Fundraiser


Kate Kandiah runs a 5k each week for 5 weeks to collect funds for King's treatments and life-saving bariatric surgery. Once she makes her goal she passes the baton to long-time close friend of King, Tyler Phillips in Ireland who surprises King by continuing the 5k every week until Christmas to raise more funds. 





ORIGINAL POST BELOW:

Life gets difficult to appreciate when the size of your body eclipses your dreams. Living in constant pain, always tired from only getting 2 hours of sleep each night, the joint pain, limited mobility, and the constant stigma. My weight had become my identity soon after I entered adolescence. It closed doors that I worked so hard to open. It had painted over my aspirations and minimized my larger-than-life personality to just a peanut inside of an oversized shell.

 

[Image: I got to take my brothers and my niece to their first carnival fair, but they were upset I couldn't go on any of the rides with them. This moment still makes me smile]

 I want to perform again. I want to go out and dance without risking a limb or my life. I want to walk without pain in my knees and hips. I want to run a 5k for charity. I want to travel across the Japanese archipelago and write a book of haikus. I want to jump in Carnival across the Caribbean especially my hometown, Cayman. All these things seem impossible for me at the minute due to my size. I want to change. I want to not only feel good about my body image, but I also want to feel good and healthy in it.

 

[Image: Me singing at the Richmond RunFest 2021 in London]

The mental drain of dealing practically and logistically with obesity, as well as the insecurity of it all, is a burden and I am tired. I can barely walk, and my body is in constant pain from joint damage. I only made it worse forcing myself to exercise out of desperation to lose weight…but at 220Kg that was dire mistake. My BMI is 63 and I also struggle with asthma, sleep apnoea, insomnia, general anxiety disorder, and a learning difficulty called dyspraxia. I am blessed that I have not developed diabetes or high blood pressure and I try to maintain a clean eating lifestyle, but I cannot reverse the damage done to my body on willpower alone

 

[Image: Me and some of the Cayman Islands Folk Singers back when I was the director.]

UPDATE: I have spoken with several doctors in Manchester, England and I am ready to go through with medical intervention and undergo bariatric surgery. The procedures I have decided on is the Gastric Sleeve procedure with an estimated cost of £13,000. 

 I have done the work to mend my emotional wounds and to let go of my childhood abuse and trauma. I unfortunately wear that trauma daily and my manic depression manifests in emotional eating. It was a huge effort and many times I have been faced with the decisions to continue living or quit. I chose to live every time, sometimes with good timing and intervention from friends, and I continue to choose to live. Therefore, I am asking your help now with this life altering surgery.

 

 

Please help me by donating whatever you can or sharing my campaign with someone who you think may be able to help.

 
Sunny Regards,
King E. Navassa

 

 

Bonus

Here is a clip of me being silly and having fun on Britain's Come Dine With Me. I hope this makes you smile. Love.