Help Kevin Campbell's Fight for Life and Recovery

Hello Everyone,

 

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing you this message. As you may or may not be aware, my dad, Kevin Campbell, is currently fighting for his life. On August 13, 2023, the family couldn’t get a hold of him at all. After many texts and phone calls we received no response. We knew he was in Pennsylvania, USA somewhere dropping off a load for work but not sure where. After my mom, Tracey Campbell, made a lot of phone calls we found that he was in the Leigh Valley Hospital. He had called the ambulance to get him at the truck yard where he was dropping off.

 

The doctor told us that if he had waited another 24 hours that he would have not made it. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. They said that he has influenza A with Pneumonia and a bacterial infection. He is currently in a coma on a ventilator on his belly in bed. His lungs, liver, and kidneys have been failing. He has a temperature of over 104 degrees which they cannot get down or know where that is coming from. He is experiencing kidney failure which the hospital has been treating with dialysis but it hasn't worked yet. We thought we lost him last week and the doctors have been very bleak about his situation but we all know that Kevin is a fighter and he won’t give up. The last thing he said before going under was for them to do everything they possibly could do to save his life.

 

One thing that I believe that we can all say about my dad is that he would do anything for anyone. A recent example would just be a couple weeks ago when we told him about a random kid on our son's ball team that didn’t have a baseball glove- Dad, who doesn’t know this kid, wanted to buy the kid a ball glove ASAP and that was my last message with him before he went to the hospital. The amount of people that have messaged from all over the place about Kevin just tells us how many lives he has touched.

 

My dad probably wouldn’t want me to do this page but I am doing everything I can to help his situation. He can growl me when he gets better. I’m staying positive that he will come out of this!! With that being said, I understand the situation and know that this can be such a financial burden of stress waiting for him when he gets out. Not only are we unsure if the insurance will cover his medical care in the USA, we also know that the bills don’t stop coming in. Its especially difficult being self-employed. I’m just trying to make this manageable for him when he gets back as not sure when/if he will be able to work again.

 

I appreciate everyone’s kind messages and prayers and thanks for reading.