When Harry Irvine was born, doctors told him his parents he would likely never walk or talk. But today, the Canberra teenager completed a half marathon, to celebrate 10 years since the successful Kidney transplant from his dad that saved his life.
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00:00Bouncing and stretching at the start of the Canberra Half Marathon, you'd never guess
00:06the battle 17-year-old Harry Irvine has faced to get here.
00:11He was born with a large teratoma tumour and, just hours old, was flown to Sydney for emergency
00:16surgery.
00:17We were told he'd never walk, talk, function.
00:20Surgery saved his life, but the tumour had damaged organs and Harry developed renal failure
00:25at the age of four.
00:27One of my kidneys failed and I then got my dad's kidney to replace my broken one.
00:34No one knew what Harry's quality of life would be.
00:37I didn't know how it was going to affect me.
00:41In recovery, Harry found solace in running.
00:44When I come back from runs, I will actually feel clearer, I'll feel better.
00:49Ten years after receiving his dad's kidney, Harry signed up for a half marathon.
00:54It's pretty big for him.
00:55Ten years is a pretty big milestone.
00:58Harry set off with almost 13,000 other runners, pushing through the paint to finish 21.1 kilometres.
01:05The smile on his face, the enjoyment of it, that's what sort of makes it worthwhile.
01:09I wouldn't have said at seven years old that I could run a half marathoner.
01:12I can still run, I can still swim, I can still do anything.
01:17And with a half marathon under his belt, Harry is not done yet.
01:21I can still run, I can still run, I can still run, I can still run, I can still run, I can still
01:23run, I can still run, I can still run, I can still run, I can still run, I can still run,
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