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A fighter, a competitor, an inspiration and a miracle – words commonly used to describe the 12-year-old runner, Camille Napier. At such a young age, Camille has made a name for herself, currently holding the 3000M indoor world record time for 12-year-old girls and the national indoor record time for 13-year-old girls. But Camille has a condition her parents feared would never allow her lead a competitive lifestyle like she has.
Camille was born with a liver disease called Biliary Atresia, a condition effecting only one in every 18,000 children. The disease is not preventable, the cause is unknown and there is no medical cure, but Camille has developed her own cure in her passion for running.
After Camille had the Kasai procedure at six weeks old, there was a 70% chance she would need a liver transplant and a 50% chance she would need one before the age of two. Now, a humble fighter at age 12, Camille doesn’t know if or when that day will come, but she runs every race like it’s her last.
Usually the runt of the group, you can find her at occasional college meets, local events in Houston & some of the biggest open track meets all over the country. And she has quite a collection to show for it.
She hopes to continue her collection through college and maybe even through the Olympics…
Out of all the races in the world, it seems Camille has already defeated her biggest competition in her battle against Biliary Atresia.
Texan Live will continue to bring you updates on Camille this season and you can follow her journey on Instagram at texastrackgirl.
Reporting for Texan Live…. Courtney Madden.
A fighter, a competitor, an inspiration and a miracle – words commonly used to describe the 12-year-old runner, Camille Napier. At such a young age, Camille has made a name for herself, currently holding the 3000M indoor world record time for 12-year-old girls and the national indoor record time for 13-year-old girls. But Camille has a condition her parents feared would never allow her lead a competitive lifestyle like she has.
Camille was born with a liver disease called Biliary Atresia, a condition effecting only one in every 18,000 children. The disease is not preventable, the cause is unknown and there is no medical cure, but Camille has developed her own cure in her passion for running.
After Camille had the Kasai procedure at six weeks old, there was a 70% chance she would need a liver transplant and a 50% chance she would need one before the age of two. Now, a humble fighter at age 12, Camille doesn’t know if or when that day will come, but she runs every race like it’s her last.
Usually the runt of the group, you can find her at occasional college meets, local events in Houston & some of the biggest open track meets all over the country. And she has quite a collection to show for it.
She hopes to continue her collection through college and maybe even through the Olympics…
Out of all the races in the world, it seems Camille has already defeated her biggest competition in her battle against Biliary Atresia.
Texan Live will continue to bring you updates on Camille this season and you can follow her journey on Instagram at texastrackgirl.
Reporting for Texan Live…. Courtney Madden.
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