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Plans for respite holiday cabin in
Culdaff
15.03.16
UTV Ireland’s Joe Mahon
has spoken candidly about his family experience of
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at the launch of a
fundraising campaign to create a respite centre in
Inishowen.
Derry group Hoist Away is planning holiday
accommodation with a difference in Inishowen and the
Lesser Spotted Journeys’ presenter kick-started
their Pound Appeal. People are asked to donate just
£1 to the appeal.
“Hoist Away’s Culdaff Cabin will cater for people
who are confined to wheelchairs and require
hoisting. I am convinced that it will be greatly
welcomed by the many families who are responsible
for the care of family members who need this level
of assistance to get through life," said the
television presenter.
“My own father, Jim Mahon, suffered from MS for many
years. He required constant care and help to get
through each day, as he could do nothing for
himself. Life would have been impossible for my
mother, who was his main carer, had it not been for
the range of lifts, hoists and other equipment
necessary to move him from one spot in the house to
another. |
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UTV presenter Joe Mahon who has
spoken about his family experience of MS as part of
a new campaign to build respite holiday cabin in
Culdaff. |
“They were both
afforded some respite from the daily grind whenever
he was taken into a residential nursing home or into
hospital, where he always received the utmost care
from dedicated people.
“However, to have had a facility such as the log
cabin in a beautiful location like Culdaff, where
they would have been able to enjoy a holiday
together and where all of the necessary equipment
was available, would have been of enormous benefit
to their situation and I am sure, would have been a
great boost to their morale and that of the whole
family,” he added.
Hoist Away’s Catherine Farrimond explained that
donations to the Pound Appeal can be made at
www.facebook.com/hoistaway and through PayPal. |
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