Thank you for taking the time to visit my fundraising page on iDonate.ie I took part in the Marathon des Sables, the toughest foot race on Earth on April 8-13th 2018. It is a 250Km marathon across the Sahara Desert over 6 days in extreme heat carrying all needed supplies in my own backpack. I've...
Thank you for taking the time to visit my fundraising page on iDonate.ie I took part in the Marathon des Sables, the toughest foot race on Earth on April 8-13th 2018. It is a 250Km marathon across the Sahara Desert over 6 days in extreme heat carrying all needed supplies in my own backpack. I've chosen to fundraise for 3 very deserving Neurological Disease Registered Charities: Young Parkinson Ireland, Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland (HDAI) . They are all in dire need of funds to provide specialist nursing care to patients. All funds raised here will be equally divided and sent directly to these 3 great causes. I hope you can help me by donating whatever you can. Simply click the Donate button above. All donations are processed securely. Please also share my page using Share options below. This is a great way to show your support and raise the positive impact you can make for these causes. Many Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
Registered charity numbers: The Parkinson’s Association of Ireland CHY No. 10816 The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) CHY 8510 Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland CHY 10130
Marathon Des Sables For YPI, Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland (HDAI)
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Congrats Fergal, fantastic achievement, well done! 👍🏻
Your a lunatic.....but a nice one!!! Up Kilkenny
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About the Cause
YPI
The All Ireland Deep Brain Stimulation Service (DBS) is part of the DNI service. DBS is an effective treatment for a subset of patients suffering with disabling neurological movement disorders where symptoms are inadequately controlled with oral medications, namely Parkinson’s Disease (PD), essential tremor (ET) and dystonia
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is the only organisation of its kind in the country providing specialised services to families affected by this terminal condition.
The Association cannot slow the progression of MND or change the outcome but we can alleviate the feelings of isolation and frustration. We offer consistent support to approximately 450 families across Ireland who otherwise would have nowhere else to turn. Everybody with MND has different needs at different stag
Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland (HDAI)
Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a life-limiting hereditary brain condition that affects a person’s physical abilities, emotions and thinking skills. Symptoms can vary significantly even between individuals in the same family.
Over the course of the illness, from 15 to 25 years on average, people with HD will lose the ability to walk, talk, eat and manage their self-care and can also experience emotional and mental health changes.
Symptoms usually presents between the age of