Darel, Damien and Caitriona Behan

Doing it for Dad

Fundraising for Kerry Hospice Foundation
€6,641
raised of €500 target
by 167 supporters
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Event: In memory of Harold Behan
In memory of Harold Behan
We Provide palliative care services to enable people to live live to the full

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Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. 

Our Dad, Harold Behan passed away on 24th January this year.

As a tribute to him we have set ourselves a number of challenges for May and June to raise funds for Kerry Hospice and in particular the Palliative Care Centre in Tralee.

Dad spent three nights in the care of the nurses and doctors in the palliative care centre. We will be forever grateful for the care and dignity he was shown, and the support and time we were given as a family to be with him in his final days.

The challenges we have chosen to take on have significance for us. 

Last year Caitriona took on the challenge of a swim a day in May for the Irish Cancer Society. Little did she know at the time that one year on we would be all too familiar with the harsh reality of cancer and its devastating effects. Dad stood on the shoreline many a day last May with a towel in hand waiting for her when she came out.

Our run on the 18th June starts from Ballyheigue. Dad spent of lot of his working life in the Ballyheigue area so this was the perfect running challenge for us.

Caitriona 

  • Dip (in the sea) each Day in May

  • 10km on the Head - 18th June

Darel and Damien 

  • Half on the Head - Half Marathon from Ballyheigue around the Kerry Head Loop - 18th June 

About the charity

Many of the people using palliative care have cancer. However we also have non cancer patients with life limiting illness availing of the service

Donation summary

Total raised
€6,640.33
Online donations
€6,640.33
Offline donations
€0.00

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