Ive decided to challenge myself to the difficult task of cycling from Mizen head to Malin head in a bid to raise funds for the RVH cardiac ward 5C and the Royal Jubilee Maternity hospital.
We are indebted to the staff here for how they cared for my wife Michelle during her lengthy stay before safely delivering our very precious little baby Odhran.
Michelle has a genetic heart condition, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HOCM for short. Thankfully this never caused any issues with our three previous pregnancies however fourth time round was very different.
In October 2019 @ 26weeks pregnant the Consultants decided it was no longer safe for Michelle to continue her pregnancy at home and so began a three month hospital stay.
At this point we had three babies at home, Aoife 5, Orlaith 3 and Michael 2, so this was extremely difficult.
The staff supported Michelle both physically and mentally throughout those difficult three months.
We could write a book about the exceptional care we all received. The staff were truly amazing and made a very difficult time much more bearable.
We will never be able to repay the amazing staff for all they did for us but hopefully we can raise enough money to help with much needed resources.