A Claregalway mother is to walk the 1,500km from Donegal to Galway along the Wild Atlantic Way during her four weeks of annual leave to raise money for a charity which provided vital care for her grand-nephew.
Eileen Crowe Lynch plans to walk 50km a day over about eight hours during the challenge which starts on May 12.
Friends and family have promised to join her for a few days over the month during the trek from Malin Head to Salthill.
The 53-year-old is hoping others will sign up along the route to build momentum and help reach her target of €10,000.
“I feel so privileged to have enjoyed good health all my life and would like to give something back,” reflects Eileen, whose children range in age from 17 to 26.
So she decided if she was going to do another challenge, this time it would be a walk along the Wild Atlantic Way to raise money for the Jack and Jill Foundation which proved a lifeline for her niece, Kierra Adams Kelly from Loughrea.
Kierra’s son Alister has been described by the medical fraternity as a true miracle baby, defying all the odds by surviving.
He was born with severe and multiple medical conditions. He is fully blind, must be peg fed, cannot walk, had heart surgery at three days old and suffers from seizures. He requires 24 hours a day specialist care that can only be provided by his parents or a highly skilled nurse. He sleeps just two or three hours a night.
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