Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser brings in the friends
Eileen Cross from Ashgrove, Naas, with her children Eoín and Emma, and friend Angela Carr of Ardclough, at the Murphy Coffee Morning.
NAAS, 27 April 2002: by Brian Byrne. A Coffee Morning fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Research drew a strong response from neighbours and friends of organisers Gerry and Bernie Murphy of Aylmer Park in Naas.
"There is strong progress being made in the research," Bernie told KNN as she and Gerry poured coffee and cut cakes for their visitors on Friday, aided by their children and their friends. "All the money raised at events like these goes straight to research through the Cystic Fibrosis Association."
Ireland has the highest proportion of CF people in the world, with some 900 people suffering from the inherited ailment. Approximately one in 20 people are carriers of the CF gene and where two carriers parent a child together, there is a one in four chance of the baby being born with Cystic Fibrosis.
CF affects the glands, damaging many organs including the lungs, the pancreas, the digestive tract and the reproductive system. The result is that people with CF are prone to constant chest infections and malnutrition.
Pictured above right are helpers at the Coffee Moring Sinead O'Keefe of Gleann na Rí, Naas, Claire Murphy of Aylmer Park, Naas, and Lorna O'Rourke of Rathangan.
©2002knn
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