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PRESS RELEASE 4TH AUGUST 2024
GALWAY MAN COMPLETES ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ SYMBOLIC 240 KM CYCLE OF LIFE WITH DIALYSIS MACHINE IN TOW
(photos by Andrew Downes 087 6391500 – no repro fee - video will follow)
A Galway man completed his ‘unforgettable and life-affirming’ five-day 240-kilometer charity cycle for the Irish Kidney Association with a dialysis machine in tow across the country arriving on a wet windy day to a rapturous reception at the symbolic Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for Organ Donors in Salthill, Galway on Sunday 4th August. Peter Conboy from Ballygar on the Galway - Roscommon border began his remarkable Cycle of Life journey at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin, (on Wednesday 31st July,) where his wife Liz Ferry’s kidney journey also started on dialysis when she was a teen, and fittingly concluded at a Garden honouring organ donors, grateful for the gift of life she received 22 years ago. www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/cycleoflife
Despite the tiredness and being wet and cold, Peter was elated as he was greeted with a warm embrace by Liz and a rousing reception in the garden, with family, friends,and supporters including locals and members of the Galway Branch of the Irish Kidney Association. Greeting them also was Martina Goggin, who along with her husband Denis, who are responsible for the the creation of the Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for organ donors having themselves had to face the heartbreaking decision after losing their son but giving life to others through his organ donation. Undeterred by the wet and windy weather, those attending celebrated the end of Peter’s symbolic journey that not only raised funds for the charity but also significantly heightened organ donor awareness.
The journey concluded just a few miles away from the Galway racing festival in Ballybrit, which also ended on the same day, drawing a powerful comparison between the speed of racing horses and Peter’s slower journey powered by sheer determination and a meaningful cause.
Throughout the five days Cycle of Life, Peter was greeted with goodwill and support in every town he passed through. Locals, children, adults, and volunteer members of the Irish Kidney Association welcomed him warmly, spending hours engaging with him. This unique spectacle of a bicycle pulling along a large, decommissioned dialysis machine, supplied by B. Braun, generated significant interest and awareness about organ donation, as donor cards were distributed, experiences shared, and countless photos taken.
To support this worthy cause, you can donate to Peter’s online iDonate Cycle of Life fundraiser www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/cycleoflife
GALWAY MAN COMPLETES ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ SYMBOLIC 240 KM CYCLE OF LIFE WITH DIALYSIS MACHINE IN TOW
(photos by Andrew Downes 087 6391500 – no repro fee - video will follow)
A Galway man completed his ‘unforgettable and life-affirming’ five-day 240-kilometer charity cycle for the Irish Kidney Association with a dialysis machine in tow across the country arriving on a wet windy day to a rapturous reception at the symbolic Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for Organ Donors in Salthill, Galway on Sunday 4th August. Peter Conboy from Ballygar on the Galway - Roscommon border began his remarkable Cycle of Life journey at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin, (on Wednesday 31st July,) where his wife Liz Ferry’s kidney journey also started on dialysis when she was a teen, and fittingly concluded at a Garden honouring organ donors, grateful for the gift of life she received 22 years ago. www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/cycleoflife
Despite the tiredness and being wet and cold, Peter was elated as he was greeted with a warm embrace by Liz and a rousing reception in the garden, with family, friends,and supporters including locals and members of the Galway Branch of the Irish Kidney Association. Greeting them also was Martina Goggin, who along with her husband Denis, who are responsible for the the creation of the Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for organ donors having themselves had to face the heartbreaking decision after losing their son but giving life to others through his organ donation. Undeterred by the wet and windy weather, those attending celebrated the end of Peter’s symbolic journey that not only raised funds for the charity but also significantly heightened organ donor awareness.
The journey concluded just a few miles away from the Galway racing festival in Ballybrit, which also ended on the same day, drawing a powerful comparison between the speed of racing horses and Peter’s slower journey powered by sheer determination and a meaningful cause.
Throughout the five days Cycle of Life, Peter was greeted with goodwill and support in every town he passed through. Locals, children, adults, and volunteer members of the Irish Kidney Association welcomed him warmly, spending hours engaging with him. This unique spectacle of a bicycle pulling along a large, decommissioned dialysis machine, supplied by B. Braun, generated significant interest and awareness about organ donation, as donor cards were distributed, experiences shared, and countless photos taken.
To support this worthy cause, you can donate to Peter’s online iDonate Cycle of Life fundraiser www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/cycleoflife