Posted on 26. Nov, 2008 in Health, HIV/Aids
December 1st is World Aids day. It is a day to remember the millions of people who have died from the virus as well as those still affected. It is also a day for solutions and finding ways to prevent further deaths. Sr. Miriam Duggan, the congregational Leader for the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Chronic illness, Fundraising, Health, Young people
The MS READaTHON is a sponsored read for young people all over the country. Organised through schools and libraries, it encourages children to read books and raise much money for much needed services for people living with MS. Miriam Gormally spoke with two children, Milo and Síobhra from the Montessori Education Centre in Dublin who […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Achievement, Health, Poverty
Sr. Maura Lynch is a Medical Missionary of Mary and Senior Surgeon at Kitovu Hospital in Masaka in Uganda. She spent the first twenty years of her missionary life in Southern Angola where most of the time the country was at war, and for the past twenty years she has been in Uganda. Last year […]
Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 in Health, Saints
Pope Benedict has announced that Blessed Damien – the Leper Priest – will be declared Saint within the next year. This follows the cure of a woman, in Hawaii, of cancer through her intercession with Bl. Damien. Eileen Good spoke to Fr. Eamon Alyward of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Addiction, Alcohol, Depression, Faith and Justice, Health, Mental Health, Schizophrenia
Mention that someone is in ‘John of Gods’ and people usually assume that the person is being treated for an alcohol related problem. But there are many more services available there, under the ethos and philosophy of St. John of God – which is, “that people are the creation of God, with intrinsic value and […]
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Health, Hospice
Every day, all over the country, people await the result of hospital tests. It’s an anxious time, for the person themselves and their family. For many the results are fine, but for others, sadly, they are not – and they trigger a range of emotions trying to take bad news on board. Eileen Good spoke […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Health, Hospice
Friday March 7th, we will see people all over the country gathering to sell and buy daffodils. The money raised from all these daffodils will help cancer patients throughout the country. Miriam Gormally met Isobel Thompson who suffered from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and who is now working as a volunteer for Daffodil Day. She began by […]
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Health
The 11th of February is a day when the Church celebrates the fifteenth World Day of the Sick. It is a day to remember those who are suffering and those who live every day with illness. One person who has lived with serious illness is Catherine Thronton. In November 1999, she was diagnosed with breast […]
Posted on 28. Nov, 2007 in Cancer, Christmas, Health, Seasons of the Church Year
The topic of cancer has been in the news frequently, with constant reports on greater need for accurate testing and plans for more facilities. However we sometimes forget the personal story, the human face that goes with the disease. Catherine Thronton is one woman who had to deal with breast cancer. She also had the […]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 in Discrimination, Health, HIV/Aids
December 1st is World AIDS Day. All over the world people will be looking for ways to combat the disease. Over 4,000 people in Ireland are HIV positive. Modern medication means that many of them will expect to live long and fulfilling lives, but the daily battle they face is stigma. Miriam Gormally met people […]