It takes a village to raise a Doctor!

Really Cheesy Photo :) But it has a back story! I started as I mean to continue - serving the community!

My name is Gary Kelly, and I’m a proud native of Athy. For as long as I can remember, my dream has been to become a doctor and serve my community. I've been working toward this goal for years, and all that hard work has paid off—I've been accepted into the University of Limerick's medical school.

Securing a place was the hardest part, and now I'm facing the next challenge: the financial costs of getting started. This is where I'm hoping you can lend a hand.

Athy is a growing town, and with new housing developments, our need for healthcare services is expanding more than ever. The shortage of GPs is a national crisis, and I want to be part of the solution right here at home. I’ve volunteered with the Order of Malta for years, which has only deepened my passion for healthcare and helping others. Becoming a doctor would be life-changing for me, as the first in my family to pursue this professional career, but more importantly, it would allow me to make a real impact on our town's future.

Every donation, no matter the size, will help to bring me one step closer to making this dream a reality and helping to ensure our community has the care it needs for generations to come. Our children and elderly are at the greatest risk of a lack of primary healthcare, delaying treatments for illnesses that can be managed at primary care and in the community have last effects on a person's life and it also puts our hospitals under immense pressure, a system already on the brink of failure.

The day my father died, only about 30 minutes before he did, he told me that no matter what, I need to become a doctor, I told him how unwell he was when his own doctor thought he had a chest infection, I don't have a hidden intuition but my experience and the hours I have spent reading medical books and articles gave me incite to his presenting symptoms which helped us to get him the care he needed and to die with dignity. He implored that I pursue this path because I have so much to offer humanity and so much compassion to share.

Help me to help you!

Your donations will go towards tuition only! I have the necessary technology to hit the ground running, I will be working part time and if your community would like to support but cannot afford to make a donation I would be in a positon to offer first aid training or CPR training.

Thank you for your support whether it is financial or for taking the time to read my story.