The David Goggins Challenge
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Hi all, Thanks very much for clicking on this page. My name is Cian McFadden and I am the creator of this page.
As some of you may be aware. Myself and a friend of mine, Andy Monaghan, are participating in the David Goggins Challenge as of this year. The David Goggins Challenge is to take place on Friday March 5th at 8pm PST (Saturday March 6th at 4am in Ireland) The challenge is set to run 4 miles, every 4 hours for 48 hours. The Reason why we have decided to participate in this challenge is to help raise funds and hopefully make a difference for two chosen charities of ours with your help.
Our first charity is Meath Springboard family Support Services. This. is a community based service providing a range of supports to parents and children. One of the vital services they provide is counselling support for children. Children face many challenges and difficulties, particularly this year. Counselling offers children and young people a space to talk about their thoughts and feelings in a safe environment. It helps them to share any worries or problems that they may have and build confidence and self esteem and ultimately improve their mental health. We believe this service is something many young people can benefit from and is essential during these difficult times we are currently in.
http://meathspringboardfamilysupportservices.ie/
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-Join James Journey:
Our second Charity being 'James Journey'. James is a typical 5-year-old boy from Co. Roscommon loving all the things boys do; tractors, hot wheels, nerf guns and of course his tablet. When James was 9 months old his life took a different turn and him and his family are now on a path/journey they knew nothing about. The practitioner noted that James wasn’t meeting his milestones, he wasn’t sitting up, couldn’t crawl properly and couldn’t straighten his legs. Unfortunately, after an MRI their worst fears came through and it was confirmed that James had a brain injury, PVL, white matter, cerebral palsy, spasticity, so many different words.
The next few months were a blur for James and his family as their lives were now full of appointments, physio and OT. Four years on and they struggle on a daily basis to keep their little boy mobile, They are fighting against spasticity and are losing, it is only a matter of time before James loses his mobility and while the thoughts of a wheelchair scare his family, it is the pain that he will have to endure on a daily basis that frightens them most. James has many struggles with his balance and walking. He walks independently but has poor gait and endurance. He wears AFO braces daily on both legs and hates them. They are hard and uncomfortable but the family have been given a hope of a lifetime
The worlds top Neurosurgeon performs a surgery called SDR at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, America. He has operated successfully on over 4,000 patients. The family had asked him to assess James and he came back to say that James would be an excellent candidate for SDR. The surgery will permanently remove the spasticity and improve his balance and endurance and make life easier for James.
However, this all comes at a price. James is provisionally booked for August 2021. The family need to bring James to America for the surgery and remain there for 4 weeks. He will have muscle lengthening surgery after the SDR and 3 weeks of intense physio after. He will then need ongoing intense physio on his return home to build up his strength.
**ALL DONATIONS BIG OR SMALL ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED**
As some of you may be aware. Myself and a friend of mine, Andy Monaghan, are participating in the David Goggins Challenge as of this year. The David Goggins Challenge is to take place on Friday March 5th at 8pm PST (Saturday March 6th at 4am in Ireland) The challenge is set to run 4 miles, every 4 hours for 48 hours. The Reason why we have decided to participate in this challenge is to help raise funds and hopefully make a difference for two chosen charities of ours with your help.
Our first charity is Meath Springboard family Support Services. This. is a community based service providing a range of supports to parents and children. One of the vital services they provide is counselling support for children. Children face many challenges and difficulties, particularly this year. Counselling offers children and young people a space to talk about their thoughts and feelings in a safe environment. It helps them to share any worries or problems that they may have and build confidence and self esteem and ultimately improve their mental health. We believe this service is something many young people can benefit from and is essential during these difficult times we are currently in.
http://meathspringboardfamilysupportservices.ie/
.
-Join James Journey:
Our second Charity being 'James Journey'. James is a typical 5-year-old boy from Co. Roscommon loving all the things boys do; tractors, hot wheels, nerf guns and of course his tablet. When James was 9 months old his life took a different turn and him and his family are now on a path/journey they knew nothing about. The practitioner noted that James wasn’t meeting his milestones, he wasn’t sitting up, couldn’t crawl properly and couldn’t straighten his legs. Unfortunately, after an MRI their worst fears came through and it was confirmed that James had a brain injury, PVL, white matter, cerebral palsy, spasticity, so many different words.
The next few months were a blur for James and his family as their lives were now full of appointments, physio and OT. Four years on and they struggle on a daily basis to keep their little boy mobile, They are fighting against spasticity and are losing, it is only a matter of time before James loses his mobility and while the thoughts of a wheelchair scare his family, it is the pain that he will have to endure on a daily basis that frightens them most. James has many struggles with his balance and walking. He walks independently but has poor gait and endurance. He wears AFO braces daily on both legs and hates them. They are hard and uncomfortable but the family have been given a hope of a lifetime
The worlds top Neurosurgeon performs a surgery called SDR at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, America. He has operated successfully on over 4,000 patients. The family had asked him to assess James and he came back to say that James would be an excellent candidate for SDR. The surgery will permanently remove the spasticity and improve his balance and endurance and make life easier for James.
However, this all comes at a price. James is provisionally booked for August 2021. The family need to bring James to America for the surgery and remain there for 4 weeks. He will have muscle lengthening surgery after the SDR and 3 weeks of intense physio after. He will then need ongoing intense physio on his return home to build up his strength.
**ALL DONATIONS BIG OR SMALL ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED**
Organizer and beneficiary
Cian McFadden
Organizer
Michael Mc Fadden
Beneficiary