Bring Mike Home
Help a truly lovely young man get his future back.
UPDATE Mike is out of the coma but there is a long road of recovery ahead of him. His family have researched the best options qnd identified a rehab facility in the UK willing to take him They require proof of ability to pay in advance. The costs are €50,000 per month and treatment is likely to take 6 months, maybe more. This is why we needed to increase our fundraising goal.
Mike Curran was hit by a car in France and has suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is in hospital in France and needs to be moved to a rehab facility in the UK. The costs are immense.
At the tail end of a trip of a lifetime Mike Curran, from Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland and girlfriend Sara O'Shea were just weeks away from returning home when tragedy struck.
After cycling thousands of miles from their start in China, crossing multiple countries before reaching France, Mike and Sara had faced many perils together cycling across rough terrain in all weather, fixing punctures in the middle of no where and braving the frigid weather on mountainsides. On their way to Paris they faced the worst peril of all, ordinary street traffic.
Between Reims and Paris, making their way on the bikes that had carried them so far, the worst happened when Mike was hit by a car sustaining a traumatic brain injury. He was thrown metres high landing on his head. As a result of the accident he has suffered 5 haemorrhages to the brain, bleeding in the lungs, 2 fractured ribs, a broken nose and broken cheek bone. Mike now needs urgent rehabilitative care. It is the only way to get him fully back to himself. Help us get Mike's future back for him.
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UPDATE Mike is out of the coma but there is a long road of recovery ahead of him. His family have researched the best options qnd identified a rehab facility in the UK willing to take him They require proof of ability to pay in advance. The costs are €50,000 per month and treatment is likely to take 6 months, maybe more. This is why we needed to increase our fundraising goal.
Mike Curran was hit by a car in France and has suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is in hospital in France and needs to be moved to a rehab facility in the UK. The costs are immense.
At the tail end of a trip of a lifetime Mike Curran, from Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland and girlfriend Sara O'Shea were just weeks away from returning home when tragedy struck.
After cycling thousands of miles from their start in China, crossing multiple countries before reaching France, Mike and Sara had faced many perils together cycling across rough terrain in all weather, fixing punctures in the middle of no where and braving the frigid weather on mountainsides. On their way to Paris they faced the worst peril of all, ordinary street traffic.
Between Reims and Paris, making their way on the bikes that had carried them so far, the worst happened when Mike was hit by a car sustaining a traumatic brain injury. He was thrown metres high landing on his head. As a result of the accident he has suffered 5 haemorrhages to the brain, bleeding in the lungs, 2 fractured ribs, a broken nose and broken cheek bone. Mike now needs urgent rehabilitative care. It is the only way to get him fully back to himself. Help us get Mike's future back for him.
So much good news to report on, apologies for being out of touch. Firstly, Mike now has 2 weeks in rehab under his belt. It is hard going and there are many mountains left to climb but he is making very good progress. He has had a number of assessments; cognitive and physical and has a full team of neurologists, physios, speech and language therapists who have been creating and implementing the program that will bring him back to full capacity. It is exhausting work for him and he is wiped out physically and mentally at the end of each day but his spirits remain good. A thought he shared with the family recently is quite poignant and offers food for thought for all of us. "Don't wait for things to get better, Life will always be complicated; learn to be happy right now, otherwise you will run out of time."
The second big news is that an offline fundraiser is coming up. Mike's wonderful team mates at St. Brigid's GAA in Castleknock are holding 2 events this Saturday coming, 17 November. The first starts at 9am at the club and is a cycle-athon aimed at covering the miles between Rehms and Waterville to symbolically Bring Mike Home! The second that evening is a night out in Peacocks in Swords. Mike's sisters are coming to town in order to thank everyone involved. Anyone interested in attending either event or donating to the cause can find all the info at http://www.stbrigidsgaa.com/news/10045391/Cycling_Home_for_Mikey.
2 of the lads from St. Brigid's turned their own stag celebrations into a fundraiser for Mike. It was Paidi's wedding that Mike and Sara were aiming to get home for when the accident happened. Paidi and Paddy raised over €1,000 at their stag for the Bring Mike Home fund. It's not often you see a stag do become a cause for good :)
There are other fundraisers in the works and we will provide all the details as they are nailed down. Until then as always, you have the deepest and most heartfelt gratitude of all of Mike and Sara's families and friends. Your generosity is inspiring. Kieran
The second big news is that an offline fundraiser is coming up. Mike's wonderful team mates at St. Brigid's GAA in Castleknock are holding 2 events this Saturday coming, 17 November. The first starts at 9am at the club and is a cycle-athon aimed at covering the miles between Rehms and Waterville to symbolically Bring Mike Home! The second that evening is a night out in Peacocks in Swords. Mike's sisters are coming to town in order to thank everyone involved. Anyone interested in attending either event or donating to the cause can find all the info at http://www.stbrigidsgaa.com/news/10045391/Cycling_Home_for_Mikey.
2 of the lads from St. Brigid's turned their own stag celebrations into a fundraiser for Mike. It was Paidi's wedding that Mike and Sara were aiming to get home for when the accident happened. Paidi and Paddy raised over €1,000 at their stag for the Bring Mike Home fund. It's not often you see a stag do become a cause for good :)
There are other fundraisers in the works and we will provide all the details as they are nailed down. Until then as always, you have the deepest and most heartfelt gratitude of all of Mike and Sara's families and friends. Your generosity is inspiring. Kieran
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