Generosity of First Year Intellectual Disability and General Nursing Students

The students raised over €300 for two charities in Cork

In October 2016, the first year intellectual disability and general nursing students, as part of their module Promoting Health, Supporting Inclusion - the Potential Contribution of Nurses to the Care and Support of People with Disabilities- NU1058, were privileged to listen to two guest speakers, Mr Tony Heffernan founder of the Saoirse foundation and Bumbleance Ambulance Service & Mr Paul Ryan from the Irish Wheelchair Association. Mr Heffernan shared his story of his experience of caring for his 2 children who died at a very young age of Battens Disease while Paul spoke about full and active life since acquiring a physical disability at the age of 17. Both men spoke so eloquently and students were moved by their personal stories. Subsequently the students raised over €300 for two charities, the Bumbleance Ambulance Service Cork Rebel Wheelchairs for young children with disabilities in Cork.

Mr Tony Heffernan founder of the Saoirse foundation and Bumbleance Ambulance Service with students