We often take our health for granted, so show your support for a little kid whose circumstances are less fortunate by taking part in the ‘Run 4 Jude 2013’ on Sunday 15th September.
The Run 4 Jude 2013 will take place in Marlay Park on Sunday 15th September In aid of The Jude Miley Trust. Participants can complete the 5K or 10K fun run and are encouraged to run, sprint, jog, scuttle or scamper over the finish line.
Jude’s parents are asking you to get out your walking shoes & take part in this fun event, which will be kick-started by Kathryn Thomas at 1pm in Marlay Park.
Here’s a little bit about Jude’s story…
On the 16th July 2011 Jude was delivered happy and healthy to his proud parents Ann-Louise & Greville Miley. They named son Jude Seamus Barry Miley.
He lived a perfectly normal life until January 26th 2012…
A routine operation in Crumlin Children’s Hospital went severely wrong and caused Jude to suffer from cardiac arrest. It took doctors over 50 minutes to resuscitate little Jude. During this time his brain was deprived of vital oxygen, which resulted in brain damage.
For the past few months, thanks to a massive fundraising effort Jude has been attending the leading brain injury rehabilitation hospital in the world – the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Once told that their little boy might not walk, Ann-Louise & Greville were more than thrilled when Jude began to take a few steps thanks to intense physio at the Institute. In the near future Jude will once again travel to Chicago where he will require nursing care, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy, extensive medical facilities which all require considerable funding.
Your support will help The Jude Miley Trust raise €50,000 for much needed medical care. All cash raised will go directly to The Jude Miley Trust. For more on the trust check out their Facebook page.
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