Paul Giblin is one of Ireland’s most decorated rowers (17 times an Irish Senior champion, double winner at Henley Royal Regatta, medalist at the World Under 23 Rowing Championships and World Student Games, sub six-minute 2K erg score). In an impressive couple of seasons on the cycling circuit, he rode the 2010 Rás and also competed at the World Para Cycling Championships as the sighted pilot in the tandem event. A qualified civil engineer, Paul retrained and now works as an Army officer, stationed at Dún Uí Mhaolaíosa in Galway. At the age of 29, he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in April 2012 and is currently undergoing his fourth regime of chemotherapy, having also had an autologous (own) stem-cell transplant and radiotherapy. His only chance of being cured is if a suitable Bone Marrow / Stem Cell donor can be found. This is not an easy task and his medical team is hoping to find a match on the Global Registry, the pool from which all donations are drawn. Things are very serious as the chemotherapy treatment he is currently receiving will not cure him, it will just buy him time. Friends are pulling together to spread awareness with a view to increasing the number of potential donors in Ireland on the Global Registry. We are reaching out to family, friends and friends of friends. We are hoping to significantly increase the numbers signing up to become bone marrow donors, to give people in Paul’s situation a fighting chance. However, this is a gift that will keep on giving and which some day you or a loved one may need and benefit from. Please following the link for more information: marrowmatch.eu/ https://youtube/watch?v=lrwxnU2ScPM
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:49:44 +0000
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