A family presented almost €10,000 raised for University Hospital Galway to help make the hospital more comfortable for patients receiving cancer care.
A very generous donation of €9,709 was recently presented to St Joseph’s Oncology Patient Comfort Fund at UHG in memory of the late Clement Gallagher
Clement, from Inver in County Donegal, had been a patient in St Joseph’s Ward, and helped to raise the funds before he passed.
The cheque was presented to the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund by Clement’s wife Kathleen Gallagher, Olive Mc Kelvey, sister and Peter Campbell, brother-in-law.
The funds were raised during a céile which had all been organised by Clement before his passing. The fundraising was undertaken by the family in appreciation of the care Clement received while he was a patient in UHG.
Kathleen Gallagher said, “We would like to sincerely thank all staff for all the help and support they gave to Clement while he was a patient here.”
“We raised the funds in his memory. He had organised the céile musical event before his passing, our family held the event in his honour.”
“We are so grateful to all those who supported the event and helped us raise this money for the Oncology Day Ward and Comfort Fund at UHG.”
Tina O Donnell, Clinical Nurse Manager 2, St Joseph’s Oncology Ward expressed her gratitude and said, “On behalf of the staff in St Joseph’s, we would like to sincerely thank Kathleen for this generous donation.”
“We are very grateful to everyone who supported the event, for their time and effort in raising funds for the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund. This donation will enable us to purchase comfort items for our patients.”
