Ballygar man completes an ‘unforgettable’ five-day cycle
Vital awareness and funds raised for organ donation
A BALLYGAR man who cycled 240km across the country with a dialysis machine in tow has described the fundraiser for the Irish Kidney Association as “unforgettable and life-affirming”.
Peter Conboy arrived on a wet and windy Sunday to a rapturous reception at the symbolic Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for Organ Donors in Salthill, Galway.
He began his ‘Cycle of Life’ journey at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin last Wednesday, July 31, where his wife Liz Ferry availed of dialysis when she was a teenager and went on to receive an organ donation 22 years ago.
Despite the tiredness and being wet and cold, Peter was elated as he was greeted with a warm embrace by Liz and a rousing reception in the garden, with family, friends, and supporters.
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