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I’m raising funds to support cancer patients and their families across Ireland. You can show your support too, by making a donation to my page today.
This year I'm taking part in Relay For Life Wexford. An amazing community event that will take place over 24 hours on 5th & 6th July 2025 in Páirc Charman.
Funds raised from this event will support vital support services for people living with cancer in Wexford and across the country. These much needed funds will help the Irish Cancer Society continue to provide Night Nurses, Volunteer Drivers, a freephone Support line, counselling sessions, fund life changing research & much more.
Your help today, will help to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families, together we can ensure that no-one has to go through their cancer journey alone.
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Friday 21st Mar My name is Sinead Wood.I am the parent of two beautiful twin boys Oisin and Cillian.
In 2017 at the age of 7 Cillian was diagnosed with T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in Crumlin hospital Ireland.
Cillian had treatment for 3.5years, it was the hardest thing we as a Family had ever done, but we did it, he did it!
I say WE because when your child is diagnosed it truly effects the whole family. I used to feel selfish for feeling down, upset, tired or frustrated but we as parents take on every bit of our child's pain and it really does have a long term effect on the parents mental health too.
Cillian finished treatment the summer of 2021. The last few months of treatment I was so anxious.
I kept thinking how this boy will survive without chemo every day? How will I know if its back? Who am I now if not a full time carer with thoughts of hospital appointments and medication times?
How can I unlearn everything I've been religiously doing the last 3 years?
The day Cillian rang the bell I thought it was going to be the best day ever, it wasn't.
We said goodbye to nurses we had built a friendship with, these nurses seen the darkest side of us and knew things we hadn't even told family members.
We said goodbye to other families going through the same journey, wondering if they will one day ring the bell too.
I was so flooded with anxiety about what lay ahead.
The first few weeks were awful, every bruise, headache or slight temperature I was straight on the phone thinking its back I would phone the hospital and they would explain this is normal and they will always be there to help.
It got easier and quickly we returned to being a " normal " family again.
When your child is diagnosed you get thrown into it so quickly you haven't got time to think of how your life is changing. When that comes to end, spend time looking back at what you had all accomplished be kind to yourself, your a parent and parents worry whether their child is poorly or not, that's our job.
It really does get easier but there is a process, I found helping to spread awareness, giving back to charities really helped me, it gave me a way to focus and to talk and I knew I was helping in some way.
Cillian has just celebrated his 11th birthday with his first ever sleepover. He is now is also finding his own personality and building a new life for himself.
Our kids and us will never be the same before the diagnosis but that's not always a bad thing, they have compassion for others, empathy and they will always know that life is precious.
Be kind to yourselves, enjoy life and always try to give back.My name is Sinead Wood.
I am the parent of two beautiful twin boys Oisin and Cillian.
In 2017 at the age of 7 Cillian was diagnosed with T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in Crumlin hospital Ireland.
Cillian had treatment for 3.5years, it was the hardest thing we as a Family had ever done, but we did it, he did it!
I say WE because when your child is diagnosed it truly effects the whole family. I used to feel selfish for feeling down, upset, tired or frustrated but we as parents take on every bit of our child's pain and it really does have a long term effect on the parents mental health too.
Cillian finished treatment the summer of 2021. The last few months of treatment I was so anxious.
I kept thinking how this boy will survive without chemo every day? How will I know if its back? Who am I now if not a full time carer with thoughts of hospital appointments and medication times?
How can I unlearn everything I've been religiously doing the last 3 years?
The day Cillian rang the bell I thought it was going to be the best day ever, it wasn't.
We said goodbye to nurses we had built a friendship with, these nurses seen the darkest side of us and knew things we hadn't even told family members.
We said goodbye to other families going through the same journey, wondering if they will one day ring the bell too.
I was so flooded with anxiety about what lay ahead.
The first few weeks were awful, every bruise, headache or slight temperature I was straight on the phone thinking its back I would phone the hospital and they would explain this is normal and they will always be there to help.
It got easier and quickly we returned to being a " normal " family again.
When your child is diagnosed you get thrown into it so quickly you haven't got time to think of how your life is changing. When that comes to end, spend time looking back at what you had all accomplished be kind to yourself, your a parent and parents worry whether their child is poorly or not, that's our job.
It really does get easier but there is a process, I found helping to spread awareness, giving back to charities really helped me, it gave me a way to focus and to talk and I knew I was helping in some way.
Cillian has just celebrated his 11th birthday with his first ever sleepover. He is now is also finding his own personality and building a new life for himself.
Our kids and us will never be the same before the diagnosis but that's not always a bad thing, they have compassion for others, empathy and they will always know that life is precious.
Be kind to yourselves, enjoy life and always try to give back. Share
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Richie Flynn
Sinead Wood (C)
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€50.00
Zara-aaliyah Mclaughlin
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€20.00
Niamh Morris
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€10.00
Vadim Smilgin
Steven Cullen
Aoife Sinnott
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€40.00
Sophie Hendrick
Nicole Morris
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Abi Tocock
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Ellen Byrne
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Well done xx