Support flooding in for Friends of Ger life-saving fundraiser

SUPPORT is flooding in for a Clonbur woman with strong links to Mayo through football and education in the county who is undergoing treatment for liver cancer in Germany.

The Friends of Ger fundraiser on iDonate has raised €127,000 of its €150,000 target to give Geraldine Feerick the best chance of a full recovery.

Mum of two Geraldine, who is married to Tom, is principal of Cloughbrack NS and has instilled a grá in her pupils for sport, music and the Irish language.

She has been instrumental in underage football and ladies football in Clonbur and during her own playing career represented Galway, Mayo, Colaiste Mhuire, Marino, The Neale and Cumann Peil Naomh Padraig, An Fhairche and Gaelic 4 Mother & Others. She was also a selector on the TG4 Underdog series.

Ger has had a strong relationship with Tourmakeady throughout the years having attended Coláiste Mhuire and she also worked in Treenlaur National School as a teacher for a while.

The fundraising page explains how in December 2021, Ger was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and following treatment was expected to make a full recovery. Unfortunately, in January 2023, during a routine scan, secondary cancer was discovered in her liver. Despite 12 months of constant chemotherapy in Ireland, Ger's cancer has spread in the liver and she needs additional treatment abroad.

Ger is now travelling to Germany for transarterial chemoembolisation in the University Hospital in Frankfurt which will be followed by other procedures as necessary in Frankfurt. She is also attending Rochdale Positive IV Clinic in the UK for infusions to strengthen the body after the last 12 months of chemo.

This part of Ger's journey will be ongoing for some time and will be very expensive, and so the campaign is stepping in to raise funds to help Ger get the care and best chance to recover.

You can show your support for Ger by donating here: https://www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/friendsofger?fbclid=IwAR3mcomV6jT5WGcZbuKRxePdTMvZJ1sjbo157thtrRMIyWvJpX09ge_K-Fk.

You can also follow Friends of Ger on Facebook.