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Support Shannon Lynch's Journey to Recovery
This morning on the Tommy Marren Show, Mary Cattigan the aunt of 11 year old Shannon Lynch from Achill told her niece's story and a fundraising page that has been set up.
On the 15th February 2025, a couple of weeks after her 11th birthday, Shannon took very ill at her home in Cashel, Achill Island and was rushed to Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar where it was quickly discovered that she had a substantial bleed on the right hand side of her brain.
She was immediately rushed to Temple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin where the surgeon and his team were waiting to take her to theatre. After a lengthy operation, they eventually succeeded in stopping the bleed and Shannon spent 11 days in ICU recovering. She is continuing her recovery in St.Gabriels Ward in Temple Street at present.
Shannon will have to undergo another operation in Beaumont Hospital on the 4th of April to remove the AVM on the brain that caused the bleed as there is a risk of another bleed especially within the year. She will recover from this operation in ICU Temple Street Children's Hospital before returning to St.Gabriels Ward for further recovery and rehabilitation.
To fund this a go fund me page has been setup and you can access it below.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/shannon-lynchs-journey-to-recovery
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