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A KILRUSH family who’s son spent three months in a children’s hospital being treated for burns are running a second fundraiser for the hospital that saved him.
On October 12, Patrick Roche and Morgan Roughan will play in a fun- draiser for Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin organised by the Carmody family.
On November 2, 2006 five-year-old Kyle Carmody was playing in the liv- ing room of his Kilrush home, while mum Tanya saw to the other three boys upstairs.
She had lit the open fire as always at 7.30am and it had now reduced to
a glowing ash. The fireguard was in its usual place in front of the fire, and Kyle decided to take his PlayStation down stairs to play.
Minutes later Tanya heard a cry as Kyle came running up the stairs the top of his pyjamas on fire.
Two-years on and the seven-year- old is making great progress thanks to his medical treatment in the burns unit at Crumlin Hospital.
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The Gaelscoul pupil doesn’t let the accident restrict his life however.
Described by his father Flan as “an active boy” Kyle goes to stage school
and plays football with the local club. He is a huge fan of High School Mu- sical.
Praising the medical staff in En- nis and Crumlin, Flan said he would never forget the day of the accident.
‘We could have lost him,” he says.
He is also hoping to meet again with the ambulance crew that took Kyle from Dr Carr’s surgery to Ennis General Hospital and on to Crumlin.
‘We were in such shock I don’t even think I saw them, but I would love to meet them again,” he said.
Meanwhile he and a number of friends are busy selling tickets for the fundraising night in Danganally Tavern in Cooraclare. Tickets are just €5 and the evening begins at 9pm.
Two years ago the Carmody family and their friends raised €4,500 for the children’s hospital.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will also go to St Ann’s Ward (the burns unit) at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin.
“When you walk through Crumlin hospital it knocks life into perspec- tive nice and quick,’ said Mr Car- mody.