Disabled woman 15 years on waiting list

ROSIE BYRNE’S eyes say it all. They have to. She can’t speak.

Born with cerebral palsy, severely physically handicapped, moderately mentally handicapped, she makes her feelings known by way of facial expressions.

Her mother, Rosaleen Byrne, has looked after her for the first 25 years of her life. But with her own health problems, Rosaleen is desperately hoping for residential care for her daughter.

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