Town raises €15k for brave Courteney

A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl with a rare disorder which renders her barely able to speak is to receive vital treatment in Austria after residents of Cobh, Co Cork, raised €15,000 in two weeks for her care.

Courteney Leahy Geasley suffers from velo-cardio-facial syndrome, in which part of the 22nd chromosome is missing.

There are many medical conditions associated with the condition, including cardiovascular defects, feeding difficulties, gastrointestinal problems, immune system problems, growth issues, and kidney differences, to name but a few. Courteney has to be fed through a tube in her stomach.