Parents fundraise for spinal cord injury research

THE parents of a young Donegal girl who suffered horrific spinal injuries in a fatal car crash three years ago have begun fundraising efforts to support clinical trials for the use of umbilical cord stem cells in chronic spinal cord injury.

Nóirín Nic Gairbhaith from Gweedore, then aged 4, was travelling with her mother, Sonia, and brother, Aodán, on May 27, 2008, when their car was involved in a collision that killed Maggie Barr, 83.

The Scoil Mhuire, Derrybeg pupil sustained serious spinal cord injuries and was transferred to Stoke Mandeville hospital in England for specialist assessment and rehabilitation and rose to every challenge set to her.