Generous readers donate funds to JJ

GENEROUS private citizens have donated hundreds of euro to the family of JJ Ryan and the Jack and Jill Foundation after the 4-year-old’s battle with the HSE was revealed yesterday by the Irish Examiner.

JJ, from Scallagheen in Co Tipperary, was born prematurely at 25 weeks with a hole in his heart and serious lung problems.

During birth, JJ had a brain bleed, meaning he now suffers from profound deafness, an inability to speak and quadriplegic cerebral palsy.