€60k raised to send boy with bionic ear to US

The family of the first Irish child to get a bionic ear are preparing to take him to a leading US clinic for specialist aftercare.

€60k raised to send boy with bionic ear to US

The good news comes after fundraisers collected the €60,000 needed to pay for his treatment.

Calum Geary, aged three-and-a-half and from Ballyhooly, Co Cork, will fly out to the John Treacy Clinic in Los Angeles on Jul 2 where he will undergo a month of intensive audio/verbal therapy.

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