Kerry woman moved by reaction to letter on behalf of ’handicapped’ brother

"If the term ’handicapped’ has been banished for all eternity, please can I have a new label for my brother?"

Kerry woman moved by reaction to letter on behalf of ’handicapped’ brother

"If the term ’handicapped’ has been banished for all eternity, please can I have a new label for my brother?"

Kerry woman, Lynn Fitzpatrick’s brother, Bernard, was permanently brain damaged at birth. He then got meningitis and developed a severe epilepsy which means he is unable to walk, talk, wash, feed or dress himself.

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