Cork family launches fundraiser as Sarah, 6, faces blindness

Sarah Connery has Wagner’s Syndrome, a rare genetic disease, and undergoes chemotherapy to prevent cancer developing 

Sarah Connery is awaiting an operation on Monday at Great Ormond Street Hospital to improve her eyesight.

Members of a Cork family are hopeful their GoFundMe page will successfully raise money to help a family member overseas, ensuring their home is correctly modified to cater for their daughter's fading eyesight.

Six-year-old Sarah Connery, who lives in London and whose parents are from Cork and Limerick, has undergone a lifetime of tests and hospital visits throughout her early years.