Cork charity 'brought our little girl back' after she had three strokes, says mother

The Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club rewards deserving children who have suffered through illness or trauma

(Back row, left to right) Edel Tobin, her son Conn and husband John, (front row from left) Mia and Alex Tobin at Cork Airport before leaving for Euro Disney in Paris with Cork City Hospitals Children's Club on Sunday. Picture: Larry Cummins

A mother fought back tears as she thanked the charity who gave them their “little girl back” just months after enduring three childhood strokes.

Edel Tobin and her family, from Kilcrohane in West Cork, are among 80 people on the trip of a lifetime to Disneyland courtesy of the Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club.