Cheque Presentation to the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund in the Corrib Ward at UHG

Ms Ciara Ni Fhatharta and her Father Colm O Fatharta from Inis Meain, Aran Islands, Co. Galway recently presented a cheque for €2,000 to the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund, University Hospital Galway (UHG). The donation was made in memory of Finuala Lynch Faherty, a retired public health nurse on Inis Meain, who had been a patient in the Corrib Ward. The money was raised by friends and family who made donations at the time of the funeral.

The family would like the funds to be used to buy reclining chairs for patients and family members on the ward.  These chairs would be a comfortable alternative for patients who choose to get out of bed and for family members to rest on.

Ellen Wiseman, Assistant Director of Nursing for Cancer Services, UHG expressed her gratitude to the Faherty family, “We are very grateful to the Faherty family for their kindness and generosity in donating to the Oncology Patient Comfort fund in the Corrib Ward.”

Photo caption:
Staff from the Corrib Ward UHG accepting a cheque from the Faherty family in memory of Finuala Lynch Faherty who had been a patient on the ward, from left:  Ellen Wiseman, Assistant Director of Nursing for Cancer Services; Louise Cribben, Staff Nurse; Mairéad Hannon, Ward Clerk; Tina O’Donnell, Staff Nurse; Myra Corcoran, Health Care Assistant; Ita Forde, Staff Nurse; Ciara Ní Fhatharta and Colm O’Fhatharta.