MoShaol
MS Ireland
South Mayo Branch
NEWSLETTER
Issue 53
Winter 2016 - 2017
MS Ireland
Mission:
To enable and
empower people
affected by
Multiple Sclerosis
to live the life of
their choice to their
fullest potential
Dia dhaoibh! Hello there!
Respite Care
A few weeks ago, on New Year’s Day, my wife and I took a drive to
Achill Island. It was a bright but very cold day, with intermittent
heavy, wintery, showers.
We drove past Kildavnet Castle, and I got out of the car to take a
photograph. Looking at the photo just a little while ago, thinking I
might use it here, I decided against it, and opted instead to use a
photo I took in July 2006 as a tourist, before I came to live and
work in Co. Mayo. This is a brighter, warmer and more colourful
photo. The New Year’s Day photo has a harshness, a grimness and
a coldness to it that reflected the weather on that day.
Maybe it is the photo I should have used, for it, also, is a true
record.
Both photos reflect our lives: sometimes warm and sunny and
bright; other times cold, hard and grim, with all the challenges that
chronic disease brings.
What both photographs show is our struggle to control our
environment, to assert our strength and our will, to succeed
against the challenges of nature and of life. And thus it is with
living with MS: we struggle against a disease that is a force of
nature.
The committee of the South
Mayo Branch of MS Ireland
works to help people with MS
in our area in their daily
struggles with life. We are
here for you.
New Year’s Day 2017
The MS Care Centre is the
only dedicated respite
centre for people with
Multiple Sclerosis in
Ireland. It offers shortterm respite care to
people with MS and other
neurological conditions.
There are still some
places remaining for
respite in Bushy Park
from 15th July to 22nd July.
Anyone is interested
should contact Mags
Ryan on (087) 2502 031.
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Mo Shaol
Self Care to Wellness programme
starting in Castlebar and Knock in
February
Winter 2016 - 2017
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
If you have a long-term health condition
this programme may be of interest to
you!
If you are living with a long-term heath
condition you may be interested in doing the
Self Care to Wellness programme.
This is a six-week programme delivered in twoand-a-half hour weekly sessions where you will
learn new skills to manage your health
condition on a day-to-day basis.
The programme will commence on Tuesday
14th of February from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm in
the Primary Care Centre in Castlebar, and on
Wednesday 8th of February from 2:00 pm to
4:30 pm in Knock Counselling Centre. You
must register in advance as places are limited.
The cost of taking part is €20.00 to cover
registration and manual.
Please contact Jackie Lynott on (087) 7185 615
or (094) 9034 980, or email:
[email protected] for more
information.
Kilimanjaro Climb for MS
A young Castlebar woman intends to climb
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania this March
accompanied by some friends.
She is Tracey Cannon, who just happens to be the
daughter of our Chairman, Liam Cannon.
Tracey’s aim is to raise €2,000 for the South Mayo
Branch of MS Ireland. She has set up a page on
everydayhero.com where people can, if they
wish, make a donation.
Tracey says, “I’ve created this page because I
want to make a difference. I’m inspired by the
work of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland
and wanted to support them by raising money.
The trip will be entirely funded by me personally
therefore any money raised will go directly to the
MS Society of Ireland, with the main benefactor
se to be the South Mayo Branch.”
If you know someone who would like to donate,
tell them to go to
https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/kilimanjaroclimb-for-ms and hit the Give Now button. Up to
the end of January, Tracey had raised €1,631.41.
Thank you, Tracey!
Mo Shaol
winter 2016 - 2017
Soul Feast 2017
Soul Feast 2017
Friday 24 – Sunday 26 February
2017
Programme
Radisson Hotel, Sligo
Friday 24th February
Arrival and registration from 3:00 p.m.
Refreshments and dinner at own expense
Evening entertainment in the Bar
Saturday 25th February
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Workshops
1. Guided Meditation
2. Creative Mindfulness
3. Laughter Yoga
Soul Feast 2017 will take place at the
Radisson Hotel, Sligo from Friday 24th to
Sunday 26th February 2017. The theme
will be “Breathing Space”.
The cost of the weekend will be €150 per
person sharing (Single Supplement €30).
For members of the South Mayo Branch
of MS Ireland wishing to attend, the price
will be just €50 per person – the Branch
will contribute €100 to the cost. This will
also apply to a personal assistant or
carer.
The Application Form is included with
this Newsletter. It should be returned to
the MS Western Regional Office
Curragrean
Merlin Park
Galway
no later than Friday 17th February.
1:00 – 2:20 p.m.
Lunch
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Workshops
1.
2.
3.
4.
Guided Meditation
Creative Mindfulness
Laughter Yoga
Hydrotherapy
7:30 p.m.
Drinks Reception
8:00 p.m.
Gala Dinner
Sunday 26th February
11:30 a.m.
Keynote Session:
Communication and Minding Relationships
12:45 p.m.
Lunch and Departure
Mo Shaol
Winter 2016 - 2017
Church Gate Collection, 2017
The annual Church Gate Collection for
the South Mayo Branch of MS Ireland will
take place on the weekend of 4th – 5th
March 2017.
The annual Church Gate Collection is the
biggest fund-raising event in the calendar of the
South Mayo Branch, in which we usually take in
around 50% of the annual income of the
Branch. The money we raise goes into
providing services for people with MS in the
South Mayo area.
Annual General Meeting, 2017
This year’s Annual General Meeting of the
Branch will take place on Sunday, 26th March
2017 at 3:30 p.m. in the MS Office, Mosaic
Centre, Harlequin Place, Garvey Way,
Castlebar. Can you please let Carol know if
you will be attending: 087-2754 628. Hope to
see you there!
WHAT IS ‘KISS GOODBYE TO MS’?
It’s a global fundraising campaign for MS. It’s a way
for everyone to do something fun, exciting,
glamorous, weird or whatever, to raise money for
the research and support that people with MS
urgently need. MS Ireland joins 11 other MS
organisations throughout the world as they
encourage the public to ‘Kiss Goodbye to MS’.
The campaign calls on to wear, dare or share to
fundraise in February each year: Get sponsored
to WEAR red lipstick (or anything red!) DARE: get
sponsored to do a Kiss Goodbye to MS event
dare. SHARE Share whatever you do with your
communities on social media. For more
information, go to http://kissgoodbyetoms.ie/.
Committee Members, South Mayo Branch MS Ireland, 2016
NAME
Liam Cannon
Duncan Pratt
Carol Millington Pratt
Yvonne Corrigan
Sharon Dillon
Damien Barrett
Tony Candon
Mary Commons
Mary O’Malley
ADDRESS
Cloonferth
Ballyheane Castlebar
Branraduff
Ballindine
Branraduff
Ballindine
Derrymore
Partry
118 Knockaphunta
Castlebar
Dooleague
Islandeady, Castlebar
Balloor
Castlebar
Clay Café
Claremorris
Kilfaul
Partry
PHONE NO & E-MAIL ADDRESS
094-9024 429
087-7714 590
094-9364 875
[email protected]
087-2754 628
[email protected]
087-2830 652
[email protected]
087-6827 036
[email protected]
087-7676 348
[email protected]
087-2685 071
[email protected]
087-6966 507
[email protected]
086-1655 728
[email protected]
POSITION(S)
Chair
Chair, Welfare Committee
Vice Chair
Branch Rep to National Council
Secretary
Welfare Committee Member
Assistant Secretary
Treasurer
Welfare Committee Member
Vice Treasurer
Welfare Committee Member
Committee Member
PRO
Committee Member
Committee Member
Welfare Committee Member
Regional Community Worker: Mags Ryan, Mosaic Centre, Castlebar. Tel: (094) 9063 200 Mob: (087) 2502 031