DONAL WALSH

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• Donal Walsh was born and raised in Kerry
• He went to primary school in The Spa, Tralee
• He played GAA Football with Kerin’s O’Rahilly’s
• He played Rugby with Tralee RFC.

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• At 12years of age Donal was diagnosed with Osteo Sarcoma (Bone Cancer) in his tibia
• he had an operation to give him a prosthetic knee and nine months of chemotherapy
• In February 2012 the Cancer returned but this time to his lung
• Donal had another operation to have half of his lung removed
• And then had another round of chemotherapy treatment

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• Donal fund raised tirelessly while battling Cancer
• He now has the Donal Walsh #Livelife Foundation
• It was set up by his family
• Primarily in order to promote his anti-suicide #Livelife message.
• This will provide better teenage facilities in hospitals

'I realised that I was fighting for my life for the third time in four years and this time I have no hope. Yet still I hear of young people committing suicide and I’m sorry but it makes me feel nothing but anger.

I feel angry that these people choose to take their lives, to ruin their families and to leave behind a mess that no one can clean up'
-Donal Walsh

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• On May 12 2013 Donal moved on to his final journey
• He had reached “God’s Highest Mountain”
• His message spread and inspired so many people

Donal Walsh
1996-2013