Featured photo: Brother in law of the late Clement Gallagher, Peter Campbell with Tina O Donnell, CNM2, St Joseph’s Oncology Ward; Kathleen Gallagher, Clement’s wife and sister Olive Mc Kelvey.
A very generous donation of €9,709 was recently presented to St Joseph’s Oncology Patient Comfort Fund at University Hospital Galway (UHG) in memory of the late Clement Gallagher from Inver in County Donegal who had been a patient in St Joseph’s Ward.
Mr Gallagher passed away in October 2024.
Before his passing, Clement had organised a céilí to give back to the ward where he was treated with great care and compassion.
The proceeds were recently presented to the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund by Clement’s wife Kathleen Gallagher, Olive Mc Kelvey, sister and Peter Campbell, brother in law.
Kathleen Gallagher said, “We would like to sincerely thank all staff for all the help and support they gave to Clement while he was a patient here. We raised the funds in his memory. He had organised the céilí musical event before his passing, our family held the event in his honour. We are so grateful to all those who supported the event and helped us raise this money for the Oncology Day Ward and Comfort Fund at UHG.”
Tina O Donnell, Clinical Nurse Manager 2, St Joseph’s Oncology Ward expressed her gratitude and said, “On behalf of the staff in St Joseph’s, we would like to sincerely thank Kathleen for this generous donation. We are very grateful to everyone who supported the event, for their time and effort in raising funds for the Oncology Patient Comfort Fund. This donation will enable us to purchase comfort items for our patients.”
