RUNNING A MILE A DAY FOR 100 DAYS RAISES OVER £6,000 FOR THE CHARITY
LE GALLAIS REAL ESTATES GENEROUS DONATION OF PODIATRY EQUIPMENT
Flynn O’HAIRE, now aged 7, has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. His parents Edel and James, together with Flynn and his elder brother Shea, aged 9, set themselves a challenge to each run one mile a day for 100 days to celebrate the discovery of how to extract insulin a century ago. Edel said, “As a family we all wanted to give something back to the charity for everything they have supported us with and to help others now and in the future. Like all of those with Type 1 diabetes, Flynn is now dependent on insulin. Commenting, chairman Bill O’Brien said, “This is a significant fundraising effort undertaken by the entire family and the amount raised is exceptional. The money raised will be used in a way that will support all of the children with diabetes in the Island.”
Tim Le Gallais MD of Le Gallais Real Estates and Tina Hairon
Before the onset of the pandemic, representatives of Le Gallais Real Estates approached Diabetes Jersey offering to assist in purchasing specialist podiatry equipment to the value of circa £10,000 on the understanding that it will be kept at the Diabetes Centre and primarily used for the benefit for those with diabetes. The charity, working with Health & Community Services, identified the specialist apparatus required which has now been put into daily use in the Diabetic Foot Clinic. The equipment involved included a MolecuLight i : X which allows the clinicians in the podiatry clinic to quickly, safely and easily visualise bacteria and measure wounds at the time of treatment, a FLIR thermal imager for deep investigation within the tissues, a Huntleigh Digital Doppler, which is a hand held device to investigate the blood circulation in the lower legs and feet and a digital camera with underwater casing, for infection control issues for recording all foot problems. Tim Le Gallais, managing director of Le Gallais Real Estates Limited says, “Having had a personal interest in the impact of diabetes especially in the area of podiatry, we were very happy to support the charity in this particular initiative which we are confident, as is the charity, will be great benefit to those with the condition.” Diabetes Jersey chairman, Bill O’Brien agrees, “This gift provides a fantastic opportunity for state-of-the-art equipment to be used for those with podiatry issues and in many cases, will enable a speedier resolution to the issues involved.” From left to right James, Flynn, Shea and Edel O’Haire
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