The former RTE correspondent, who was diagnosed with MND, has urged people to support hospices across the country.
Charlie Bird with his wife Claire and dog Tiger as he launched an appeal for businesses and the public to get involved in Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice
Two years on from his terminal diagnosis, Bird, 73, said his condition had worsened and that “every day is a struggle for me now”.Addressing people who had been recently diagnosed with MND, he said people should live each day at a time and “fight as hard as you can”. Since his diagnosis, Bird has vowed to continue to support groups and charities “as long as I have a breath in my body”.
The fundraising drive helps to pay for medical and general staff, palliative care beds, home care visits, specialist equipment and new hospice builds. “None of us knows in this life when we might need hospice care. So please, extend the hand of friendship and support the hospice wherever they are in the country.
“They never give up on us and their visits to our home give us hope that this dreadful journey can be made less stressful by letting them into our lives.”
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