Boxer Eric Donovan joins us on Tuesday evening's Off The Ball to discuss his incredible skipping attempt to support the charity #DoItForDan.
The charity has been set up to support Dan Donoher, the 14-month-old son of former Laois county footballers Niall and Aisling Donoher, who has been diagnosed with a rare genetic neuromuscular disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1 and Scoliosis.
Boxer Donovan will be attempting to skip for five hours - yes, you read that correrctly - to raise money for the charity that is looking to raise enough money for Dan to go and get potentially life-saving treatment in the United States.
The challenge will be live on Eric's YouTube channel at 10am on Saturday 25 April, with the Kildare man looking to complete an incredible feat of endurance to raise money for the Donoher family.
Eric's GoFundMe link can be found here.
#DoItForDan
Boxer @eric_donovan60 will be attempting an incredible FIVE HOURS of skipping for the #DoItForDan campaign!
We'll speak to Eric tonight at 7:30pm - in the meantime, find a few quid for Eric and donate here: https://t.co/NzFZoZr9EG pic.twitter.com/DtYPl6HMp8— Off The Ball (@offtheball) April 21, 2020
Dan Donoher suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - a muscle-wasting disease which has already taken Dan's ability to lift his legs, maintain head control, and lie on his belly.
Due to his muscles being too weak for a strong cough, mucus can get trapped in his lungs which makes breathing more difficult for him and a common cold life-threatening.
With a life expectancy of a SMA type 1 child standing at 18 t0 24 months, there is now a ground-breaking infusion treatment called Zolgensma which can improve the quality of life and survival of the disease.
It costs roughly €2m and is only available in the United States - please donate to the challenge if you can.
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