Shane McHale

The Big Shave

Fundraising for Irish Kidney Association
€2,592
raised of €2,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
The Big Shave, 28 May 2016
We provide services and support to those affected by kidney disease.

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have set up this page in aid of the Irish Kidney Association. On the 28 May I will be shaving my glorious beard, which I have been growing for 3 years, to raise much needed funds for the IKA.

A little background...

In 2013, my brother Liam was diagnosed with a rare disease called vasculitis, which causes inflammation of the blood vessels. Unfortunately this led to both Liam's kidneys failing. He was very sick for a long time, receiving dialysis 3-4 times a week. 

In 2014, Liam went into remission but the damage was already done - he needed a transplant. Members of my family went and got tested but I was the only match as Liam has a rare blood type - luckily enough so do I!

The transplant went ahead on the 4 September 2014 in Beaumont Hospital. Thankfully it was a complete success and Liam's body accepted my kidney (also known as Silverback - that's what he called it!)

Since then we have both gone back to our normal every day lives and Liam is now getting married in the summer. None of which would have been possible without the physical and emotional support of the Irish Kidney Association. Our family cannot be thankful enough to all the staff in the Irish Kidney Association and Beaumont Hospital for all that they have done for us - giving Liam his life back! 

This is my little way of trying to say thank you and trying to help other families that are unfortunately in the same situation. Please donate what you can!

Thanks

Shane

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Share this story

Help Shane McHale

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

We work to meet the needs of people and their families living with and affected by end-stage kidney disease, on dialysis and post-transplant. From valuable donations and fundraisers we can provide services such as counselling, financial aid, the use of a patient support centre and patient holidays.

Donation summary

Total raised
€2,591.76
Online donations
€2,591.76
Offline donations
€0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.