In Profile: Interview with Aoife McNicholl Ireland Powerchair Football Team Member.
I’m Aoife McNicholl and I play powerchair football. I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II. Powerchair football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football.
In Profile – MDI Member, Thomas Byrne, Shares His Story of Living With the Neuromuscular Condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth
I am 52 and from County Laois. I have worked with Citizens’ Information since 2006 and I also do some voluntary work with Cuisle Cancer Support Centre. I go to Beaumont Hospital ever year for a check-up with consultant neurologist, Margaret O’Brien, as I have the neuromuscular condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). I also have dyslexia. My family support worker from Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, Marie Kealy, is in regular contact with me and is a great support.