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Colin Farrell makes sick Irish lass' dreams come true

Superstar hunk will go on dinner date with her, raise money for fellow sufferers

By
ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 11:12 AM
Updated Saturday, April 24, 2010, 10:18 PM

 

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The ultra busy, uber sexy Colin Farrell has made the dreams of an Irish girl come through when he agreed to go on a dinner date with her to help raise money for a charity she has set up.

Emma Fogarty, 25, is one of the few people in Ireland who has an excruciating skin condition.

Doctors call those with the condition "butterfly children" because the person's skin is as sensitive as butterfly's wings.

Emma was overjoyed when Farrell, who is now based in Hollywood, agreed to help out with fundraising for DEBRA Ireland, the charity she set up to help with funding vital research and provide care for people with the condition.

Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell


Colin said he was "so moved" by the efforts of Emma that he would make time available to set up a dinner date with her and a few others who raise money for the charity.

Emma who is from Abbeyleix, in County Louth, was diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) when she was a baby.

She has been living with the condition ever since.

"It was a huge shock to my parents when they found out I was born with it," said Emma last week.

Emma finds it's difficult to walk because of the skin condition and her fingers are fused together making everyday chores difficult to accomplish.

She also has to change the bandages on her body everyday.

"I get up in the morning and I do my bandages first thing, to get it over with," she said.

"I have to take off the old bandages and burst any blisters which have appeared over night.

"It's normal for me, I have never known anything else," she added.

Log onto www.debraireland.org for more information.

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Posted by JH10001 on Apr 28, 2010, 02:13 AM EDT
Colin you're wonderful :)
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Posted by Searlit on Apr 23, 2010, 12:27 PM EDT
What kind souls, the two of them.
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Posted by tomgallagher on Apr 23, 2010, 09:28 AM EDT
Welk done boyo, God bless you and her.
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Posted by battlefront on Apr 21, 2010, 04:25 PM EDT
What a brave young girl Good on you Colin. Even with this condition she is preparing to raise funds to help other people.
 


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