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Antrim

The Antrim woman who juggled the heartbreak of terminal cancer with the joy of discovering she was to become a mother for a second time has given birth to a baby boy.

Terri Moore first felt a lump on her stomach when she was pregnant with her daughter Macey 17 months ago, but doctors dismissed it as a hernia.
The problems worsened, however, when the 23-year-old became pregnant again - and this time the diagnosis was much more devastating.


The lump was in fact a malignant gastrointestinal tumour and it had grown and spread to many of her organs. Though mercifully rare, only around 20 per cent of sufferers live beyond three years.


Speaking to the Antrim Guardian a fortnight ago Terri admitted that the prospect of not living to see her children go to school was 'heart-breaking' - though she stressed that the battle with the cancer would have to wait until her baby son was safely delivered.


There were tears of joy shortly after 11am last Monday morning when little Max was formally introduced to Terri and his dad Andy Magee.


Max arrived 12 weeks early and weighed in at just two pounds nine ounces, but is said to be doing well in the Neo-Natal Unit at Antrim Hospital.

(Source: Antrim Guardian)

Armagh

The burglary at a local GAA club last weekend, just hours after a charity fundraising event was held on the premises, has been described as callous in the extreme and has greatly angered the local community.

Intruders broke into St. Patrick’s GFC clubhouse in Cullyhanna early last Saturday morning, just hours after a hugely successful fundraiser was held in support of a young local man who is recovering from serious injury.

The community came together to offer their assistance through the function for young Paddy McDonnell from the village who sustained serious spinal injuries in an accident at work four months ago.  Paddy has been in hospital undergoing intensive medical treatment since the accident and will require further extensive rehabilitation therapy to regain his full health.

Last Friday night week’s event was one of the biggest events ever held in the club, attracting hundreds of people all keen to show their support for Paddy and his family.  The night was a huge success, raising thousands of pounds.

However, shortly before 6.00am last Saturday, a gang of thieves broke into the club and removed a safe which had been bolted to the floor and walls.  Although the safe contained an estimated £1000, none of the proceeds of the night’s event were inside.
(Source: Crossexmainer.co.uk)

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