Issue 35
Sunday, February 05 2012
Price: 75p



Rodney Edwards | Fermanagh TV: Help us raise money so our son can fight killer disease

A young family has been rocked by a double heartache — both their kids have the same killer disease.

Two brave little brothers, Marc and Matthew Elliott from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, suffer from a genetic condition which has rendered them terminally ill.

Their heartbroken parents, Adel (26) and Damien, have been trying to cope with four-year-old Marc having adrenoleukodystrophy, an incurable illness which damages the brain and eventually kills.

However, their world has now been shattered after they were told that their eight-month-old son Matthew also has the disease. Read More here.

By Rodney Edwards and Niall McCracken for fermanagh.tv

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