A Galway man completed his ‘unforgettable and life-affirming’ five-day 240-kilometre charity cycle for the Irish Kidney Association – with a dialysis machine in tow – arriving on a wet windy day to a rapturous reception at the symbolic Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden on Sunday.

Peter Conboy from Ballygar began his remarkable Cycle of Life journey at  Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin last Wednesday week, where his wife Liz Ferry’s kidney journey also started on dialysis when she was a teen, and fittingly concluded at a Garden honouring organ donors, grateful for the gift of life she received 22 years ago.

Despite the tiredness and being wet and cold, Peter was elated as he was greeted with a warm embrace by Liz and a rousing reception in the garden,  with family, friends, and supporters including locals and members of the Galway Branch of the Irish Kidney Association.

Greeting them also was Martina Goggin, who along with her husband Denis, who are responsible for the creation of the Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for organ donors having themselves had to face the heartbreaking decision after losing their son but giving life to others through his organ donation.

Undeterred by the wet and windy weather, those attending celebrated the end of Peter’s symbolic journey that not only raised funds for the charity but also significantly heightened organ donor awareness.

Caption: Peter Conboy from Ballygar completing his Cycle of Life journey along the Prom before finishing at the Circle of Life National Commemorative Garden for Organ Donors. Photo: Andrew Downes, xposure

To support this worthy cause, you can donate to Peter’s online iDonate Cycle of Life fundraiser  www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/cycleoflife.

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