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Tributes were paid to a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy with spastic diplegia who died at Cork University Hospital after a short, courageous life as she struggled against many obstacles.
Abbey McGeough, also known by the shortened version of her name Abi, was born with hydrocephalus, a fluid blockage in the brain, and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2009.
Last week, while she was seriously ill in the hospital, the Cork Ambulance Service, Defense Forces, Cork City Fire Brigade, Cork gardaí and the Cork Airport Police Fire Service turned on lights and lit candles in his honor.
The MediVac helicopter of the Irish Air Corps helicopter illuminated a light from its base in Athlone while the Naval Service switched on LE George Bernard Shaw.
Cork City Hall even lit up in pink for Abbey after local journalist Sarah Horgan proposed the idea to Lord Mayor John Sheehan.
A prayer service was also held for the fifth-class student at Rathpeacon National School at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Blarney on April 30. Parents, staff and children watched the service via live broadcast.
Ambulance paramedic Ger O’Dea, who coordinated the ‘Shine a Light for the Abbey’ initiative, released a statement on behalf of the family confirming the young man’s death.
“It is with a heavy heart that I write this post on behalf of Abi’s mother, Leslianne, her grandparents Phil and Abina, aunts, uncles, family, to give them the heartbreaking news that their wonderful princess has gotten her wings today and is united angels in heaven.
“She lit up so many rooms with her smile and touched so many people on her journey that she now rest in peace and shine her light on all those who will miss her very much.”
“A sincere thanks to everyone who turned it on for Abi and provided support and comfort to her family while she was in the hospital.”
Her former Glenfields Community Care preschool remembered the brave girl as a child and never let obstacles get in her way.
“She was in a wheelchair and had other underlying health conditions, but nothing stopped her. She smiled and laughed every day. Abi knew how much fun it was and she had an infectious sense of humor and she knew how to avoid us all. So much courage and determination in his short life. “
Blarney, Whitechurch, Waterloo and Rathpeacon Parish paid tribute to Abbey, a native of Dublin Hill in Cork, on her Facebook page.
“Our brave fighter escaped peacefully in the late afternoon. Another angel in heaven.”
Abbey’s mother Leslianne raised € 60,000 for an operation in 2014 that allowed her daughter to walk using a mobility aid.
Abbey, who was an enthusiastic member of the Rebel Wheelers club, also underwent a life-changing operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri.
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