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Co Donegal’s mother who lost her husband and two children in a tragic car accident over the summer has spoken publicly about her experience.
Geraldine Mullan was the only member of her family to survive when the car they were traveling in went off the road and into Lough Foyle at Quigley’s Point.
Her husband John, her son Tomás (14) and her daughter Amelia (6) died the night of the accident on August 20.
In an interview on RTÉ’s Prime Time, Geraldine Mullan told Miriam O’Callaghan her wish that all families cherish every moment this Christmas.
“I can’t turn the clock back. I wish it was August 19 and things were different, but I can’t change what happened on August 20,” he said.
“If my Christmas gift for John, Tomás and Amelia is that more children receive hugs and kisses from their mothers and fathers. If more people tell their loved ones that they love each other, because they didn’t know that August 20 was going to be the last day they would tell John, Tomás and Amelia that they loved them.
“So my message is simple. Just remember how precious life is, cherish every moment and tell your loved ones that you love them. “
Rescuers
Mullan said the main reason she wanted to share her story was to thank the people who rescued her the night of the accident and brought her family to say goodbye.
She said she was particularly grateful to Coast Guard member Kevin Barr, who stayed with her in the water.
“I had given up all hope at the time … I knew my family was gone and I just wanted to be with them,” Ms Mullan said.
“I asked him a couple of times to let me go. And, you know, Kevin was very brave. He clung to me and kept apologizing because he knew they were gone too. And he just said, I’m so sorry, Geraldine, I can’t let you go …
“I am here today for Kevin and the work of all those people who worked so hard that night to get me out of the water. That’s why my father, you know, referred to all of them in unison as my guardian angels. “
I take one day at a time, sometimes it’s an hour at a time
Ms. Mullan said she is strengthened by the messages she has received from people across the country after the accident.
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“It is very difficult to wake up each day without the three most precious people in my life, but I wake up because of the love that has surrounded me ever since … the support of my family, John’s family, our family and friends, the community. local.
“But it’s also the people, like everyone who took the time to send me a card, to send me a letter to send me a gift, you know, a text message, like some of these people I don’t know, I ‘keep getting cards from people I don’t know. “
Ms. Mullan added that she still has hope: “I take one day at a time, sometimes it’s an hour at a time, but I will never lose hope … like I said, John, Tomás and Amelia may not be physically with me anymore. but they are definitely with me in spirit, they are in my heart. “
The full interview will air tonight on Prime Time at 9.35 pm on RTÉ One.
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