Martin McGuinness’s death will leave more than just one legacy
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Your support makes all the difference.I have just heard the news of Martin McGuinness’s death, and despite the varying views appearing in the media one aspect that has resonated with me has been the portrayal of the human side of his passing.
He suffered with the rare degenerative disease that I also am being treated for since 2013, amyloidosis, which basically attacks all the vital organs of the body. It is incurable but is treated with chemotherapy and other drugs such as thalidomide which I have to take 21 days each month on top of kidney dialysis three days a week in the Ulster Hospital.
Last week I sent a card to Martin McGuinness informing him that there were people in Bangor praying for him. I have no idea if the card, addressed to Stormont, would have got to him in time, but I hope it did.
Amyloidosis is a difficult disease and there is little public awareness about it. Maybe one last legacy of Martin McGuinness will also be to help shed more attention on this debilitating and serious illness.
Colin Nevin
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