The final 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) of this marathon became a true symbol of life and the most beautiful friendship anyone can only wish for.
“No one expected me to survive for this long – because people with my type of EB almost never do – but I’ve always been encouraged to be a fighter,” she shared. “Reaching 40 shouldn’t be a miracle, but right now, it is,” added the woman who is considered now Ireland’s oldest surviving person with the EB condition and who has also had two battles with cancer.
“That run was nothing compared to the pain she is forced to endure every single day, even though she doesn’t show it,” the actor said. “It was an honour to see her waiting for me with 4km to go, each of those representing a decade of her life, and to do the final stretch together. I’ll never forget it,” he added.
This is probably because Colin perfectly knows how challenging life can be, since his first son James Padraig Farrell was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called Angelman syndrome when he was only a two and a half years old. Caring for him and watching his son grow up has given the actor the ability to look at the human being and the human body and life as a true marvel.
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