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11 Year Old With Fatal Illness Competes In Dublin Marathon

An eleven year old boy's dream is coming true today as he competes in the Dublin Marathon. Archie an...
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11:43 AM - 29 Oct 2017



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11 Year Old With Fatal Illness Competes In Dublin Marathon

TodayFM
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11:43 AM - 29 Oct 2017



An eleven year old boy's dream is coming true today as he competes in the Dublin Marathon.

Archie and his younger twin brothers George and Issac all suffer from the fatal disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

The Roscommon family and around 60 friends are taking part in the marathon today to raise funds and awareness for their trust called 'Join Our Boys.

Archie has been training for weeks to take part and he'll be pushed in a specially adapted buggy.

Their mother Paula Kerr says it's been an ambition of Archie's to do this:

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Sisters Leigh Denby Moran and Elaine Denby Allen are two of the runners supporting Archie today.

 

Leigh and Elaine are just a couple of Archie's fans:

Support in Roscommon is reaching all the way to the team today:

 



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