Ethan Tierney, the two-year-old from Virginia who has a rare immune disorder has turned a corner in his treatment. When he was diagnosed with Hyper IGM syndrome last year, his parents were told of life-saving treatment available in England. The alternative to the expensive treatment was a a lifetime of antibiotics for Ethan who might have only lived into his twenties.
Unable to accept the lesser alternative, Ethan's parents reluctantly set up a GoFundMe page to raise the €60,000 necessary to finance the treatment in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
The people of Cavan, Monaghan and beyond answered the call and Ethan and his parents went to England for a bone marrow transplant during the summer. And, they They brought home a happy healthy boy who goes to bed smiling and wakes up smiling:
