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DO YOU fancy yourself as a lip sync diva? Well, keep August 25 clear in your diary as the family and friends of Anthony Morris will be hosting Killarney’s first-ever Lip Sync Battle in the INEC. Ten acts will be vying for honours as they strive to be crowned lip sync champions.

The event is organised in aid of Killarney man Anthony Morris’s treatment for chronic Lyme disease. “Anthony, who has just begun his third month of a nine-month treatment protocol, has had the intensity and aggressiveness stepped up a level,” said Anthony’s brother Jim Morris. “Anthony’s doctors’ big concern has been an obvious deterioration in his cognitive function and metal sharpness. He has been really struggling to communicate, getting confused and lost for words. This is a result of the Lyme infection affecting his brain and fighting back against the antibiotics.”

Anthony’s pain levels and headaches have also increased but this can be attributed to a Herxheimer reaction as the bacteria starts to die off, added Jim.
“Anthony receives IV treatment times a week where he generally stays in bed and tries to sleep through the nausea and pain, on his flush days he is usually sleepy and groggy,” added Jim.

His doctors are quick to prescribe sleep and pain aids to make him as comfortable as possible.

“In addition the IV regime causes severe stomach cramps and nausea,” said Jim.

Anthony’s fiancée Margaret and daughter Roisin are also have become accustomed to the support required of them every day, added Jim. “Seeing the outreach of love and support during this time through the different fundraisers keeps Anthony and his family in high spirits and drives him on to win his own battle,” he said.

Tickets for the Lip Sync Battle can be purchased from Who’s 4 Shoes, 74 High Street Killarney, Charlie Foley’s, 101 New Street, the INEC box office, Gleneagle Hotel and the K Town Bar on Beech Road.

You can also contact a member of the Morris family or Jim on 086-0893466. Adults are priced at €15 while children under 12 are €10 with doors opening at 7.30 pm and a show start time at 8pm. For further updates on Anthony’s story can be found on Facebook “Help Anthony Morris Fight Lyme Disease” and on www.yourcaring.com/anthony-morris-533010. Details regarding the Lip Sync Battle, the performers and much more can be found on www.facebook.com/killarneylipsync/
 

 
Above: Launching the lip sync battle are Elyse Mendoza, Niall O'Sullivan, Joe Burkett, Grainne O'Sullivan, Tom Lucey, Colm Foley, Cathal Flaherty, Kevin O'Regan, Kieran O'Leary and Alan Breen (both from KTown Bar), back from left Sheila Morris, Jim Morris Snr, Triona O'Shea, Gabor Szucs, Maria O'Sullivan, Batty "The Skip" O'Sullivan, Marie Carroll O'Sullivan, Alan Finn, Jim Morris Jnr. PICTURE: DYLAN CLIFFORD