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Seriously injured cyclist to return home to Waterville
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By Sean Moriarty
The Waterville man who was seriously injured in a cycling accident in France last summer, and who has spent the last six months in a London hospital, is finally coming home.
Mike Curran, a former Kerry minor, suffered brain bleeds, broken ribs and other life threatening injuries when he was struck by car in northern France last July. He and his girlfriend Sara O’Shea from Keel were on their last leg of an epic world cycle tour that began in China two years prior.
Mike has spent the last six months in the Wellington Hospital in St John’s Wood in north London but is expected to arrive home this week.
One of his best friends since childhood, London-based Patrick Foley assisted with organising a fundraiser in Kilburn last month called ‘Bring Mike Home’.
"The progress Mike has made since the awful accident is remarkable and is a testament to his character,” Patrick said. “We received the news that he is heading back to Ireland for the next leg of his progress which is fantastic. He has received enormous support from the people of Kerry and all over the world and is extremely overwhelmed and grateful for this, but I would stress there is still a long road ahead of him.”
Those that wish to continue to support him can do so via his donation page https://uk.gofundme.com/tddwfd-bring-mike-home
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