Photos From "Hope Grows for Declan Rogers" Fundraiser

Aishling Rafferty, Colm Bourke and Martin Goulding were among the stars who took part in a the benefit night.

Aishling Rafferty, Colm Bourke and Martin Goulding were among the stars who took part in a benefit night for a midlands man. 

Declan Rogers was diagnosed with a Neurological dysfunction called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), which is  a rare and excruciating disease.

It is associated with the imbalance and malfunction of the autonomic nervous system and is described, it is described as the most painful disease known to man, rating higher than both childbirth and amputation on the McGill Pain Index.

Many people, including Declan who have CRPS describe it as feeling like they are literally being burned alive.

Photographer John Finnerty was at the Bridge House for the fundraiser and took these pictures: 

 

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