Advertisement

Toddler with rare disease passes away - listener’s story

Maebhe Gorman was diagnosed with a life-limiting genetic disease about a year ago, and tragically...

Share this article

12.24 15 Aug 2024


Toddler with rare disease passes away - listener’s story


Listen to this episode


Share this article

12.24 15 Aug 2024


Maebhe Gorman was diagnosed with a life-limiting genetic disease about a year ago, and tragically passed away last week.

Maebhe had a rare genetic condition that affects the brain, known as Metachromatic Leukodystrophy late infantile form. Her family are calling for the condition to be screened for in Ireland, as it is in most other countries.

Andrea Gilligan is joined by Maebhe’s aunt, Carol Gorman, to discuss.


Read more about

Lunchtime Live Highlights

Related Episodes

ICE Detention Horror: The Stor...

00:13:30

ICE Detention Horror: The Story of an Irish Plasterer in the United States

Newstalk Daily

00:13:30


Beverley Callard on swapping t...

00:14:00

Beverley Callard on swapping the cobbled streets of Coronation St for Carrickstown

The Hard Shoulder

00:14:00


Pulitzer-winning Photographer...

00:13:17

Pulitzer-winning Photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice on her photobook of Dublin

The Hard Shoulder

00:13:17


Following last week's fatal Du...

00:05:38

Following last week's fatal Dublin bus crash, Dublin City Council to hold meeting on pedestrian street safety

The Hard Shoulder

00:05:38