Paddy Kearns was damaged his spinal chord in a motorbike collision in the UK.
A fundraiser is underway for midlands man that damaged his spinal chord in a motorbike collision in London.
Shannonbridge's Paddy Kearns is undergoing physiotherapy after suffering paralysis.
His family is walking 1200 kilometers in the 12 day before Christmas to raise funds for his care and recovery.
They have set up a Go Fund Me page called "12km of Christmas for Paddy".
His brother, David Kearns, says he had an uphill battle:
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