Offaly Man Taking On 86km Charity Challenge In Honour Of Late Father

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Gary, who has scoliosis, will be carrying his dad's oxygen tank on his back.

An Offaly man with scoliosis is taking on a massive walking challenge in honour of his late father.

Gary Farrell's dad Peadar passed away a couple of weeks ago while waiting for a lung transplant. 

He had been suffering from a condition called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Rhode man Gary - who's also the founder of Scoliosis Ireland - is walking the 86 kilometres from the Mater Hospital in Dublin to Offaly, while carrying his dad's 4 kilogram oxygen tank, on July 19th and 20th.

He's hoping to raise funds for the heart and lung ward at the Mater Hospital:

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