A TERMINALLY ill eight-year-old girl from Limerick died in the early hours of Thursday morning after a prolonged fight for life.
Sophie Mulcahy from Rhebogue, who suffered from a rare condition named 1Q43 Deletion, had battled six open heart operations and overcame lung and kidney failure, having spent a substantial amount of her short life in Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
Sophie’s father Liam took part in numerous fundraisers for her and set up the Cycle4SickChildren cycling club, in addition to running last year’s Dublin Marathon.
After Liam and five friends had their bikes stolen in Liverpool during a charity cycle this summer, a support group was set up by Dawn Hall, a senior carer in nursing from the Merseyside city who was left shocked by the crime. The group had more than 1,000 members at the time of Sophie’s passing.
Sophie is survived by her father Liam, mother Stacey, brother Dion and sister Kayla.
