After 44 years of working for the Western Health & Social Care Trust’s community dental team, Jennifer O’Brien presented her retirement gift from her colleagues to the RVH Liver Support Group. Our thanks go to Jennifer for her generosity. Pictured are (L-R) Kay Duffy, Founder of the RVH Liver Support Group; Jennifer O’Brien and Grainne Quinn, Manager & Clinical Director.

A very generous donation of £2,100 was received from the Trustees of the former employees of the old Wrightbus Company in Ballymena to help further support  liver patients accross Northern Ireland.

(L-R) Michael Cathcart, Robbie Herron, Uel Bamber (liver transplant recipient), Geoff Wylie and LSG Chairman Jim Kilpatrick.

For everyone invited so far to attend the Royal site for their Covid-19 vaccination, please find opposite a site map to help you find the building being used. It is located on the main car park access road, and is shown with a green ‘X’ on the map. Please allow plenty of time before your appointment time as it is likely there will be lengthy car park queues as the day progresses.

***please bring id with you***

A residential weekend held at The Share Centre in Lisnaskea on the weekend of 14^th to 15^th September 2019 and attended by 11 families and 3 committee members.

An afternoon of activity on and beside Upper Lough Erne on Saturday helped create a strong dynamic amongst the people attending, some of whom were meeting for the first time. This dynamic was crucial for the open and honest sharing of advice and experience that developed informally throughout the weekend and for a powerful formal discussion on Sunday morning in which parents spoke of different aspects of caring – the impact of a child’s illness on other siblings; transition from children’s to adults’ services; and the fact that liver disease is often linked with other debilitating conditions. The session was sensitively chaired by Rachel and there was a palpable sense of eased concerns and mutual reassurance when it ended. Visitors’ evaluation of the weekend was very positive.