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Orlaith Clinton

Tributes to Northern Ireland mental health nurse after short battle with cancer

The family of a local mental health nurse will take on a charity run next month in her memory.

Catherine Davidson, from the Cloughey area, worked in the Ulster Hospital, and was widely known in communities right across Northern Ireland. The 57-year-old sadly passed away this year, after she was diagnosed with cancer.

In her memory, Catherine, who was known as Caggie, her family will take part in a 5K and 10K run over the Easter weekend. Through this, they plan to raise vital funds for Marie Curie UK.

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Speaking to Belfast Live, Caggie's nephew, Joe Dynes said his aunt was "the absolute world" to the whole family

"She was a mental health nurse for quite some time and was very good at her job," the 16-year-old said.

"Catherine was round at our house more or less every week for Sunday dinner and she would be the heart and soul of the party.

"Catherine was diagnosed with cancer around 18 months ago. When she died, it was devastating, and it left a huge hole in all of our hearts. She really did mean everything to all of us.

"There is a void in the family now, which can never be filled."

Joe recently set up a Go Fund Me page, to raise money for Marie Curie - their funds currently sit at over £5,000 after generous donations from people whose lives were made better because of Catherine.

On Easter Sunday, Catherine's nieces and nephews will take part in a 5K and 10K run, to raise awareness for the work done by Marie Curie, and to continue Catherine's legacy.

"We are blown away by the support so far," Joe added.

"Catherine was so widely known, and people are showing so much generosity to our cause. We can't quite believe it.

"My hurling club, Ballygalget GAC, would host a run each year, so I thought, why not take advantage of that. I wanted to raise awareness about the great work done by Marie Curie and the palliative care team.

"If it wasn't for their immense support and care, we may not have had the last few months with Caggie in her home, which she loved so much.

"The last few months were so important to us all. We could never thank Marie Curie enough for what they did for Caggie."

Please follow this link to donate in memory of Catherine Davidson.

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