Over £40,000 raised for Fermanagh girl Catherine Cox

THE Fermanagh community has been praised for its generosity after over £40,000 has been raised to support a two-year-old girl who is living with an extremely rare genetic health condition.
Catherine Cox, born in September 2022, lives with CDKL5 deficieny disorder. The condition causes a range of neurodevelopmental challenges, with research ongoing into future treatments.
The local community has rallied in support of the much-loved two-year-old, raising a staggering £42,089, to help Catherine’s family with the financial demand of her treatment and care.
Catherine’s father, Niall Cox, previously shared his overwhelming thanks to the local residents.
“It’s been unbelievable. With anything like this, there is trepidation putting out there because we don’t like asking for help, but people are only too glad to help,” Niall explained to the ‘Herald.
“People are coming forward offering ideas for fundraisers, offering to help out. It’s been brilliant. “
Aside from the GoFundMe page, a range of fundraisers are ongoing, including a number of residents recently completing the London Marathon.
A special coffee morning was recently held at Coa Community Hall and a quiz at the Enniskillen Gaels GAA club, with all proceeds raised going towards providing support for Catherine.
“It’s so rare. When we visit the hospital and speak to a lot of medical people, they wouldn’t be aware of the conditions themselves,” Niall said.
“As she has got older, we’re at the stage now where we’re going to have to adapt our house. We live in a three-bed semi-detached so we are moving her bedroom downstairs.
“We’re at the stage where we’ve gone out and got our own private physio in Belfast. We’re at the point where we needed a bit of fundraising to meet the costs.”