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A deacon in the Kerry diocese, who fought a massive battle with Covid-19 but made a great recovery, has written a book to share his remarkable story.
Deacon Thady O’Connor, who hails from Kilcummin, has penned Your Breath Is Your Hope: Covid 19 – My story of recovery and more. The book charts how his dreadful ordeal started, in October 2021, with a cough that he initially treated with over-the-counter medicine but he had to be admitted to University Hospital Kerry when his condition suddenly escalated. He spent eight weeks on a ventilator, fighting for his life, and it was only afterwards, when he spoke with medical staff, that he came to realise just how critically ill he actually was.
Deacon Thady tells how his great faith and prayer sustained him in the very dark days and nights and the crucial role the medical professionals and his family played in his recovery. He said he focused on prayer, spiritual nourishment and positivity every moment of every day.
The well-known Kerry deacon is a very talented singer and musician and the book comes complete with a CD of seven healing hymns – performed by Thady and Fergus O’Sullivan – with all proceeds from the project going to MS Ireland, the Alzheimer Society and Radio Maria Ireland.
