Peter Lawlor continues his 6kaDay
Local Quill Road resident Peter Lawlor is continuing to do a daily 6km walk with a difference during this Covid 19 crisis.
The well-known Peter is now 48 years of age and has been attending Open Door on the Vevay in Bray since 1991. He attends the centre every Wednesday and Friday and enjoy the activities. The physiotherapy helps him greatly with his physical health and he really enjoys the ceramics with Mark and the gang. Peter loves making presents for his family and friends and he has made so many friends in the Centre and loves to chat with the staff, volunteers, and other members and is really look forward to getting back there.
Peter is now one of the oldest people in Ireland with a condition called Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS). Some of the symptoms of PWS include weak muscles, very slow development, poor feeding as an infant which then develops into constant hunger leading to obesity and has many side effects and premature aging.
His main disability is poor balance due to weak muscles and he suffers from back problems and has had one kneecap removed.
At the moment, Peter is obviously cocooning at home since the outset of COVID-19 in Ireland and his parents are encouraging him to walk in order to maintain and improve muscle tone and balance and to prevent muscle wastage. He is missing his friends and outings so he has decided to do something new.
His parents and family are amazed at his improvement through his daily walking and so, Peter has decided to turn it all into a positive situation and has set up a fundraiser for Open Door to help fund the activities when the Centre re-opens. He has been doing 6,000 steps per day since May 1, which is a huge commitment for him and takes a lot of effort.
Peter hopes that you might consider to sponsor him or donate to Open Door to send him a message so he knows that you are behind him all the way. You can donate at the following link; https://www.idonate. ie/fundraiser/11385193_peter–lawlors-page.html.
The fundraising walk has been extended to this Friday (15th) and to date, Peter has raised €9,000 of his new €10K goal. Good man Peter, you are some inspiration to us all!