Family tell of devastation on 10th anniversary of daughter’s death
THE family of a “beautiful, precious and funny” five-yearold girl who died suddenly have told of their continuing devastation on the tenth anniversary of her death.
Enya Doohan, from Clarkston, started feeling unwell during the day while she was at Our Lady of the Missions School in Thornliebank.
Her mother Marie took her to the family GP but later in the evening she developed a high fever and was admitted to the former Yorkhill Hospital.
Scans showed fluid on her brain and lungs and she was transferred to neurosurgical intensive care unit at the Southern General, however she died the next day. Doctor are still not clear what caused her death.
Her funeral service was led by Bishop Philip Tartaglia, who is now Archbishop of Glasgow.
In the 10 years since she passed away, the family, including Enya’s older sisters Ciera and Niamh, have raised £70,131 for life-saving equipment at the neurosurgical unit, which is now based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Every year, Marie and her husband Kevin, joined by other family and friends have taken part in the Great Scottish Run as the ‘Turban Trotters’ and this year will be particularly poignant on the ten anniversary of her death.
Marie said: “Although it has been 10 years, in some ways it feels like yesterday.
“Enya was a happy, funny, beautiful character. She loved to make people laugh and was always full of fun.”
“Family and friends have been extremely supportive and not a day goes by that we don’t think or talk about our Enya.
“Nothing will bring back our precious Enya to us but doing this helps us and everyone around us and keeps her spirit alive.”
Enya’s grandmother, Peggy O’Donnell, is a former Evening Times Scotswoman of the year. Mrs O’Donnell was honoured by the paper in 1993 for her work for hundreds of elderly people in Govanhill.
Some 30,000 runners are expected to take part in the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run festival which is taking place on September 29 and 30 and includes a 10k and half marathon distance.
Both events start in George Square and from there participants are taken on a tour of the city past a selection of Glasgow’s finest venues and buildings, as well as crossing over the River Clyde before runners head back for their grandstand finish on Glasgow Green.
To enter the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run go to greatscottishrun.com