An Irish family have raised thousands in a fundraiser after their lives were changed forever when a mother got sick with the flu in December last year.
The four-month 'nightmare' began for the Carrick family when Rob found his wife Ciara coughing up blood while she was sick in bed with the flu and he realised she was "seriously ill".
The simple illness turned into something much more grave. Rob said he is "lucky that she is still alive" - but the family's world has been completely altered as Ciara developed "severe disabilities" as a result of the illness.
