A young woman who underwent life-saving surgery at Beaumont Hospital has vowed to raise research funds to help doctors and patients in the same situation as she was earlier this year.
Clare Kavanagh from Wexford was going about life normally in January 2023 before a persistent pain in her neck began giving trouble.
"I was going about life normally, working away, planning for the future, enjoying time with friends, family and looking forward," she explained.