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Irish Mirror
National
Michelle Cullen

Irish woman left helpless in urine-soaked bed for 21 hours with no food or water due to lack of carer

A Wexford woman has spoken out after she was left helpless in a urine-soaked bed for 21 hours with no food or water as no carer was available due to Covid absences.

Sharon Colgan, who has cerebral palsy, was left confined to her bed after going to bed at 8.20pm on Saturday until 5pm on Sunday evening.

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast, Sharon said the condition she was left in was 'inhumane' and made her wish she did not have to rely on health care providers to lead a normal life.

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