Caroline Kavanagh – living through trauma and raising a child with Autism – 21/09/26

Caroline Kavanagh – from Goresbridge wants to share her life story. She now lives in Thomastown and says she has a positive story to tell and wants to speak from the heart. She comes from a church of Ireland family. She was abused. She got cancer aged 26. She works as a nanny. She got pregnant at 37 and was delighted. Her son Edward has autism. When he was born she was told he would never talk or speak a word. He is 18 now. It was very tough in the early days. She has great faith. She has diabetes and is insulin dependent. Her husband is Michael Kavanagh and he has been a great support to her. She is in and out of hospital a lot and thinks the staff in St Lukes are great