Well it's 4am here in San Francisco but we are both awake - it's 12 noon in Sligo. We arrived safe and sound and can't begin to tell you how excited we both are. So as you know we took the bus from Sligo to Dublin Airport where we were greeted by a shuttle... Continue Reading →
From Coolaney to California
The first part of Jono's Journey to the World Pokemon Championships began today. We took the bus from Sligo to Dublin airport and are spending the night at the Metro Hotel Dublin Airport. The bus journey was lovely and comfortable and what really made Jono's day was that our friend Aafke was waiting at Edgeworthstown... Continue Reading →
Join us on Jono’s Journey
Well the time has almost arrived for Jono and I to head over to San Francisco for Jono to take part in the Pokemon World Championships. This has been Jono's dream for as long as I can remember and thanks to so many wonderful people it's become a reality. You can read the full back... Continue Reading →
Good news for Jono
Regular readers to the blog will know that Jono has kyphosis and scoliosis. You'll also know he's been waiting for an appointment to be seen by the consultant. At last we have good news. Jono has been waiting to be seen since May 2015, I spoke to the hospital in June and they weren't very hopefully... Continue Reading →
On the radio
Today I was on RTE Radio 1 being interviewed by Dave Fanning about Jono's Journey to San Francisco. I was kind of caught on the hop and was wheeling the bin down the drive when the phone rang so I was very nervous. In fact it was difficult to talk and breath at the same... Continue Reading →
Jono Kitted Out – Thanks to EJ Menswear, Sligo
It's three weeks until we fly to San Francisco so Jono can take part in the Pokemon World Championships. He's one of two people in Ireland to get enough points to be invited along. Back in May when he realised he had enough points we didn't think he'd be able to go. It just seemed... Continue Reading →