Actor Colin Farrell completed the Dublin Marathon, pushing a woman in a wheelchair for the last 2.5 miles of the 26-mile race.
Farrell, 48, laced up his running shoes to raise funds for DEBRA, a charity that supports people with the incurable genetic condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB) – also known as butterfly skin, according to CNN. The woman he pushed in a wheelchair is an old friend, Emma Fogarty, who lives with the rare skin condition.
According to the outlet, citing PA Media news agency, Fogarty, who at 40 is Ireland’s oldest surviving person with the condition, was born without skin on her left foot and arm and even the slightest touch can cause painful blisters. She celebrated her birthday in June, reaching a milestone she didn’t think was possible because she suffers from a severe form of the condition.
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