Let's get Ian walking again

Hi everyone,

Ian Coughlan, a Professional Irish MMA fighter, was training in preparation for a fight when he suffered a horrific accident in training in July 2021, that left him paralysed.

He spent 3 months in Galway University Hospital and has subsequently been transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire, where he continues his rehabilitation through various forms of therapy.

Unfortunately Ian's worst fears came true when the doctor's told him that he may never walk again and that he will be reliant on carers to assist him with daily tasks.

His therapists are currently working with him to prepare him for a life in a wheelchair, but Ian is not giving up without a fight.

We have found hospitals in Germany that specialise in spinal cord injury patients like Ian and they have reviewed his case and are determined that he is a very suitable candidate for combined Stem Cell and HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) treatments.

With this new fundraising campaign, we are hoping to cover Ian's Stem Cell and HAL treatments, which will cost €73,000 in total.

The doctors are confident that they will have Ian walking again, but at a bare minimum, the treatment will enable him to regain some independence.

Ian is a fighter at heart, he is driven, he is ambitious and he has a fire in his soul that is burning stronger than ever before. He has an abundance of life to live, he has a lot to give and he needs us to help him in this most important fight of his life.