Support Hannah Leonard & family in medical emergency abroad

On the 6th of October 2024, while in Sicily, Hannah was completing her final long distance training run for the Dublin marathon. Sadly she never got to finish the run.

Only several kilometres into the run, while crossing at a pedestrian crossing she was struck by a car and sent flying approx 15 feet across the road, landing on her head.

She suffered devastating brain injuries and underwent 3 hours of life saving neurosurgery where a large piece of her skull was removed in order to access her brain and relieve the pressure. The piece of skull has yet to be replaced. Following her neurosurgery she was transferred to ICU where she remains today.

The initial prognosis was not good, but the Neurosurgeons in Sicily said they considered Hannah to be like their little sister and vowed not to give up hope, her survival was their top priority.

Since the initial surgery Hannah has undergone several additional surgeries including a tracheotomy and fitting of a catheter to her head to remove excess brain fluid, she is receiving frequent CT scans in order to monitor the swelling on her brain however, she has remained in a coma since the accident.

We are beginning to see some glimmers of hope as she has started to react to touch and is making some minor movement, what her recovery will look like is still unknown.

Hannah is an amazing young woman and her strength and determination is what has kept her with us. She’s a fighter who is making her family prouder day by day at how resilient she is. She will be utterly devastated when she learns that she missed the Dublin Marathon which she was due to complete 10 years after her Dad completed it, both of them dedicating it to Hannah’s grandmother Caroline.

Hannah’s Dad (Kevin), Mum (Vanessa), Brother(Dylan), Sister(Lily) and Boyfriend (Cathal) are all in Sicily with her, visiting her in the ICU whenever permitted and hoping above all hope to see even the tiniest improvements each day.

This gofundme is on behalf of Hannah and her family to support them with their expenses.

We will use this page as a way to

communicate updates.