b'thankyou!louises dad, kevin , remembersthe moment he heard the word that strikes fear into thehearts of parents the world overLeukemiaI sliddown the wall and put my head in my hands. Suddenlyan ordinary family was about to embark on a journey ofextraordinary emotions in a battle to save their littlegirls life.Less than 24 hours after Louise was diagnosedshe was in a bed in Our Ladys Childrens Hospital,Crumlinbravingherrstdoseofchemotherapy. Unfortunately it would be the rst of many intensivetreatments, including multiple blood transfusions andheavydosesofsteroids.Thestathereandthe treatments are the best in Ireland, but the infrastruc-ture of the ward itself has long been lacking.Youve got the best team in the world playing insubstandard conditions, says Louises dad Kevin as heexplains the reality of life in the hospital.Today, The Ireland Funds are helping Our LadysChildrens Hospital, Crumlin out of its previous dark,cramped, substandard space built in the 1950s, to amodern world-class facility serving Irelands families.connect2013 | 43'