Emma Fogarty with her assistant Georgina Herlihy taking part in Emma’s 36 Challenge – a 36km assisted walk for Debra Ireland which will test her limits of endurance. To donate see justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-fogartyRugby legend Johnny Sexton has joined a host of celebrities in supporting a woman with a rare skin disease who is completing a 36km challenge. 80pc of her body is covered in bandages and she is the oldest EB survivor in Ireland. Speaking on the Ray D'Arcy show previously, Emma described the pain that she feels all the time to be "considerable". My birthday is next Thursday June 25, and to mark it, I’m embarking on this challenge to prove a point.

Source: Irish Independent June 20, 2020 10:18 UTC