'Before she died, she told me 'daddy, get your a** out there and get as many people as possible to join the stem cell register' and that is what I am trying to do.'
When Sean Smyth's daughter Eimear became poorly after a stem cell transplant, he made a promise to her that he'd keep her legacy alive.Following on from her death, Eimear's Wish was formed, an organisation with the sole purpose of carrying out Eimear's dying wish - to tell the world that she had beaten cancer and for her family to raise Stem Cell Donor Awareness in Northern Ireland.
"People will take part in the traditional Falls Park 5K, so there is a run and a family walk. Anybody taking part can get treats, whether it be a donut, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, popcorn or slush puppies. "In West Belfast alone, we have found five donors since June - that is something we want to celebrate. We want this to be a positive event.
"We do it with fun and love. My Eimear loved the colour pink, she loved coffee and she just loved donuts too. That's where this idea came from. Before she died, she told me 'daddy, get your a** out there and get as many people as possible to join the stem cell register' and that is what I am trying to do."
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