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| Every mum is an unsung hero, juggling kids, housework, homework and cooking on top of everything else! Mums are supportive, comforting, and positive, and always put their families first. We want to hear about an extraordinary mum whose hard work and commitment to their loved ones is truly inspirational. Tell us about the mum you know today!
Our 2011 Mum of the Year is Zoe Woodward! Here is her story: Mum of the Year is Zoe Woodward, who not only cares for her three children whist managing a demanding full-time job, but has helped to raise over €290,000 for cystic fibrosis units. Zoe, who was nominated by her friend Jaime O’Shea, is married with two little girls, Emily (six) and Lana (four), and a baby boy, Daniel (18 months). Both of her girls were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) shortly after birth, which Jaime stresses is “a life-shortening and difficult illness that causes ever-increasing lung damage, severe respiratory problems and harm to other vital organs.” Finding out that two of her children have CF was heartbreaking, according to Jaime, but Zoe’s remarkably positive attitude to dealing with the illness illustrates her dedicated and proactive approach to ensuring her children live happy, healthy lives. |
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Zoe works hard on a constant basis to ensure she is aware of the most up-to-date available research on CF. A typical day for her not only includes everything a regular mum does, but also carefully planning the girls’ diets, physiotherapy appointments, exercise routines and daily treatments.
Last year Zoe and a few of her family members decided to devote time and effort into helping other families and children coping with CF. They went on to establish the ‘1 in 1,000’ campaign, which aimed to raise €200,000 for Crumlin Children’s Hospital to build an isolation unit for CF patients. After a huge amount of work and organisation, Zoe succeeded in getting over 1,000 women to run the 2010 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon – the single largest group taking part – raising €290,000. In the midst of all this, Zoe gave birth to her son Daniel a mere three months before the race, and still managed to complete it in under 55 minutes!
Mum of the Year Zoe Woodward pictured with Pauline Harmon of Maxi Cosi
Maxi-Cosi is the Mum of the Year award sponsor for 2012:
MAXI-COSI & QUINNY – TRAVELLING SOLUTIONS BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CAR
Pioneering, innovative and complete with the latest technology Maxi-Cosi is a brand that parents trust. Innovative, safe and designed for complete ease of use, parents can have a complete travel system for both in and out of the car. Quinny pushchairs pair up nicely with the Maxi-Cosi range of infant carriers for those looking for uber chic and head turning travel systems and pushchairs.
Pauline Harmon, Sales Manager, Ireland said: “We have supported the awards for a number of years now and are very proud to do so. We develop our products so that parents can keep their children as safe as possible while travelling. It’s important to maintain relationships because parents continually trust our brand and vote for our products.”
