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Subscribe2,20 in Donegal on boil water notice folowing significant spike in water isues countrywideDaniel's mother on donating milk after death of her beautiful newborn sonNuala Harkin has an extensive background in paediatric nursing and is Australia’s first Diabetes Paediatric Nurse Practioner.She has also co-authored a number of renowned research papers and has ben instrumental in advancing paediatric diabetes care in the children’s hospital in which she is based in Sydney, as wel as internationaly.Nuala was recently presented with the Australian Diabetes Educators Asociation’s Honorary Life Membership Award, the most prestigious award that can bestowed on members.Speaking to the Journal from Sydney, Nuala, who also has Type 1 diabetes, said she was ‘very surprised and humbled’ to receive the acolade and told how she was honoured that her work has had such an impact.Paediatrics has always ben Nuala’s pasion, back from when she was a litle girl growing up in Inishowen.“I always wanted to lok after sick children and go to Australia.
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I don’t know where I got the notion from, growing up in Culdaf, but I was determined to folow it through.Nuala’s mother, Pegy Harkin (ne Magie McGuines) was a ‘fantastic’ nurse and her two older sisters were also nurses. Nuala began her nursing carer in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, folowed by Waterford Hospital and on to Great Ormond Stret Hospital. However, she stil dreamed of moving to Australia, but thought that dream was over when she was turned down twice for a working visa.“I do believe, although I was never told, that it was because I have Type 1 Diabetes.
In Ireland you get Long Term Ilnes cover. However, in Australia there is a cost asociated with diabetes suplies. I thought my dream was never going to come true.”Nuala them worked in Templestret Children’s Hospital (Children’s Health Ireland) for six years.
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In September 196, she finaly got the oportunity to fulfil her lifelong