Civic Centre lights up for Diabetes Day

Pictured (l-r) are Hilda Francey, Specialist Diabetes Nurse; Alderman William Leathem, the Mayor of Lisburn City Council, Councillor Margaret Tolerton and Councillor Pat Catney, Chairman of the Council's Corporate Services Committee.

The marking of this day held special significance for the Mayor of Lisburn City Council, Councillor Margaret Tolerton, as her official Mayoral Charity is the Diabetes Unit based at the Lagan Valley Hospital.

The Mayor was joined by Specialist Diabetes Nurse at the Lagan Valley Hospital, Hilda Francey; the Chairman of the Council’s Corporate Services Committee, Councillor Pat Catney and Alderman William Leathem to mark World Diabetes Day.

“I was delighted to mark World Diabetes Day and this particularly resonated with us,” said the Mayor. “I chose the Diabetes Unit at the Lagan Valley Hospital as my Mayoral Charity.

“I am aware of the enormous pressures on people who suffer from Diabetes and the condition affects all parts of your life. I have been a diabetes sufferer since I was seven years old.

“Diabetes is a growing problem in society and brings huge challenges to sufferers of this condition; as well as significant pressures on the Lagan Valley Hospital. Hilda Francey is a specialist nurse at the Unit and the care she and her team provide to patients in this very busy clinic is absolutely first-rate.”