'I want to see my kids grow up': Farmer's plea for €76k to fund MS treatment
John McNaughton from Glenariff with his kids, Shannon (3), Shea (13), Clodagh (11), Eoin (8) and Ruairi (6). Photo: Belfast Telegraph
A Co Antrim father-of-five with Multiple Sclerosis is trying to raise £65,000 to undergo stem cell treatment in Mexico, which he hopes will allow him to see his children grow up.
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