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Emma Fogarty's Inspiring Journey: Overcoming EB with Hope

12/27/2025

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Emma Fogarty, 41, lives with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare condition causing skin wounds.
She is wheelchair-bound and endures constant pain, yet maintains a positive outlook.
Fogarty formed a friendship with actor Colin Farrell in 2010, and they ran the Dublin Marathon to raise nearly €1 million for EB awareness.
Her memoir, Being Emma, documents her struggles and triumphs and aims to inspire others through determination and hope.

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Story summary

Emma Fogarty, 41, lives with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare condition causing skin wounds.
She is wheelchair-bound and endures constant pain, yet maintains a positive outlook.
Fogarty formed a friendship with actor Colin Farrell in 2010, and they ran the Dublin Marathon to raise nearly €1 million for EB awareness.
Her memoir, Being Emma, documents her struggles and triumphs and aims to inspire others through determination and hope.