Episode 3 - Dr. Noel McCaffrey - Life & Health Beyond Chronic Illness

Did you know that chronic illness is the biggest growing public health challenge in Ireland? A chronic disease is defined 'a long-term illness' - and can range from diabetes to heart disease, arthritis to cancer. Many diagnoses can mean life-long management of our health/symptoms. Worryingly, as our guest this week Dr Noel McCaffrey tells us: 'Chronic illness is the biggest public health challenge facing our country and many other first world countries. 84% of people over the age of 65 have one chronic illness and 64% have two.' In this episode, Sarah mines Noel's decades of experience in the medical field and delves into his inspiring initiative, Exwell Medical - a community-based exercise programme specifically tailored to those who are navigating chronic illness. Noel tells us of his mission to bring these therapeutic classes to local group se ...