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Marta Salacka with her husband and four-year-old son Biała Krew

Young mum needs €25k to fulfil her dying wish

Fundraising campaign set up to send Marta Salacka, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia, home to Poland to die in peace surrounded by her family and friends.

MARTA SALACKA, A 27-year-old mum of one, who lives in Castleconnell, Co Limerick with her husband Mariusz and four-year-son Nikodem was diagnosed with leukaemia earlier in the year.

“Leukaemia has returned and doctors no longer give me a chance. They did everything for me, and they are no longer able to do anything more,” she writes in her blog called Biała Krew, which means ‘White Blood’.

Her dying wish is to fly home to Poland to spend her final days with her family and friends. But because of Martha’s condition, she needs a special medical flight. Her friend Monika Ni Habrych came up with the idea of  organising a fundraising campaign to raise €25,000 so Marta can travel in comfort with an extra €5,000 so the family will not have to worry about finances while they are in Poland.

Marta Salacka in her hospital bed holding a picture of her family. Image Biała Krew.

Monika explains why she set up the fundraising campaign:

Marta is fighting with leukaemia but unfortunately she has got bad news recently and the doctors said they have done all they can for her. She would like to go back to Poland and we will need to raise some money to help her and her family. We have a big goal to achieve but we can all do it for Marta, I know she would do it for you as well.

So far the campaign page has raised €19,089, even after a problem with the PayPal account for a while yesterday. The amount donated increases every time you refresh the page.

The mum of one in happier times. Image Biała Krew.

The beautiful mum describes the moment she found out about her cancer diagnosis:

I could not deal with it, the fear stuck in me. You are probably wondering what were the symptoms? It started very innocently. That’s why everyone was in severe shock. My mother began to cry. I… We were afraid. My husband hugged me. He said ‘do not worry. baby’, but I could feel his body shaking with nerves.

Marta has been flooded with kind thoughts from people all over the country, and she asks people not be “angry” about not replying, if she “had to write back to everyone she would not have enough days.” At the moment she says she is resting and sorting “things” out.

“I’m trying not to cry but when I look at my family, my heart breaks. I can not even tell them that I feel it,” she says.

A fundraiser will be held tonight at Ahane GAA clubhouse in Limerick at 8pm. There is also an online page for donations – www.gofundme.com/1chbnw.

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    Mute Big Beats
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    Nov 25th 2023, 4:16 PM

    People are terrified to upset the landlords that they won’t apply for credit for fear of non-tax complient landlords kicking them out.

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    Mute Paddy C
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    Nov 25th 2023, 4:21 PM

    Have to find a house to rent that might be somehow affordable first,like a needle in a haystack,still though government keep increasing population with nowhere for people to live, homelessness higher than ever at the moment, brilliant

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    Mute Kevin Kerr
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    Nov 25th 2023, 4:38 PM

    @Paddy C: There are an estimated 400k existing renters that are eligible for this tax credit.

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    Mute Paddy C
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    Nov 25th 2023, 6:17 PM

    @SYaxJ2Ts: marvellous

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    Mute BigEd
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    Nov 25th 2023, 3:53 PM

    If you do not pay tax you will not get it…. Most of the renters are on the doll or pay little to no tax… Or landlord is not simply registered and they are victims of the system..you pick one….

    Ps: i got the full credit

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    Mute Paul Somers
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    Nov 25th 2023, 5:20 PM

    @BigEd: I rent, paye, actually I lease a room in a house share, so can we apply for this on the basis of leasing a room as opposed to renting

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    Mute Caoimín Ó Muircheartaigh
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    Nov 25th 2023, 4:03 PM

    No surprise to see FFG support FFG. There was never anything between these parties and Golfgate showed us the irrelevance of political screamers in a fancy building in Kildare Street. At least the rioters showed us the cosy narrative of Martin and his ilk, who thought their pontificating was, and remains, their own illusion. McEnteen wants to bring in tougher minimum sentences which will do little to zero on the real issues which is the haves looking down their noses on the rest of Ireland, thinking a woke administration will keep the sheep at bay. Now we all know from Martin’s support for a hand-me-down politician from Mearh that we live in a left dictatorship where “democracy” is the weapon of choice. Control the narrative and you control the sheep. Goebbels learnt it easily enough.

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    Mute Jack Dermody
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    Nov 25th 2023, 10:08 PM

    @Caoimín Ó Muircheartaigh: Nice rant. You said nothing about the topic..

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    Mute Áine G
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    Nov 25th 2023, 5:38 PM

    I can’t claim it as my landlord hasn’t registered with the RTB. Nothing I can do.

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    Mute Paul
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    Nov 25th 2023, 5:46 PM

    @Áine G: report your landlord to the RTB and stop whining

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    Mute P.J. Nolan
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    Nov 25th 2023, 6:15 PM

    @Paul:
    And then the landlord decides to sell……

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    Mute Lydia Mcloughlin
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    Nov 25th 2023, 7:50 PM

    @P.J. Nolan: I hear though it’ll be years before it can gets to be sold! Three years a cpl have been living at a friends house down the country, not paid rent since 2019. Can’t evict them to sell the house as they have nowhere to go, too expensive!

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    Mute P.J. Nolan
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    Nov 25th 2023, 9:25 PM

    @Lydia Mcloughlin:
    I work in the sector.
    3 years would be extremely unusual, in fact I have never heard of it.
    9 months would average, sometimes a year or so and often €5,000 plus in legal fees plus loss of rental income

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    Mute Mary M
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    Nov 26th 2023, 7:22 AM

    @Áine G: plenty you can do … report said landlord! Bosh!

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    Mute Paul
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    Nov 26th 2023, 8:58 AM

    @P.J. Nolan: Landlord has to issue a notice along with a statutory declaration of intent to sell.
    Once notice expires he has to open a case with the RTB to end the tenancy. This will take a year at current processing rates.
    The tenant can appeal without grounds, which will add about 6 months waiting for a full second hearing with a 3 person panel of RTB adjudicators.
    Of the RTB rules in his favour, then he will still have to apply to a District Court for an eviction order if the tenant refuses to leave. This will add approx 10 more months.

    So, you don’t know the procedure and how the decks are stacked against law abiding landlords.
    You’re content to spoutthe SF IRA propaganda!

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    Mute Margret Walsh
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    Nov 26th 2023, 6:10 PM

    @Áine G: plenty you can do actually. Report him to RTB thats what they are there for and stop whinging !

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    Dec 2nd 2023, 11:39 AM

    @P.J. Nolan: Well it is fact that this is the case here. Those in situ known to guards (if you are in the business you could look it up). Has been to court excuses such as can’t move out and can’t afford it accepted.

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    Nov 25th 2023, 7:24 PM

    They probably can’t navigate the absolutely awful revenue website.

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    Mute P.J. Nolan
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    Nov 25th 2023, 9:27 PM

    @Magnificent Mongoose:
    If you think the Revenue one is bad, you should try the RTB website l.
    It’s so bad they have put an apology on the front page

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    Nov 25th 2023, 7:32 PM

    There are a lot of renters tax evading in different ways, they do not claim any tax back for fear of bringing attention from tax man

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    Nov 25th 2023, 8:03 PM

    My rent was increased on the basis I’d be getting it, thereby nullifying it. Pity they don’t just hand it out as an actual rent supplement and weren’t so busy hiding it from us instead…shrugs…

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    Nov 25th 2023, 9:28 PM

    @Graham Dunne:
    Do you think your landlord wouldn’t have increased the rent either way?

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    Nov 26th 2023, 11:53 PM

    @Peter Murray: Rightfully so? It’s supposed to be a dig out in tough times for tenants- not landlords. But fair play to you. I’m sure you could do with the few bob.

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    Mute Paul
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    Nov 25th 2023, 5:47 PM

    Any tenant that hasn’t registered is a dope.

    Stop blaming everyone else for your problems.

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    Mute Temp Stuff
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    Nov 25th 2023, 3:30 PM

    How?

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