The HSE has insisted palliative care services are available in the region. Image: Alamy Stock Photo THE HSE IS to provide local palliative care support for a family’s terminally ill son after his case was raised in the Dáil appealing for the boy to be allowed the right to “die at home”.
“The basis of this requires clinical governance and full-time care by nurses with very specialised skill sets. “At this point, our son has been battling stage four cancer for almost two and a half years. He has endured a grueling treatment schedule unfortunately due to the aggressive nature of the condition, he has relapsed and the disease is progressive.”
A spokesperson for HSE and South East Community Healthcare – which organises palliative care supports in the region – told this website that it “does provide comprehensive packages of care in particular circumstances”.
Ridiculous that they even had to go to court to secure this. The HSE is not fit for purpose and from the top down it needs major reform. This poor family as if they hadn’t enough in their plate, a bit of empathy wouldn’t have gone astray.
Thank God ❤️