Absolutely disgraceful: Cork mother Vera Twomey has been refused medicinal cannabis to help her daughter’s rare form of epilepsy – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Absolutely disgraceful: Cork mother Vera Twomey has been refused medicinal cannabis to help her daughter’s rare form of epilepsy




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Cork mother Vera Twomey is beside herself with frustration after meeting the Minister of Health Simon Harris.

Vera told Harris for the fourth time how her 6-yr-old daughter Ava has a very rare form of epilepsy which she has been informed can be helped by taking medicinal cannabis.

Little Ava can have up to 20 seizures a day.

Harris has told Vera that she cannot get the medication to help treat her daughter because she hasn’t been prescribed it by a pediatric brain specialist and that they won’t make an exception.

A visibly shaken Vera Twomey spoke to TV3 saying she just doesn’t know what to do next.

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