26th April, 2018.
Have you been following the news?
Have you … ?
If you, like me, have been watching the recent news, you’ll know Alder Hey Hospital, in Liverpool, is caring for an extremely ill little boy called Alfie Evans.
Seriously ill.
To the point where the parents have taken the hospital to court: in order to try and save their son.
I can appreciate that: I’d be doing the same, in their shoes.
I think it’s getting to the point where — whatever the legal outcome — the poor kid’s not long for this world: whether he’s treated at Alder Hey, taking up the Vatican Hospital offer to treat him … or taken home.
It’s sad … tragic …
Possibly any number of words …
But, beyond expressing sympathy to Alfie’s parents, and thanking the hospital staff.
Not much one can do.
There is something to add, though.
I ALSO notice this piece from the BBC’s news site.
That tells us hospital staff — and other patients — are being targeted by protestors.
Frankly?
I think that’s unhelpful.
I think going for staff and patients is abusing them: and abusing them, for no good purpose.
Terry Pratchett fan that I am, I’m ALSO aware of my favourite writer’s thoughts.
“I know it’s a very human thing to say ‘Is there anything I can do’, but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.”Sir Terry Pratchett.
OK …
The protestors want to help this child survive.
They don’t want him to die.
They want him to live.
All good.
But if they want to help Alfie Evans … ?
They should learn neurosurgery.
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