Father of dying boy will sue HSE over ‘poor care’

A father whose daughter died of the rare, fatal Battens disease, said he will sue the HSE when his son dies of the same disease in the next few months.

After failing with the formal approach with the HSE, its gloves off time . From tomorrow we take the fight to a new level for our dying son.

— Tony Heffernan a DAD (@BeeForBattens) July 31, 2013

Tony Heffernan claims the family are not receiving proper, updated supports from the HSE for Liam, 4, and the care plan for Saoirse, who died in Jan 2011 at the age of five-and-a-half, arrived “three days after” her death.