A young mother and her two children are battling an illness that is consuming all of their short lives.

A young woman with a rare and progressive disease who was refused funding to travel abroad for treatment not available here has launched a public appeal calling on the Government and the HSE to relent.

A young woman with a rare disease, who was refused funding to travel abroad for specialist assessment, has launched an online petition to try and get the HSE to change its mind.

A young woman with a loose joint syndrome which renders her unable to work or socialise with friends fears she will end up in a wheelchair after the HSE refused to allocate funding for vital physiotherapy treatment in the UK.