Parents forced to relocate to US for best cancer care for Alisha

The parents of the only child in Ireland with a rare form of brain cancer have spoken about their frustration at having to relocate to America to secure the best treatment for her.

John Savage, the father of three-year-old Alisha, asked: “Why do these children have to travel to the other side of the world to find an effective healthcare system to deal with all the aspects of our concerns?”

Alisha’s parents say it was time more research was done in Ireland into paediatric cancers so other families do not have to go to such lengths to give their child the best hope of life.