‘Bittersweet’ day for grieving father as he helps launch plan for rare diseases

A dad whose son died two months ago helped health bosses launch Ireland’s first rare disease plan yesterday.

‘Bittersweet’ day for grieving father as he helps launch plan for rare diseases
Fri, 04 Jul, 2014 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

It was a “bittersweet” day for Tony Heffernan — it was also his son Liam’s sixth birthday.

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