Terminally ill dad has medical card revoked twice

A father-of-three with terminal cancer is fighting for an explanation from the HSE as to why his medical card has been revoked twice since his diagnosis.

Terminally ill dad has medical card revoked twice

A father-of-three with terminal cancer is fighting for an explanation from the HSE as to why his medical card has been revoked twice since his diagnosis.

John Wall, 48, from Quin, Co Clare, is entitled to a medical card without a means test as his stage four prostate cancer is certified as incurable. But it was first cancelled after six months and later, when he appealed that decision, cancelled again after two months.

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