Selfless doctor won the race to save our son’s life

AT a time when our health service is under constant fire for its obvious imperfections, and the good work of our local GPs perhaps often goes unrecognised, I wish to offer a different perspective on a system featuring truly remarkable people whose quick and efficient work saved the life of our young son.

Last February our three-year-old boy became very ill, very quickly. His symptoms began as nothing more than what appeared to be a standard tummy bug. What developed within two hours was every parent’s nightmare — bacterial meningitis, and it was poisoning our little boy.

A series of events which would result in saving our boy’s life soon unfolded. Our good fortune began when we contacted Dr Andrew Crosbie of Grange Medical Centre in Cork. On hearing the symptoms, he immediately requested that our son be brought to his clinic. He was waiting for us on arrival, although the clinic was officially closed.