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Home to die? part 3

The mother of a boy with a life-threatening form of epilepsy says she's considering legal action against the Department of Health over the treatment that's available here for her son.

On Tuesday, Charlotte Caldwell told us how her son was sent home to die after being told nothing more could be done for him. Instead, she took him to America where he's progressing well with treatment. Other families have made the same journey.

BBC Newsline's Tara Mills has been investigating the treatment available in Chicago.

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Health Minister Michael McGimpsey, speaks to Donna Traynor.

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last updated: 12/06/2009 at 13:18
created: 12/06/2009

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