The unending stream of love and support for Charlie Gard is in full evidence today, amid the news that nurses have volunteered to care for the tot on their days off.
Barrister Grant Armstrong, representing Charlie’s parents Connie and Chris, made the revelation today as he addressed the High Court.
Armstrong’s court appearance formed part of the family’s last effort to have their final wish for Charlie granted: to bring him home, to die in his own cot.
While Connie and Chris were willing to pay privately for the mobile ventilator and medical team they would need, Great Ormond Street Hospital claimed that the move would not be ‘practical’.
In the latest update, Connie and Chris have apparently accepted GOSH’s decision, and have instead agreed for Charlie to end his life in a hospice.
Connie had appealed for a doctor with intensive care experience to come forward and help them out and, according to the Mail Online, they have now found someone to help them.
“There is a doctor currently travelling to be here at court,” explained Armstrong.
He also confirmed that a number of GOSH nurses have volunteered to help care for Charlie on their days off, and he ‘paid tribute’ to them for their gesture.
Armstrong also confirmed that it should not be difficult to move Charlie from the hospital to the hospice.
It has been a traumatic week for Charlie’s family, after Connie and Chris made the heart-breaking decision to give up their legal fight to bring him to the States, for experimental treatment.
After announcing the devastating news, Connie paid tribute to their son, who would have turned one in two weeks’ time.
“We could not have more love and pride for our beautiful boy. His body, heart and soul may soon be gone, but his spirit will live on for eternity and he will make a difference to people's lives for years to come,” she said.
“As his mum and dad, we will make sure of that. We owe that to our boy. We will do our utmost to ensure that no parents have to go through what we have been through, and the next Charlie that comes along will get this medicine before it's too late, and Charlie will save many more lives in the future - no doubt about that.”
We will keep you updated.
