If you are a regular reader of the blog you'll know about my son Jono. He has scoliosis and kyphosis and had a spinal fusion surgery in 2009 when he was 16. He was great for a few years but has been in a lot of pain in recent years. It seems the spine is... Continue Reading →
Versatis Patches – the talk continues
Following on from my posts last week about the withdrawal of Versatis Patches by the HSE I have a couple of updates. Firstly thank you to Joe Duffy for continuing the conversation and giving us a platform to speak. You can hear more about Jono's story on this podcast at around 37 minutes in. Secondly... Continue Reading →
Talking to Joe
Yesterday I was on RTE Radio 1 talking to Joe Duffy on Liveline about the Versatis patches. I wanted to tell Jono's story and how he is suffering due to these patches being removed as a treatment for chronic pain by the HSE. I didn't get very long to talk as there are so many... Continue Reading →