Kidney Cancer Sufferer Meets MP at Parliament 02-Jun-08
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Kidney Cancer Sufferer Meets MP at Parliament
Charity cyclists James Blackett and his friends arrived in London today at the end of their 140-mile bike ride to lobby Richard Bacon, MP on behalf of his father, David Blackett. David is suffering from kidney cancer and is having to funding his own treatment due to draconian rules around health care and PCT’s inconsistencies in prescribing the life extending drug, Sutent. Joined by family friends and broadcaster and chairman of the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer, James Whale, James Blackett handed a letter to Richard Bacon MP on the steps of the Houses of Parliament for the Prime Minister demanding better treatment for his father and all kidney cancer sufferers across the UK.
Richard BACON MP Cons. South Norfolk
James Whale said: “What James has done for his father is fantastic".
James Whale said; “What James has done for his father is fantastic. I can’t believe in this day and age that sons, daughters, husbands and wives have to go to these extremes to get fair and proper treatment for their sick loved ones. Just this week we have the tragic news that Linda O’Boyle has died after being refused treatment by the NHS because she dared to pay for drugs that would extend her life! This is a national disgrace, but it happens more than people know and it is cash for lives, it’s that simple. The PCT’s and N.I.C.E have to end this now. Help kidney cancer patients to lead as full and dignified life as is possible.”
from Left to Right
Andy Thomas, Darren Styles, Ian Smith, James Whale, Richard Bacon MP, David Blackett,
Mark King, James Blackett, Anthony Wiggins, David Childs
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