A ten-year-old child was scheduled for surgery to treat a rare genetic disease. But doctors eventually declared her “inoperable” after delaying the medical procedure several times over six months.
Eve Tennent is a 10-year-old Scottish girl with Rett syndrome, a condition that affects brain development, and severe scoliosis. The result: his spine twists and bends dangerously to the side.
At the microphone BBCJill Lockhart assured that her daughter was called seven times from September 2023 there will be surgery inRoyal Children’s Hospital of Edinburgh, establishment of the National Health Service of the United Kingdom. But every time the operation was finally cancelled.
“Without this operation she risks dying”
The mother blames staffing shortages on the care unit for delays leading to her daughter’s intervention being canceled multiple times. “It was declared operational in September, October and November, but these operations were only cancelled.due to lack of beds and nurses […] They’ve waited so long, and now they say it’s too late. I feel like my daughter’s chances of survival have been sacrificed.”
Little Eva was supposed to be carried out this Thursday, March 28, but this operation was also cancelled. “Last week we were told that the operation could not take place.”storms his mother. “If Eva had undergone surgery, she could have lived another 15 to 30 years. with his condition. Without this operation she risks dying.”.
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