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15 years, 6 months and 24 days.
That is how long Katie has been suffering while the system that was supposed to help her failed her.
Over the years, 4 different surgeons in the HSE have given us excuse after excuse as to why they would not operate on Katie.
Four.
And all the while, my daughter was the one left living in pain.
The latest surgeon told us surgery could be done, but her hip would not stay in place. So what kind of option is that?
Offer a surgery that will fail, or leave her to continue suffering?
We've tried everywhere to get Katie the surgery she needs but nobody but Dr Paley has the answers
The only reason Katie’s case even reached the CEO of the HSE, Bernard Gloster, is because I publicly approached Micheál Martin last September and he escalated her case.
Think about that.
A mother had to publicly approach a senior politician just to get her daughter’s case in front of the CEO of the HSE.
That should shame this entire system.
And even after all of that, we still do not have proper answers as to why Katie was left so long without the surgery she needs.
For the last 4 years, I have begged and pleaded for help to get Katie to Dr Paley in Florida.
And now, because of the years of delays, excuses and inaction, Katie needs 2 surgeries instead of 1.
One to repair the tear in her labrum.
One to fix her hip dysplasia, retroverted pelvis and twisted femur.
That is what delay does.
That is what excuses do.
That is what happens when a child is left too long without proper treatment.
While officials passed files around and surgeons gave reasons not to act, Katie was the one paying the price.
Katie was the one left in agony.
Katie was the one left watching her life go on hold.
Katie was the one left losing years she can never get back.
And this is exactly why we are fighting so desperately to get Katie to Dr Paley in Florida.
Because he is the only surgeon who can fix every issue Katie has and give her a real chance at a life without pain.
Katie has waited long enough.
She has suffered long enough.
And I am beyond tired of the silence, the excuses and the complete lack of accountability.
No mother should have to publicly confront a senior politician to get her child’s suffering noticed, yet that is exactly what I had to do for Katie.
If you can help us get Katie to Florida, please do. Because the people who should have helped her years ago did not.
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