Vera Twomey and her family have climbed a mountain in order to get access to a medicine which has improved their daughters life above and beyond all expectations.
Read MoreHats off to Vera Twomey. She has achieved what myself and others failed to achieve. One gets the feeling that today is a milestone in the cannabis debate. She shamed Minister Harris into granting a licence. He couldn’t leave Ava in The Hague for the Christmas.
Read MoreVera Twomey is committed to doing the very best she can for her children. She is straight talking, and dedicated. To that list we can now add ‘brave’. Not since the famous condom train of 1971 has the Irish state, and its weak and backward politicians, been confronted with the ridiculousness of the denial of reality.
Read MoreToday Vera Twomey will arrive at the Dáil. She has walked form Aghabullogue in Co Cork to protest the way that Minister Harris has handled access to medicine for her daughter Ava.
While Vera marches on the Minister orders his department to cover his arse.
Read MoreOver the last few months the issue of access to medicinal cannabis has hit the headlines; mothers such as Vera Twomey and Yvonne Cahalane have had to fight for what they know will work best for their children. They have tried the pharmaceutical options and have seen the results, or in certain cases the not so nice side effects.
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