'Please listen to the parents' - mother's plea at inquest into death of boy with rare heart condition

"Calls to move child to Crumlin Children's Hospital ignored as sepsis infection 'overwhelmed' him The mother of young boy with a rare heart condition who died after failings in his care made a direct appeal at his inquest: "Please listen to the parents." Alice Power, the mother of Nicholas Power (12), of St Bridget's Terrace, Co Sligo, told the inquest her son, despite his health conditions, was a "happy, outgoing and loving" child who was in good health before developing sepsis in March 2023."

"The mother of young boy with a rare heart condition who died after failings in his care made a direct appeal at his inquest: "Please listen to the parents." Alice Power, the mother of Nicholas Power (12), of St Bridget's Terrace, Co Sligo, told the inquest her son, despite his health conditions, was a "happy, outgoing and loving" child who was in good health before developing sepsis in March 2023."

Nicholas Power, aged 12 and residing in St Bridget's Terrace, Co Sligo, had a rare heart condition and was reportedly in good health before developing sepsis in March 2023. Calls to transfer him to Crumlin Children's Hospital were not acted upon while his sepsis infection overwhelmed him. Failings in his care contributed to his death. His mother, Alice Power, made a direct appeal at the inquest, urging authorities to listen to parents, and described her son as a happy, outgoing and loving child. The case raises serious concerns about transfer decisions and care for vulnerable paediatric patients.

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