Posted on 07/28/2017 10:58:31 AM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: 'Our beautiful boy has gone': Little Charlie Gard's parents announce that their brave warrior whose plight touched the world has finally died after battling devastating genetic illness he fought for so long
Eleven-month-old Charlie Gard, whose short life captured the hearts of the world, has died a week before his first birthday.
Charlie suffered from a rare genetic condition which saw him in hospital for the majority of his short life.
His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, fought a lengthy and emotional legal battle to take their severely ill baby son to the US for treatment, but were denied by judges.
Charlie's mother, Connie, said tonight: 'Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie.'
Yesterday courts denied his parents the chance to bring their son home to die and he was taken to a hospice. Charlie's plight has seen hundreds of supporters - called Charlie's Army - lending their voices and money to see the child given treatment, with £1.35 million raised on an online fund-raising site.
Pope Francis and US president Donald Trump weighed into the debate, with the Vatican saying the pontiff prayed for 'their wish to accompany and treat their child until the end is not neglected'.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Because baby Gard was covered under government run socialized healthcare system, which is chronically short of resources to treat patients requiring expensive treatment.
Which is why few Americans travel to Canada or Britain for emergency and serious treatment, but many Canadians and Brits come to USA for such treatment.
they can’t touch him now as they are never going to see him again.
Not where they are going.
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