Cork mother campaigning for medicinal cannabis says family forced to split as Government failed to act
The Twomey family have been residing at a temporary home in the Netherlands since June 15th in a bid to seek medicinal cannabis for their daughter
Six-year-old Ava is receiving medicinal cannabis oil for a rare form of epilepsy that causes multiple seizures each day.
Vera has since left the Netherlands with her other three children who returned to school last week, her husband Paul has stayed on in Holland so Ava can continue her treatment.
The family from Aghabullogue say there's been vast improvements in her condition since she started receiving the treatment.
Speaking to RedFM News Vera says that Ava has to come home with her medication as they have the clinical evidence they've been asked to get.
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