Vera Twomey Named Cork Person Of The Month For May
Vera was chosen in recognition of her campaign for her daughter Ava to receive treatment for a rare form of epilepsy
Vera Twomey was named Cork Person of the Month for May
Vera was chosen in recognition of her campaign for her daughter Ava to receive treatment for a rare form of epilepsy.
She rose to national prominence during a three-year campaign to secure access to medicinal cannabis to treat Ava's rare form of epilepsy, called Dravet Syndrome.
She successfully campaigned for Health Minister Simon Harris to grant a special licence which allows Ava to receive medicinal cannabis treatments.
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