A Somerset family is urging ministers to make medical cannabis available on the NHS after seeing what they describe as a life‑changing impact on their six‑year‑old daughter’s epilepsy. Clover, from Nunney near Frome, has Aicardi Syndrome and once endured dozens of seizures a day, but her parents say privately prescribed cannabis oil has reduced these
A Somerset family is urging ministers to make medical cannabis available on the NHS after seeing what they describe as a life‑changing impact on their six‑year‑old daughter’s epilepsy. Clover, from Nunney near Frome, has Aicardi Syndrome and once endured dozens of seizures a day, but her parents say privately prescribed cannabis oil has reduced these to just a few mild episodes. The treatment costs £750 a month and the family estimates they have spent £60,000 so far, arguing no child’s care should depend on their ability to pay. After local MP Anna Sabine raised the case in Parliament, Clover’s mother Emily met Health Minister Zubir Ahmed, who promised a clearer route to potential NHS access. Read the original report on AOL here.
