THE mum of a boy who needs cannabis oil to stop his epileptic seizures has begged health bosses to let her keep the medicine at home.
Autistic Billy Caldwell, 12, was left fighting for life last month after his supply was seized.
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He was granted a short-term licence allowing him access to the treatment — but mum Charlotte Caldwell is not allowed to administer it or keep it at their home.
Instead nurses bring it twice a day.
Charlotte, 50, said it means they cannot go on holiday or even on a day out to the beach — and that it has left him in a state of “chaos and confusion”.
Charlotte, of Castlederg, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, added: “We can’t have a few days’ break.
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“We can’t go to the beach because we live two hours literally from any beach.
“For me it’s like being under house arrest.â€
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has been contacted for comment.
