Jim Shannon,MP for Strangford, has asked for his fellow Parliamentarians to support the ‘Pray for Josh’ Campaign.
Speaking at Parliament during a debate on Childhood Cancer, Mr Shannon said: “There are 60 children diagnosed with Cancer each year in Northern Ireland. When Josh Martin, a young boy at secondary school went into hospital to have his appendix removed, he was found to have cancer.
“His family started the ‘Pray for Josh’ campaign which is being supported by family, friends, his church and wider afield. It has not only given great comfort for his family but it has helped to highlight again the scourge of cancer and the fact that funding for drugs and help for the families is very important.
“One of the charities that can help is MacMillan Cancer,” asked Mr Shannon in the Commons was: “Do the members agree that the support of such organisations can be important for families at times like this?”
Support from cancer charities is vital for the sufferers as well as the families, and cuts to health services could impact on overall health care.
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