'Let me LIVE longer' - SHOWDOWN over drug that will extend children's lives
In the three years that Orkambi has been denied to NHS patients, it is estimated more than 230 sufferers have died, many young children.Sharon Cranfield, 53, whose daughter Jessica, 17, was granted free Orkambi after she fell gravely ill, said:"I hope they all finally put patients first. Enough is enough."
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