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When Chantal Chaervey’s son with cerebral palsy lost access to healthcare services at 18, she did not imagine she would be fighting four years on to change this.
As a child, Harry Chaervey, 22, from Brandeston, Suffolk, was diagnosed with epilepsy and cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement and co-ordination.
Throughout his time at a specialist school, Harry, who is non-verbal, enjoyed access to hydrotherapy — a form of physiotherapy involving exercise in a warm pool that helps with movement.
But when he left school, his mother struggled to get him access through the NHS and believed without it, his life would be limited.
Ms Chaervey, 65, said the past few years had been “hell” and she called for answers.
