Parents of critically-ill children ‘crushed’ by lack of support, say campaigners

Frances and Ceri Menai-Davis, who lost their son Hugh to cancer, say gap in financial help is ‘devastating’

Parents of critically-ill children are being “crushed” by a lack of statutory financial support when they need to take time off work, the parents of a six-year-old boy who died of cancer have said.

Hugh Menai-Davis was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease when he fell suddenly ill in October 2020. The little boy, then aged five, had been happy and healthy before he developed severe stomach pains.