Waterford mum’s welfare cut as she cares for seriously ill child abroad

A Tramore mother who has spent the past 9 months in the Netherlands with her seriously ill child has been describing her upset after her welfare has been terminated back home in Ireland. Edwina Healy has been alone in the Netherlands with daughter Emma (11), who has a serious bone marrow failure condition, since last year after they went there for treatment for 3/4 months, as they thought. Edwina's other three children are home in Ireland without her since, which has been a huge struggle for the family. But speaking on Deise Today this morning (Thursday), Edwina revealed that the family's struggles have now seriously intensified as while Emma receives ongoing treatment in the Netherlands, Edwina's social welfare entitlements have been cut off, leaving her struggling to make ends meet in the two households she's trying to keep going. You can listen back to Edwina and Emma's story by clicking on the image above...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.