Yesterday, at yet another Hearing, the judge re-affirmed that it was in the child's best interests to discontinue intervention, and that End Of Life (EOL) palliative care is now appropriate. The ventilation was stopped, but Alfie is continuing to breathe unaided. However his father said he and his wife have been using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation at times to keep him 'alive'. Apparently, once extubated, a patient at EOL can breathe for a few days before death occurs.

The parents have now demanded another Hearing to ask yet again for permission to travel with their son to Italy.
Italian doctors have never examined this baby. The specialists at Alder Hey have categorically stated that the boy's brain is mainly liquid and can never be regenerated. There is absolutely no way the poor little lad can be 'helped' or 'cured' and he would probably die on the journey in very distressing circumstances.

The Court should and will only consider the child's best interests, going by the paediatricians' advice. They do not have to consider parents, other agencies, 'Alfie's Army' or anything else.

I find myself hoping that the end will come very soon, so that all concerned may eventually find peace.