![]() ![]() Their lawyer, Bree Knoester from Brave Legal, said children with all medical conditions should be able to go to camp. Lachlan Cook died as a result of complications associated with his type 1 diabetes. Lachlan had type 1 diabetes, but his parents were comfortable with letting him travel overseas. "I can hear him now saying, 'This is me doing it on my own, going to a different country, different language, different food and working this out on my own'," Mr Cook said. ![]() ![]() Lachlan's father, Peter Cook, said the 16-year-old was thrilled about the trip. Weeks earlier, Lachlan Cook boarded a flight to Vietnam, organised by the prestigious Kilvington Grammar School and World Challenge, an overseas adventure travel group. "Looking back on it … the medical teams understood the condition that Lachlan was in," Ms McMahon said. The plane was tiny but her hopes, that doctors at home would be able to perform a life-affirming miracle, were immense.īut when they arrived on the 18th floor of the Royal Children's Hospital, she was met with condolences. With only enough room in the air ambulance for one parent, Kirsten McMahon took the seat next to her son's body and braced for the long flight back to Melbourne. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |