My tribute to Ivan Cameron

Like practically every other person in the country, I was deeply saddened by the death of David and Samantha Cameron’s son, Ivan.  “He leaves a hole in our life so big that words can’t describe it” said David and Samantha.  I read again the media articles about the intense struggles that parents of a disabled child experience as they battle with an unforgiving system to get what they need.  Ian Birrell, deputy editor of The Independent, who himself has a profoundly disabled child, wrote movingly about his family’s love for Iona, and the struggles he and his partner face on a daily basis: Iona and Ivan – a tale of two children and two families.