A devastated Scots dad has spoken of how he lost invaluable time with his son who had terminal cancer while he tried to a find a cure after the NHS could only offer end-of-life care.
Ben Abbot, from Portbello, first noticed that something was wrong when his eight-year-old son Rudi started complaining of severe headaches and sleeping through the day, Edinburgh Live reports. Doctors initially thought the youngster was suffering from a viral infection, but later found that he had an advanced brain tumour.
When the family were given the heartbreaking news that Rudi's cancer was incurable, Ben started desperately searching alternative treatment options abroad. He found a medical trial in the US and managed to get Rudi accepted - but tragically, it was too late to save him.
