The mother of Tafida Raqeeb said
Wednesday that she has regained hope after the seriously ill
British girl was transferred to Genoa's Gaslini Children's
Hospital.
The girl arrived in Italy on Tuesday after the family won an
appeal against the Royal London Hospital pulling the plug on
her.
"The main difference between the British and Italian health
systems is that as soon as Tafida was hospitalised in England,
the doctors kept saying she won't make it," said the girl's
mother, Shelina Begum.
"Here at the Gaslini, on the other hand, I have found hope".
A lawyer for the VITA right-to-life legal group that has
assisted the family in Italian judicial issues made a fresh
appeal to the government for Tafida Raqeeb to be granted Italian
citizenship, a move the said would help them face the costs of
having to stay in Italy.
Doctors in London said the girl was no longer aware of
anything and had no prospect of recovery.
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