Camilla Tooke, 57, the mother of a 29-year-old Jordan Tooke, who has autism and 'end-stage' kidney disease, has won a specialist court battle to get her son life-saving dialysis treatment.
The mother of a 29-year-old man with autism and 'end-stage' kidney disease has won a specialist court battle to get her son life-saving dialysis treatment.
Jordan Tooke, 29, won a specialist court battle to get life saving dialysis treatment after doctors argued that this would not be in his best interest But Mr Tooke's mother wanted him to be named and Mr Justice Hayden agreed, saying publicity may help to find a kidney donor.'We are overjoyed,' she told the PA news agency.Mr Tooke, who has autism and 'end-stage' kidney disease, will need to be sedated three times a week to get dialysis treatment, but as his mother said: 'At least he will have a life'
Barrister Katie Gollop KC, who represented the three authorities, told Mr Justice Hayden Mr Tooke's 'renal function' had deteriorated 'to the extent' that a decision as to whether it was his best interests to 'start haemodialysis' could not wait.'And it is after a great deal of soul-searching and anxious thought that come to the view that it is not in his best interests to be provided with haemodialysis under sedation.
Lawyer Liz Davis at Irwin Mitchell, which is representing Mrs Tooke, said after the ruling: 'This is a really emotive case which once again brings the issue of provision of medical treatment to autistic people and people with learning disabilities into the spotlight.
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