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The Guardian // World // Europe

Parents of critically-ill children ‘crushed’ by lack of support, say campaigners

Sunday 11th January 2026, 11:14AM

Frances and Ceri Menai-Davis, who lost their son Hugh to cancer, say gap in financial help is ‘devastating’Parents of critically-ill children are being “crushed” by a lack of statutory financial support when they need to take time off work, the parents of a six-year-old boy who died of cancer have said.Hugh Menai-Davis was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease when he fell suddenly ill in October 2020. The little boy, then aged five, had been happy and healthy before he developed severe stomach pains. Continue reading...

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