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Keep Herom and Blain in this country!!

Keep Herom and Blain in this country!!

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 11 months ago
Herom is a female 21 year old Ethiopian refugee. She has a british born baby girl named Blain who was born with brain damage and reflux problems, meaning she is fed through a tube inserted into her nose and through to her stomach. Blain cannot walk or sit up and has a big medical team working around her. She is waiting for Great Ormond Street Hospital to issue a surgery date to insert tubes into her stomache in the hope she may be able to start feeding in a regular way. I work with Herom and her daughter Blain as support and know just how hard and stressful Heroms life is. She is with the babys father who is from the same country. He works very long hours to help support his partner and child. Herom is the main carer of her daughter and although Blain is allowed to stay in the country, Herom has been refused the right to stay. This means that Herom has one of two heart wrenching choices. Take her very sick child back with her, Or leave Blain in England with her father, who would then have to give up work and claim benefits to support himself and Blain. If Herom takes Blain she will have none of the recources or medical equipment or medication which is essential to keep Blain alive, Therefore she is being more or less forced to be seperated from her child, as no loving mother will endanger her childs life and instead is having her heart torn in two. I ask you to sign this petition to try to stop Herom being deported on the grounds that it will violate her human rights and the human rights of her baby daughter Blain. Thank-you for taking the time to read this.

Updates

September 19, 2007

Seeing this level of support for Herom and baby Blain brings me to tears because I know exactly how much they deserve to stay together. This momentum is the only thing keeping me hopeful when I look at the terrifying choices this mother is facing. Please keep holding them in your thoughts while we fight to keep this family intact.

6 Comments

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David Atkinson
18 years ago Featured

This poor girl needs her mum. Common sense needs to prevail here before something happens to that child.

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Mark Duncan
18 years ago Featured

How can they even consider this? The mother is essential for her comfort and care. DO THE RIGHT THING.

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Chloe Abadi
18 years ago Featured

Shame on the system for splitting up a family like this. Herom has enough to deal with already.

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Tom Russell
18 years ago Featured

Let her stay. She is a dedicated mum doing everything she can for her little girl.

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Sarah Santana
18 years ago Featured

this is absolutely heart breaking. that poor baby needs her mother for her recovery. let them stay together!

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Jenny Rodriguez
18 years ago Featured

Unbelievable cruelty. Let the child finish her treatment in peace with her family around her.