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| Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby girl is dying, judge told | Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby girl is dying, judge told |
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| Indi Gregory was born with mitochondrial disease | Indi Gregory was born with mitochondrial disease |
| Indi Gregory was born with mitochondrial disease | |
| A critically ill baby girl at the centre of a life support treatment case is dying, a doctor has told a High Court judge. | A critically ill baby girl at the centre of a life support treatment case is dying, a doctor has told a High Court judge. |
| Indi Gregory has mitochondrial disease and is being cared for at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham. | Indi Gregory has mitochondrial disease and is being cared for at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham. |
| The hospital said it could do no more for her and has applied to the High Court to end her treatment. | The hospital said it could do no more for her and has applied to the High Court to end her treatment. |
| But Indi's father told court on Monday the doctors were painting a "wrongly pessimistic" picture of her condition. | But Indi's father told court on Monday the doctors were painting a "wrongly pessimistic" picture of her condition. |
| A doctor on Monday told Mr Justice Peel of the "terrible reality" facing the seven-month-old baby. | A doctor on Monday told Mr Justice Peel of the "terrible reality" facing the seven-month-old baby. |
| Indi's parents Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, want treatment to continue. | Indi's parents Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, want treatment to continue. |
| Indi's father Dean Gregory, 37, from Ilkeston in Derbyshire, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London in September | Indi's father Dean Gregory, 37, from Ilkeston in Derbyshire, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London in September |
| Indi's father Dean Gregory, 37, from Ilkeston in Derbyshire, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London in September | |
| The judge is considering evidence behind closed doors, but has allowed journalists to attend the hearing and ruled Indi, her parents, and the hospital can be named in reports. | The judge is considering evidence behind closed doors, but has allowed journalists to attend the hearing and ruled Indi, her parents, and the hospital can be named in reports. |
| He ruled medics treating Indi - and a guardian appointed to represent her interests - could not be named. | He ruled medics treating Indi - and a guardian appointed to represent her interests - could not be named. |
| The doctor told the judge that keeping Indi on a ventilator would "prolong matters". | The doctor told the judge that keeping Indi on a ventilator would "prolong matters". |
| He said staff treating Indi had done the best they could and were "very sad". | He said staff treating Indi had done the best they could and were "very sad". |
| "She is a little girl we have tried to treat to the best of our abilities," the doctor said. | "She is a little girl we have tried to treat to the best of our abilities," the doctor said. |
| "The terrible reality is that she is dying." | "The terrible reality is that she is dying." |
| Lawyers for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust argue the life-sustaining treatment is causing Indi pain | Lawyers for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust argue the life-sustaining treatment is causing Indi pain |
| Lawyers for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust argue the life-sustaining treatment is causing Indi pain | |
| The specialist described himself as an "expert" in the treatment of seriously ill children. | The specialist described himself as an "expert" in the treatment of seriously ill children. |
| He said Indi's case was "really difficult", adding that on one day, Indi had "nine episodes of resuscitation to keep her alive". | He said Indi's case was "really difficult", adding that on one day, Indi had "nine episodes of resuscitation to keep her alive". |
| Bosses at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who have responsibility for Indi's care, have asked the judge to rule on the case. | Bosses at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who have responsibility for Indi's care, have asked the judge to rule on the case. |
| Mitochondrial disease prevents cells in the body producing energy and the NHS says the condition is incurable, external. | |
| Barrister Emma Sutton KC, who is leading the trust's legal team, has told the judge that Indi is "critically" ill. | Barrister Emma Sutton KC, who is leading the trust's legal team, has told the judge that Indi is "critically" ill. |
| She said Indi had a "devastating neurometabolic disorder", which was "exceptionally rare". | She said Indi had a "devastating neurometabolic disorder", which was "exceptionally rare". |
| 'Pessimistic and bleak' | 'Pessimistic and bleak' |
| However, Mr Gregory believes Indi "does enjoy life", the judge heard. | However, Mr Gregory believes Indi "does enjoy life", the judge heard. |
| He said he did not think his daughter was in pain, and said: "We are there every day. | He said he did not think his daughter was in pain, and said: "We are there every day. |
| "If I thought she was in pain, I would not be here arguing. | "If I thought she was in pain, I would not be here arguing. |
| "You have only got one life. You have to go through a little bit of pain to carry on with that life." | "You have only got one life. You have to go through a little bit of pain to carry on with that life." |
| Barrister Bruno Quintavalle, who is representing Indi's parents, told the court the baby "interacts with films on the iPad". | Barrister Bruno Quintavalle, who is representing Indi's parents, told the court the baby "interacts with films on the iPad". |
| "[Mr Gregory] would not wish Indi to be exposed to unnecessary suffering or to a burdensome existence but believes the picture being painted of her life is wrongly pessimistic and bleak," he said. | "[Mr Gregory] would not wish Indi to be exposed to unnecessary suffering or to a burdensome existence but believes the picture being painted of her life is wrongly pessimistic and bleak," he said. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| High Court | High Court |
| Nottingham | Nottingham |
| NHS | NHS |
| Ilkeston | Ilkeston |