SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has praised seven-year old Dani-Rose Hughes from Derry who visited Westminster this week with her mum Louise as part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) group who briefed MPs on what it’s like to live with Type 1 diabetes.
Mr Durkan said he was delighted to meet Dani-Rose, her mum and her bear ‘Rufus’ at Westminster this week.
He added: “Dani-Rose is a great ambassador for Derry and the cause of young people with diabetes.
“While MPs are aware of some of the dimensions of diabetes, it is also vitally important to know how people have it at a young age and what it is like to grow up with it.
“Dani-Rose is not only a credit to her family, but also to Longtower Primary School and her city.”
Photo shows Mr Durkan with Dani-Rose during her visit to Westminster.
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