Archie Battersbee's mother vowed to 'fight until the bitter end' to save her son. Throughout many court proceedings, spanning several months, she pushed for her son to continue medical treatment - a legal battle that was ultimately unsuccessful.
Why you can trust Sky NewsHis mother, Hollie Dance had vowed to"fight until the bitter end," and even the morning after losing her final legal bid to continue his life support treatment, she held her coffee cup tight and told me about the plans she has to keep going.
The single mother and former dancer worked seven days a week to make sure her children were fed and raised well. "It's too soon," Hollie told Sky News after the hearing."Why can't they give him a chance? People get longer for broken bones." "I don't think about that moment," she later said."But the other day I left the hospital briefly and it was the first time I wasn't there or at the court and I started getting flashbacks. I felt sick."
The Trust had argued that parts of Archie's brain were in necrosis - when cells are either dead or decaying. They said the damage was irreversible. Archie's mother disagreed.
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