James Johnston, father of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston who died from meningitis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in December 2022, expresses regret over not doing more to help save his daughter. The report confirmed Aoife's death was 'almost certainly avoidable' due to a delayed treatment with antibiotics.
The heartbroken dad of tragic Aoife Johnston has spoken of his regret of not "doing more" to help save his daughter.
The Leaving Cert student initially presented at the emergency department of UHL on 17 December with suspected sepsis.READ MORE - Sepsis teen Aoife Johnston's death was avoidable as report finds she was sent to wrong area of ED In their first interview, Aoife’s parents James and Carol told RTE presenter Miriam O’Callaghan on tonight's Prime Time, about the family's ongoing grief and the impact their daughter’s death has had on the family and the wider community.
"Like, I really. I just. If I had. If I had known, I would have torn the place apart, but I just didn't. Just didn't think that she was going to die on us. I really didn't.""When Aoife died, a part of us, we definitely died with Aoife. Our life has totally changed for the worst, definitely. I can't see, I don't see happy days coming,” said Carol.
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