Devon Live how coronavirus safety precautions are having a devastating impact on her family as her 16-month-old tot Esmé Foden is kept from her siblings as she receives intense chemotherapy for the next six months.
By her bedside is her mum Claire, but latest coronavirus restrictions mean that on the Bristol Children’s Hospital cancer ward, only one parent can be with a child at a time, and siblings are prohibited from visiting.Claire and her partner James Foden, of South Molton in Devon, have four other children aged between three and 15, which means the family has been separated - "breaking their hearts every day".It is not known whether the treatment will be successful, but without it Esmé has no hope of survival.Esmé was born with.