Ivan Cameron – the life and death of a little boy
Ivan Cameron, the 6-year old son of David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party and likely to be our next Prime Minister, died this week.
It would be hard to overstate the effect that the life and death of this little boy will have on the whole nation here in the UK.
Prior to his birth, his parents David and Samantha had followed a predictable and straightforward path through life, both from homes filled with the material advantages that are aspired to by many, but attained by few.
When it was realised that Ivan suffered from a condition that would not only make his life short, but would also make it painful, distressing (both for him and for those caring for him) and solitary because of his inability to communicate, his parents made some decisions about how to care for him.
Those decisions, as David has said, profoundly changed both their attitudes to the whole process of how we care for those unable to look after themselves, and how we support those carers.
His experience of our Health system, the people who work in it and the people who use it, have already had an impact on his politics, and will, I am sure, affect where his priorities lie if he becomes responsible for making the choices of where the country’s resources are focussed in the coming years.
And seeing exactly how David has cared for his son gives voters a unique glimpse into his values and how he translates them into his actual life.
There are many problems with our National Health Service; there are differing ideas about how this vital service should adapt to today’s conditions.
But the life and death of little Ivan Cameron will certainly impact the thinking of one of our two main political parties.
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Posted by spiritus on March 2nd, 2009 filed in Spiritual Marketing, Spiritus
