"It was a very worrying, traumatic time over those years," she said. I only hope that when he goes back now to parliament, he'll take back Sir Brian 's closing words in which he described the traumas that all this community have gone through."Īsked about the impact on her family, she said it's been "massive", explaining that her son was a severe haemophiliac (meaning his blood did not clot properly and he required regular transfusions) and was diagnosed with HIV at age 11, followed by hepatitis C when he was 16. "I like to have hope, but I can't be sure. Whether they'll ever follow through on paying compensation, particularly to bereaved parents and children that have lost their parents. Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's appearance before the Infected Blood Inquiry this afternoon, we spoke on Sky News to Rosemary Calder, whose 25-year-old son Nicky died in 1999 after being given an infected blood product.Īsked what she made of the PM's testimony, she said: "I wish I had something positive to say.
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