The Fatherless Generation

Josie Quin-Abraham has released the song 'Faces', which is written as a tribute to all the victims of the infected blood scandal and their families. Josie's father, Andrew, was infected with HCV and sadly passed away, having fought a long, difficult and brave battle. He developed Lymphoma after HCV treatment failed and was too ill to have chemotherapy. Andrew died in 2020, roughly 18 months after the Lymphoma diagnosis. Josie contacted Factor 8 after her dad passed away. She said "that's when I really found out the true extent of what had taken place, before then, I hadn't really grasped the situation fully, we were just dealing with my dad's illness the best we could. I then wrote a witness statement for the inquiry and began raising awareness on my social media and following the Factor 8 campaign. I was inspired to write the song Faces having seen all the faces of victims commemorated on the Factor 8 Facebook page and I wanted to express that behind all the faces were people who had full lives, families, careers, hopes and dreams and how these lives were shattered and how we the families have had to learn to deal with and come to terms with our loss. I wanted the song to also have a positive message, in that we live our lives in honour and memory of our loved ones and their lives continue through us and our children and together we try to realise their hopes and dreams." Streaming proceeds will go to Taylor Made Dreams, a charity enabling children with life-limiting illnesses to achieve their dreams. Listen to Faces here - youtube.com/watch?v=v3Vs4HaK…

🧶 Tomorrow, there will be a Commons debate on the Infected Blood Inquiry report, published on 20th May 2024. The day after publication, the then government announced compensation, and @RishiSunak called an election the next day. So, this is the first time the horrific findings..

Sam Rushby lost his Mother, Father and four-month old baby sister to HIV as a result of the infected blood scandal. 👉Please sign our petition to ensure the Infected Blood Compensation scheme is operational and accepting applications for compensation before the next election. change.org/p/compensation-no…

Both ITV and the BBC are due to air infected blood scandal documentaries ahead of the inquiry’s final report due on Monday 20th May. thelondoneconomic.com/news/i…