Dorset father raises awareness of son's rare condition
A father from Dorset wants to raise awareness of his 4-year-old son's rare for of epilepsy which can cause hundreds of seizures a day.
4-year-old boy has 'hundreds of seizures a day'
A father from Dorset has to keep a constant watch on his child because his disability means he could die at any second. Alexander Woodward's son has epilepsy, which is so severe that seizures can happen hundreds of times a day.
His four year old son Charlie has Otahara Syndrome, which claimed the life of the Prime Minister's son Ivan five years ago. Duncan Sleightholme has this exclusive report.
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