# The man fighting to help the families of seriously ill children

An episode of [The Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1501716010), 31 Aug 2026, 34 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a9069eb3c34c5ade97846ee/media.mp3

When Ceri Menai-Davis’ five year old son Hugh was diagnosed with cancer, his whole family’s life was transformed. The emotional toll was unimaginable, but alongside that came myriad other hidden costs, and he soon found there was no support available. So why does the UK not help families going through this most devastating moment? And could a new law, championed by Ceri, change that? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory You can find more information and support Ceri’s work here: https://www.hughslaw.uk/ Guest: Ceri Menai-Davis, co-founder and director of policy, It’s Never You. Host: Manveen Rana. Producer: Harry Stott. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Nobody should be bankrupted for spending time with their dying child Further listening: Why are more young people getting bowel cancer? Photo: Ceri Menai-Davis. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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