David Cameron's son has died ...

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Its awful for them.

So so sad

so sad. I wonder if MNHQ can send a message of sympathy to him from us all?
Political views are irrelevant now, a 6 year old boy died this morning.

I did'nt actually know David Cameron had any children , after seeing this earlier I almost cried

There has been a lot about the family and Ivan's condition on TV this morning they seem such a lovely little family truly emraced Ivan as he was , I did'nt realise that there was a fatal form of epilepsy thugh that is scary.

I hope they can somehow manage to cope with this tragic loss. My thoughts are with them.

Sleep tight Ivan. x

So sad. What a tradegy for the Cameron family.

Incredibly sad. And thoughts to anyone affected.

So so sad. Am sat here in tears. The photo of Cameron holding Ivan in the Guardian article. My heart breaks for the family.

yes really shocked to see that this morning, apparently he had severe epilepsy and cerebal palsy. Didnt know of him being very unwell or anything so thinking it was a sudden deterioration.
Terrible and I guess one thing he and Gordon Brown have in common now as his baby died too didnt it

It was evident that Ivan was a very much loved child and it was quite right that the Camerons should not have shied away from mentioning his disability. I have the upmost respect for them and for all the SN mums on here who show their dedicated love in such hard, difficult and sometimes impossible situations.

This is heartbreaking; poor wee soul. I wasn't aware of the true severity of Ivan's disability but the Camerons should be proud that for his short life they provided him with a loving, happy family who cared for him so very much.

My thoughts are with them.

Ivan's legacy: a political leader with a true understanding of, sympathy for and respect for the NHS.

But what a terrible way to achieve it. Every parent's worst fear.

oh poor child

"There is a common human bond that unites us - in sympathy..." (Brown, lunchtime news)

Too true.

So sad

Yes Gordon Brown was very good. Very moving. And the others too. It really is heartbreaking news.

Terribly terribly sad news. My heart goes out to them all. The poor family, just looking at that Christmas photo demonstrates how much he was loved.

very sad news, I've had the radio on all day and found myself in tears many times.

Just awful.

So very sad, poor family.

I didn'tknow he had the additional syndrome but did realise that with his evel of diability chest infections etc were always a risk.

I too thought GB very moving, sucha terrible thing to hold in common

Politics entirely irrelevant. Terribly sad. I hadn't read that that his disabilities were life threatening.

It was a heart felt speech by GB.

He also has to live with the possibility that his younger son won't live to be an old age. A lot for any parent to deal with after losing a baby already.

Yes good speech from GB, you can tell it was from the heart, no speech writer required.

How very sad for the family.

No time at all from getting to the hospital and Ivan passing away.

So very sad.

Very sad. God bless little Ivan's soul.x

Just absolutely awful. My thoughts are with DC and his family.

This is so terribly sad. I can't begin to imagine what they're going through. It makes me weep to think about it.