Christopher, 27, the son of former BBC foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley, has multiple severe disabilities and must wait for his parents weekly visit just for a short trip around the block.
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Twenty-three years ago, BBC reporter Humphrey Hawksley (left) wrote in The Mail on Sunday of his struggle to find support for his severely disabled three-year-old son, Christopher (right).
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