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Diabetic, 8, caught in blockade Diabetic heads home from blockade
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The grandfather of an eight-year-old diabetic swimmer caught up in a ports' blockade by French fishermen says she is rapidly running out of insulin. An eight-year-old diabetic swimmer caught up in a ports' blockade by French fishermen is on her way home.
Gerald Sims, from Cwmbran, south Wales had feared Casey-May Ratcliffe could slip into a coma and die if she did not get more supplies. Casey-May Ratcliffe's grandfather Gerald Sims, who she is travelling with, had feared she could run out of insulin and slip into a coma.
The pair, and Casey-May's mother, are with a swimming club group stranded in the port Calais by the action. But the pair, along with Casey-May's mother, have boarded a ferry to Dover and say they have enough insulin to get home to Cwmbran, south Wales.
French authorities have now said they will provide the drug if necessary. French authorities had said they would provide the drug if necessary.
Mr Sims said they needed to get home for more insulin by 0800 BST on Thursday. The family, who had been with a swimming group, had been stranded in the port Calais by the action.
Speaking from the dockside of the French port on Wednesday evening, Mr Sims said: "If we get back to Cwmbran by 8am tomorrow morning it should be all right but after that we will be out of insulin. Mr Sims had warned they needed to get home for more insulin by 0800 BST on Thursday.
"My daughter Donna, Casey-May's mother, is here with the party and when she realised the situation we are in she cried, to be honest with you. Speaking from the dockside of the French port on Wednesday evening, Mr Sims said: "My daughter Donna, Casey-May's mother, is here with the party and when she realised the situation we are in she cried, to be honest with you.
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"She is OK now but the situation is very tense because we do not know what is going to happen. "She is OK now but the situation is very tense because we do not know what is going to happen."
Their ferry was being loaded late on Wednesday evening, but Mr Sims was unsure whether or not it would be sailing. However, their ferry was eventually loaded and docked in Dover later on Wednesday evening.
He said: "The customs people have been very good. We have explained the situation to them and they said they would provide an ambulance." Mr Sims had said the French authorities said they would get insulin for Casey-May if the party remained stranded there into Thursday.
He added the French authorities said they would get insulin for Casey-May if the party remained stranded there into Thursday. Mr Sims is the chief coach of the Cwmbran Otters swimming club which had been to a training camp in France over Easter.
Mr Sims is the chief coach of the Cwmbran Otters swimming club which has been to a training camp in France over Easter.
The coach party of 49, aged between four and 50 and including dozens of young teenagers, was due back in Cwmbran at 2000 BST on Wednesday.The coach party of 49, aged between four and 50 and including dozens of young teenagers, was due back in Cwmbran at 2000 BST on Wednesday.
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But the industrial action in France in a dispute over fishing quotas has meant all ships have been prevented leaving or entering the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk since Tuesday. But the industrial action in France in a dispute over fishing quotas has meant ships have been prevented leaving or entering the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk since Tuesday.
Mr Sims said the coach party arrived in France on Good Friday for a training camp called Sportica.Mr Sims said the coach party arrived in France on Good Friday for a training camp called Sportica.
On Tuesday they moved on to Disneyland, near Paris, and stayed the night in the area.On Tuesday they moved on to Disneyland, near Paris, and stayed the night in the area.
They left early this morning for the final five-hour run to Calais and were close to the front of the queues which were forming.They left early this morning for the final five-hour run to Calais and were close to the front of the queues which were forming.
"There are a lot of tired and angry people in cars, trucks and vans here at the moment. It is a very stressful situation," he said."There are a lot of tired and angry people in cars, trucks and vans here at the moment. It is a very stressful situation," he said.
He said the coach was originally due to set off on a SeaFrance sailing to Dover at 1355 French time on Wednesday.He said the coach was originally due to set off on a SeaFrance sailing to Dover at 1355 French time on Wednesday.