Son of swine flu mum returns home

The newborn son of an Omagh woman being treated for swine flu in a London hospital was released from the Erne Hospital on Thursday.

Shirley Hamilton, from Tattysallagh Road, contracted the virus after giving birth prematurely to Thomas Michael.

Her mother, Anne described her daughters condition as critical, but stable on Friday.

Shirley was moved from the Erne to the Royal Brompton Hospital where she is being kept in a drug-induced coma.

Thomas is being cared for by Shirley's mother Anne.

Her partner returned from London on Thursday and is awaiting his swine fly vaccination before being reunited with his son on Friday.

"We've loads of support. Everyone is being very, very kind," said Anne, who is also caring for Shirley 12-year-old twin daughters.

"The girls are dying about him. He'll not get a minutes peace."

Collections are taking place in Omagh to raise funds for the family to help them travel to London to visit Shirley.