'We just need a bed': Baby with 'days to live' can't access lifesaving treatment

'We just need a bed' - Baby with 'days to live' can't access lifesaving treatmentImage source, Family PhotoImage caption, Macs' parents say he needs to be transferred to a specialist hospital for treatment but a bed is not availableByGwyn LoaderNewyddion S4C chief correspondentPublished21 July 2026Updated 1 hour agoThe parents of a three-month-old boy who they fear has just days to live say they're frustrated at being unable to access lifesaving treatment due to a lack of suitable hospital beds.Dylan and Catrin Green from Cardiff took Macs to hospital six weeks ago after he struggled feeding.He later suffered two cardiac arrests and was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, external - a heart condition which can lead to heart failure.He urgently needs a Berlin heart , external- a device used to take over the function of a child's own heart until a donor heart becomes available.The organisation which commissions specialist NHS care in Wales said funding was available but treatment was decided by clinical assessment.Two weeks ago, Macs was transferred to a specialist unit in Bristol where his condition has since deteriorated.He is now in an induced coma with a machine performing the usual function of the heart.His family said he needed to be moved to one of two specialist hospitals which can offer the Berlin heart but no beds were available.Image source, Family PhotoImage caption, Macs with siblings Caio, four, and Gruff, three"Seeing him in hospital is so difficult for us," Catrin told BBC-produced Newyddion S4C, external."It's really frustrating knowing there is a treatment available which could save his life."She continued: "He could lead a full life with the Berlin heart. Although he would have to remain in hospital for an extended period, he would be able to learn to crawl... to walk."It would be really nice to reach that stage."She said they were "desperate for the hospitals to...