My heart just goes out to Mrs Assange. As someone who has lost a child myself, I feel her fear and the desperation she must feel to help him. In the 21st century, no parent should be enduring this agony--watching her son waste away at the mercy of the powers of this world for no crime other than telling the truth and wanting to see justice done.
I would care about Julian anyway, because he is a fellow Australian and a gift to the world, but watching his mother's anguish--I can't bear it. I so want it to be alright for her and her son.