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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/21/D8J0MGOO1.html
In a nutshell, a judge ordered that the parents of a 16 yr old who has Hodgkins disease were in neglect because they allowed their son to forego chemotherapy and instead use alternative treatments. This is the kid's second bout with the cancer ( of the lymphatic system). Chemo didn't work the first time, and the side effects are hateful and can cause other forms of cancer like leukemia. chemo also damages organs.
I'm not trying to say if chemo should or should not be used. My nephew went through it at age one. He is a 6 yr old survivor today. What shocks me is how intrusive our governments are and that these parents now must both share custody of this 16 yr old boy with the State and sign consent to the doctors to restart chemotherapy on the kid as per a court order.
Unbelieveable. It's not like the kid has diabetes and they were keeping him from insulin. There are many views on how to combat cancer, and none of which are proven, known cures. I hope that the next level of legal battle restores the choice to that family - where it belongs.
In a nutshell, a judge ordered that the parents of a 16 yr old who has Hodgkins disease were in neglect because they allowed their son to forego chemotherapy and instead use alternative treatments. This is the kid's second bout with the cancer ( of the lymphatic system). Chemo didn't work the first time, and the side effects are hateful and can cause other forms of cancer like leukemia. chemo also damages organs.
I'm not trying to say if chemo should or should not be used. My nephew went through it at age one. He is a 6 yr old survivor today. What shocks me is how intrusive our governments are and that these parents now must both share custody of this 16 yr old boy with the State and sign consent to the doctors to restart chemotherapy on the kid as per a court order.
Unbelieveable. It's not like the kid has diabetes and they were keeping him from insulin. There are many views on how to combat cancer, and none of which are proven, known cures. I hope that the next level of legal battle restores the choice to that family - where it belongs.