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Cancer Child
Jul 2, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Hello Fellow Bloggers,

There is a story up on the North Shore I can't get out of my head.  An 8-year old autistic boy with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  He was diagnosed a few yeas ago...and after some treatment went into remission.  At the time, doctors gave the child an 85-to-90 percent chance of recovery...as long as he continued his treatment.

 According to police and DSS, "Continue treatment" must have been the portion of the doctors' orders that his mother didn't quite understand.  The little boy's cancer is back and worse than ever.  Doctors now say his mother neglected to have him treated properly.  Records show he missed several chemo treatments and that his mother was not givng him his medicine.  The child is now on the verge of death..with only a 10-percent chance of survival.

The mother in this case is charged with child endangerment. And the very sick little boy is now in the care of his father.  The parents are divorced. 

What in the world would ever keep a mother from getting her child the life saving treatment that he needs?   Apparenlty it isn't  a financial issue.  The child has insurance coverage.  It isn't the mother's lack of knowledge about her son's condition.  Lawyers say she is very involved in his medical treatment.  And judging by his father's  comments, it's not that there is a lack of love for the little guy.  

I'm baffled!!!!!  As a mother, I would do whatever it takes to make sure my kids received life saving medical treatment if they needed it.  I think I'm not alone in that mindset.  What could possible have kept this woman from making sure her son was taken care of?   We may never know.  This I do know, I feel very sad each time I think of the situation.  I'm sad for the child, sad for the people who love him and sad for the woman who doesn't know enough about love to take care of her kids.   

 

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Janine_L read my blog
Jul 2, 2008 | 1:57 PM

I may not have children of my own, but I do have nieces and nephews that I love dearly and I would do anything in my power to help them. I can't imagine keeping a child or even another person for that matter from getting needed medical treatment. I'm as baffled as you are as to why this mother kept him from getting the needed treatments. I feel we may never know what she was thinking. This is such a sad situation for all involved.
lm651
Jul 2, 2008 | 3:20 PM

Parents say they would DIE for their children i never thought i would hear about someone who would let their baby Die when they know they could prevent it. imagin these poor people whos children are killed or pass away and they cant do anyhthing about it and this women has the choice to save hers!!!! How could you live with yourself?? if its a money issue look @ all the people who care im sure a fund could be set up Geeez id help set it and donate!!!
mymamba
Jul 2, 2008 | 4:54 PM

I understand why people are critical of the mother. She SHOULD have been getting her son the care he needed. What I don't understand is why people are not critical of the FATHER. He also has a responibility to the child, to see to his proper care. Why did the doctor/hospital have to file a 51A? Did the father even notice that his medically fragile, autistic son was not getting the care he needed? Why did he not intervene?
amomholdsmany read my blog
Jul 2, 2008 | 6:11 PM

Don't jump to conclusions just because the words you've heard are sensational. I was accused of the VERY SAME THING by MDs at Children's Hospital -- for using an organic, alternative cleansing approach (I "cooked up" in my kitchen) because I KNEW without a doubt that the MDs were deliberately misleading me w/regard to my son's treatment for severe Pb/Lead poisoning. They tried the same "child abuse" rubbish and THANK GOD for Sarah Welch and Glen Laundre at DSS -- who actually truly investigated and found in MY favor -- that the MDs methods would have killed or even more severely injured my baby -- when my homemade mother's brew actually worked perfectly and expelled the Pb from his little body into his diaper. Bloodwork doesn't lie. Had the DSS workers not cared (in our case) to truly INVESTIGATE and just took the crooked MDs' word? -- I would also have been arrested and my baby would have been chemically burned, beyond recognition by chemical Rx -- not specific for infants, not specific for Pb and ordered outside the medical standards in his particular case....
riversparkles
Jul 2, 2008 | 7:38 PM

I think the mother should be in a cell and no one give her something she needs to live such as food.
paulnofsky read my blog
Jul 2, 2008 | 8:10 PM

as someone whose parents both died from cancer and I myself am an cancer survivor I cannot understand what in the hell this mother was doing.I think when this poor child does eventually pass away the mother should be charged with murder.She basically took away his chance at life by cancelling his treatments
colleenagnes
Jul 2, 2008 | 9:04 PM

As a mother who lost a beautiful 4 yo daughter to a teenager who could not drive,she drove into our front yard thru a locked gate, and pinned our daughter under her car........I want to say, to this mother who took it upon herself to kill her little boy...she should not get to see the light of day for the rest of her natural life ! I KNOW HOW A MOTHER'S LOSS FEELS.
colleenagnes
Jul 2, 2008 | 9:05 PM

As a mother who lost a beautiful 4 yo daughter to a teenager who could not drive,she drove into our front yard thru a locked gate, and pinned our daughter under her car........I want to say, to this mother who took it upon herself to kill her little boy...she should not get to see the light of day for the rest of her natural life ! I KNOW HOW A MOTHER'S LOSS FEELS.
BCAM
Jul 2, 2008 | 10:42 PM

Whats the name of that thing? when the parents make there kids sick to get the attention?, Shes a sick women!
redlolli
Jul 2, 2008 | 11:42 PM

The child is autistic and fighting cancer, for most parents we would rally to the childs side. Make sure you did everything humanly possible to assist your child....why ?? Because you gave this child life and the love is deaper than you ever experienced......

I can only think this mother is a selfish human that saw her child as a weight, burden and without meds his disease would take hold and end her "motherhood"......This is a SICK HEARTLESS WOMAN!!

My heart goes out to the dad.......Please know that many parents had tears in their eyes hearing this unbelievable story......I pray for a miracle.......
redlolli
Jul 3, 2008 | 12:05 AM

The child is autistic and fighting cancer, for most parents we would rally to the childs side. Make sure you did everything humanly possible to assist your child....why ?? Because you gave this child life and the love is deaper than you ever experienced......

I can only think this mother is a selfish human that saw her child as a weight, burden and without meds his disease would take hold and end her "motherhood"......This is a SICK HEARTLESS WOMAN!!

My heart goes out to the dad.......Please know that many parents had tears in their eyes hearing this unbelievable story......I pray for a miracle.......
Chip read my blog view my photos
Jul 3, 2008 | 5:49 AM

Two thoughts.....first the mother: I think she got tired of caring for an autistic medicaly invooved child and was slowly killing him.

Two: Kim....that is simply the worst title I've ever seen..."Cancer Child"....his fame comes not from his disease, but from his misfortune. GOD what a horrible crule title...
Kim_Carrigan read my blog
Jul 3, 2008 | 9:51 AM

Hi Bloggers,
We have an update on this story. Apparently DSS has been involved with this family in the past. The little boy was found wondering, alone, blocks from his home. And the "offending" mother in question had her older child taken away. Clearly this is a case of a woman dealing with lots of issues associated with being a "mother".
Xantun read my blog view my photos
Jul 3, 2008 | 10:25 AM

BCAM, you're thinking Münchhausen's by proxy. But, from what I know of the symptoms, they don't quite fit here. Especially with the update...Most parents suffering from MBP are really overbearing in that they don't let their kids out of their sight, and they're control freaks over as much of their child's life as possible. This helps them "prove" to the hospitals that they're great parents (in their own minds) when they bring their sick child in.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, folks: We need to make people pass some rather basic tests in order to have children.
jovanone read my blog view my photos
Jul 3, 2008 | 11:00 AM

It’s too bad when a mother who mistreats a child so badly that the child might die because of her decision to cancel his treatments, plus has had another child taken away from her, what kind of a mother does that tell you she is? The courts should be able to make a decision to have her tubes tied so that she can never have children again. It’s clear that this women or any other women who mistreats children don’t deserve to have them, so let the courts take the necessary steps to prevent them from ever having children again. It could be a way of preventing further child abuse cases.

It’s sad to think that there are so many women out there who want and can’t have kids and then this piece of crap comes along who can have children and does this to her own child, how pathetic is she? What a heart breaking story. I hope to God this poor little boy can survive.

Dss was involved with this family in the past, removed one other child and did nothing for this poor little boy. Why? You say this is a case of a woman dealing with lots of issues associated with being a "mother". I say she’s a cold hearted woman who doesn’t deserve to have children, now or ever again…..
Jodrey75 view my photos
Jul 3, 2008 | 1:56 PM

What I dont understand is why hadnt the boy been taken away from his mother earlier? Clearly she was not taken care of him and the older child. Why didnt DSS step in and take him from her as well? He was Autistic and has Cancer and if she couldnt take care of a child who was well how was she suppose to take care of a special needs child with Cancer? That poor child I feel so sorry for what he has to live with and now he only has a 10% chance of survival. When and if he does pass away will the mother be charged with murder? Cause in this case I believe she should she took away his chance of living a happy healthy life and she should pay dearly for that!!!!
redlolli
Jul 3, 2008 | 8:26 PM

Kim...the update makes me furious!

Are you saying DSS took away the older children but left the autistic, medically challenged child!

Then I hope the case worker shares the blame here...Don't give me the over-worked BS.....

The red flags were flying seems no one bothered to respond! This child will pay the ultimate price........
divmoose3
Jul 6, 2008 | 4:44 PM

Maybe she saw his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as an easy way out for her not to have to deal with an autistic child for the rest of her life. I am not saying that she is justified at all. Autism is no excuse to withhold treatment, but I think there is an element of reason or planning going on here.
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