Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment (Article)

[Guest guest]

As a parent and one who also opposes the orthodox medical approach to

cancer treatment I sure did not like reading the news story below

published today. I'm with the parents on this one. Just who is

responsible for that child's welfare? If this boy dies after getting

orthodox cancer treatment the parents should sue the judge and

hospital for all they are worth. Ofcourse, like myself, I'm sure they

would rather have their child alive than any settlement.

 

I'd like to know the track record of the hosptial and the clinic.

 

If that was my child there is no way I would give my legal consent for

treatment to the hospital.

 

How do the rest of you feel about this?

 

Orionsdad

 

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Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment

Jul 21 7:49 PM US/Eastern

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By SONJA BARISIC

Associated Press Writer

 

NORFOLK, Va.

 

A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use

alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by

Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's

attorney said.

 

The judge also found Starchild Abraham Cherrix's parents were

neglectful for allowing him to pursue alternative treatment of a

sugar-free, organic diet and herbal supplements supervised by a clinic

in Mexico, lawyer John Stepanovich said.

 

Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must

continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County

Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered,

Stepanovich said.

 

The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal,

the lawyer said.

 

Stepanovich said he will ask a higher court on Monday to stay

enforcement of the order, which requires the parents to take Abraham

to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk and to give

the oncologist their written legal consent to treat their son for

Hodgkin's disease.

 

" I want to caution all parents of Virginia: Look out, because Social

Services may be pounding on your door next when they disagree with the

decision you've made about the health care of your child, " Stepanovich

said.

 

Phone calls to the Cherrix home went unanswered.

 

The lawyer declined to release the ruling, saying juvenile court Judge

Jesse E. Demps has sealed much of the case.

 

Social Services officials have declined to comment, citing privacy laws.

 

After three months of chemotherapy last year made him nauseated and

weak, Abraham rejected doctors' recommendations to go through a second

round when he learned early this year that his Hodgkin's disease, a

cancer of the lymph nodes, was active again.

 

A social worker then asked a judge to require the teen to continue

conventional treatment. In May, the judge issued a temporary order

finding Abraham's parents neglectful and awarding partial custody to

the county, with Abraham continuing to live at home with his four

siblings.

[Guest guest]

Although I don't have kids, it makes me irate! I'm wondering who

called the case in, but I think it must have been the doctor.

Something sounds really fishy and I'm assuming it gets overturned!

 

Kristi

[Guest guest]

Unfortunatley, I've read stories like this before. I'm aware that a doctor can

call SRS if parents of a cancer patient (child) refuse conventional treatment

for cancer (i.e., chemotherapy, surgery). There are some incredibly sad stories

out there of victims that do not survive. More and more of these stories are

popping up as a result of vaccinations, I believe. Kids get more vaccinations

now than when I was growing up, and I'm currently 38, and I believe this

contributes to earlier onset of various cancers.

 

Janet

 

orionsdad <no_reply > wrote:

As a parent and one who also opposes the orthodox medical approach to

cancer treatment I sure did not like reading the news story below

published today. I'm with the parents on this one. Just who is

responsible for that child's welfare? If this boy dies after getting

orthodox cancer treatment the parents should sue the judge and

hospital for all they are worth. Ofcourse, like myself, I'm sure they

would rather have their child alive than any settlement.

 

I'd like to know the track record of the hosptial and the clinic.

 

If that was my child there is no way I would give my legal consent for

treatment to the hospital.

 

How do the rest of you feel about this?

 

Orionsdad

 

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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/21/D8J0MGOO1.html

 

Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment

Jul 21 7:49 PM US/Eastern

Email this story

 

By SONJA BARISIC

Associated Press Writer

 

NORFOLK, Va.

 

A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use

alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by

Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's

attorney said.

 

The judge also found Starchild Abraham Cherrix's parents were

neglectful for allowing him to pursue alternative treatment of a

sugar-free, organic diet and herbal supplements supervised by a clinic

in Mexico, lawyer John Stepanovich said.

 

Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must

continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County

Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered,

Stepanovich said.

 

The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal,

the lawyer said.

 

Stepanovich said he will ask a higher court on Monday to stay

enforcement of the order, which requires the parents to take Abraham

to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk and to give

the oncologist their written legal consent to treat their son for

Hodgkin's disease.

 

" I want to caution all parents of Virginia: Look out, because Social

Services may be pounding on your door next when they disagree with the

decision you've made about the health care of your child, " Stepanovich

said.

 

Phone calls to the Cherrix home went unanswered.

 

The lawyer declined to release the ruling, saying juvenile court Judge

Jesse E. Demps has sealed much of the case.

 

Social Services officials have declined to comment, citing privacy laws.

 

After three months of chemotherapy last year made him nauseated and

weak, Abraham rejected doctors' recommendations to go through a second

round when he learned early this year that his Hodgkin's disease, a

cancer of the lymph nodes, was active again.

 

A social worker then asked a judge to require the teen to continue

conventional treatment. In May, the judge issued a temporary order

finding Abraham's parents neglectful and awarding partial custody to

the county, with Abraham continuing to live at home with his four

siblings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Don't count on it. A woman in Seattle was arrested for kidnapping her OWN child

from Children's Hospital. She wanted him to have alternative care instead of

being put on dialysis. She knew it would set him up for a lifetime of medical

woes. Her case was not reversed. She is on trial for kidnapping and the chile

is a ward of the state and now has a permanent shunt for dyalisis.

 

It was never stated, but I think she was on welfare and that's how hers came to

light.

 

Shari

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristi,

 

With all due respect, I doubt very much this case will be overturned. This

happens quite frequently. Conventional wisdom is that cancer treatments and

chemotherapy are a child's only hope for survival.

 

Janet

 

Kristi <pixiechik wrote:

Although I don't have kids, it makes me irate! I'm wondering who

called the case in, but I think it must have been the doctor.

Something sounds really fishy and I'm assuming it gets overturned!

 

Kristi

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

While I agree with the sentiment here, we must remember that everyone

(including the law and orthodox medical community) are acting in what

the believe to be the child's best interest.

 

If you saw a house burning with a child in it and the parents were

leaving the child in their saying that God would protect their child

and we should not interfere we would think they were nuts and rescue

the child from these unfit parents.

 

This is what we look like to most of the medical community. What needs

to happen, in my humble opinion, is for research to be done on the raw

food diet which would show the world we are not as crazy as we appear.

In this country most research is funded by corporations who stand to

gain something from the outcome of the research, so no one is axious to

fund this research and in fact those who have a lot to lose will

actively try to prevent the research from being done. The raw food

community itself, needs to find a way of funding the research

ourselves.

 

-Mike

 

--- orionsdad <no_reply > wrote:

 

> As a parent and one who also opposes the orthodox medical approach to

> cancer treatment I sure did not like reading the news story below

> published today. I'm with the parents on this one. Just who is

> responsible for that child's welfare? If this boy dies after getting

> orthodox cancer treatment the parents should sue the judge and

> hospital for all they are worth. Ofcourse, like myself, I'm sure they

> would rather have their child alive than any settlement.

>

> I'd like to know the track record of the hosptial and the clinic.

>

> If that was my child there is no way I would give my legal consent

> for

> treatment to the hospital.

>

> How do the rest of you feel about this?

>

> Orionsdad

>

> ----------------

> http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/21/D8J0MGOO1.html

>

> Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment

> Jul 21 7:49 PM US/Eastern

> Email this story

>

> By SONJA BARISIC

> Associated Press Writer

>

> NORFOLK, Va.

>

> A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use

> alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by

> Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the

> family's

> attorney said.

>

> The judge also found Starchild Abraham Cherrix's parents were

> neglectful for allowing him to pursue alternative treatment of a

> sugar-free, organic diet and herbal supplements supervised by a

> clinic

> in Mexico, lawyer John Stepanovich said.

>

> Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must

> continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County

> Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered,

> Stepanovich said.

>

> The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal,

> the lawyer said.

>

> Stepanovich said he will ask a higher court on Monday to stay

> enforcement of the order, which requires the parents to take Abraham

> to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk and to give

> the oncologist their written legal consent to treat their son for

> Hodgkin's disease.

>

> " I want to caution all parents of Virginia: Look out, because Social

> Services may be pounding on your door next when they disagree with

> the

> decision you've made about the health care of your child, "

> Stepanovich

> said.

>

> Phone calls to the Cherrix home went unanswered.

>

> The lawyer declined to release the ruling, saying juvenile court

> Judge

> Jesse E. Demps has sealed much of the case.

>

> Social Services officials have declined to comment, citing privacy

> laws.

>

> After three months of chemotherapy last year made him nauseated and

> weak, Abraham rejected doctors' recommendations to go through a

> second

> round when he learned early this year that his Hodgkin's disease, a

> cancer of the lymph nodes, was active again.

>

> A social worker then asked a judge to require the teen to continue

> conventional treatment. In May, the judge issued a temporary order

> finding Abraham's parents neglectful and awarding partial custody to

> the county, with Abraham continuing to live at home with his four

> siblings.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>>Kids get more vaccinations now than when I was growing up, and I'm currently

38, and I believe this contributes to earlier onset of various cancers.

 

**I realise this is off-topic a bit, but got this through last week and found it

'very' interesting :

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8610554679207090010 & q=Vaccination+-+The+\

Hidden+Truth

and the site where you can purchase the video :

http://www.vaccination.inoz.com/

 

The video was put together in 1998, but could've been done yesterday as people

still are unaware of most of what is in it, unless they've had problems and

looked further themselves.

 

Julie )

 

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[Guest guest]

That is terrible! I really just have no words. I had no idea this was

possible (although I do know about the Andersons (sp?)).

 

Kristi

On Jul 22, 2006, at 7:43 AM, Janet FitzGerald wrote:

 

> Hi Kristi,

>

> With all due respect, I doubt very much this case will be

> overturned. This happens quite frequently. Conventional wisdom is

> that cancer treatments and chemotherapy are a child's only hope for

> survival.

>

> Janet

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

The medical establishment is not looking to make business for alternative

providers, thats the bottom line.

 

Kristi <pixiechik wrote: That is terrible! I really just have no

words. I had no idea this was

possible (although I do know about the Andersons (sp?)).

 

Kristi

On Jul 22, 2006, at 7:43 AM, Janet FitzGerald wrote:

 

> Hi Kristi,

>

> With all due respect, I doubt very much this case will be

> overturned. This happens quite frequently. Conventional wisdom is

> that cancer treatments and chemotherapy are a child's only hope for

> survival.

>

> Janet

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am sure that many of you are aware of the Courts forcing parents to treat

their children with conventional medicine even if their religious convictions

prohibit it. I know several Christian Scientists who are opposed to most modern

medical practices on religious/spiritual grounds. I am sure many of you are

aware that the Jehovah's witness sect does not allow for blood transfusions, but

I have heard of cases where a judge steps in and tells a family what is best for

their children. Its actually kind of frightening to think of some person in a

black robe telling you what is best for your life. I think the Founding fathers

are rolling in their grave over this. While personally I am not opposed to

traditional forms of treatment for cancer etc, I believe that everyone should

determine what is best for them. In the case of Children, parents are the best

equipped to make such life and death decisions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Kind of frightening???

 

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Marshall Bates

Saturday, July 22, 2006 11:36 AM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment (Article)

 

 

 

I am sure that many of you are aware of the Courts forcing parents to treat

their children with

conventional medicine even if their religious convictions prohibit it. I know

several Christian

Scientists who are opposed to most modern medical practices on

religious/spiritual grounds. I am

sure many of you are aware that the Jehovah's witness sect does not allow for

blood

transfusions, but I have heard of cases where a judge steps in and tells a

family what is best

for their children. Its actually kind of frightening to think of some person in

a black robe

telling you what is best for your life. I think the Founding fathers are rolling

in their grave

over this. While personally I am not opposed to traditional forms of treatment

for cancer etc, I

believe that everyone should determine what is best for them. In the case of

Children, parents

are the best equipped to make such life and death decisions.