Mother Flees With 13 Year Old Son

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Mother Flees With 13 Year Old Son
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Wed, 05-20-2009 - 6:57pm

This was just on ABC Evening News.  Apparently the parents of a 13 year old boy with Hodgkins Lymphoma were under a court order to have their son treated with chemotherapy for his tumor.  The mother, fearing authorities would take their son, is "on the run" with him.  The boy, after one chemo treatment, said he thought chemo might kill him.  




Edited 5/20/2009 11:05 pm ET by sweetpea1946
 
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Wed, 05-20-2009 - 7:33pm

I saw that story also tonight.

I'm certain the father knows where the mom took the son. They're just trying to cover it up because they don't want people infringing on them.

It angers me that people are so irresponsible to their children's health. Do faith healing for yourself, not your offspring.

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Wed, 05-20-2009 - 8:04pm
John Travolta and his wife are Scientology not Christen Scientist. Their son was taking medication for seizures. I think the parents that are refusing treatment for the son are selfish. He should be given every chance to live.
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Wed, 05-20-2009 - 11:18pm
That was a really bad mistake on my part.
 
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Thu, 05-21-2009 - 12:00pm
Police: Boy, mom in chemo case may be in California

NEW: Family spokesman: Father didn't know wife planned to flee
NEW: State has no right to invade "consciousness of another," lawyer says
Police think
Minnesota mom, son may be headed toward Mexico
13-year-old needs chemotherapy, doctors and court say


http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/21/minnesota.forced.chemo/


Faith, medicine at odds in chemo refusal


The case of a missing Minnesota mother and her cancer-stricken son has rekindled the debate over parents who reject conventional medical treatments for their sick children because of religious beliefs.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-05-21-chemo-boy_N.htm


 


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Thu, 05-21-2009 - 8:29pm
Local news reports make it seem like the dad doesn't know where they are, but he could be a good actor too.
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Fri, 05-22-2009 - 5:32pm

The father of the sick boy was on the TV, urging his wife to come home.


It's a shame that she fled because the chemo can make the cancer go in remission.