WOW - judge orders parents to comply with chemotherapy ordered by the original doctor - when they weren't happy with the physicians and sought a second opinion, this is what can happen??? And the child was taken away from their parents and put in the grandparents home?? Judge states they must comply with PROPER MEDICAL CARE - SO JUST WHAT IS THAT - there are many new treatments out there he surely is not aware of nor does he have the knowledge to make such a decision (in my opinion). The child is tramatized by doctors now and being separated from his parents because they failed to comply with chemo and were picked up by Hillsborough County Police. He received two rounds of chemo and Blood tests showed NO cancer. So how come they are forcing this on this child. I can not imagine this being forced on me or my husband (or our child) when we had cancer. Unfortunately, I did have chemo but that was 11 yrs ago (but never when I was cancer free per blood tests) my hubby did not - he had PROTON Therapy and had NO side effects at all and is cancer free - almost 2 yrs now. Proton Therapy is NOT a new treatment nor is immunotherapy and many other treatments - this judge may want to read up on this but I doubt he will. This case makes me so mad.... This case is Scheduled to go back to court in June - I will be watching the outcome of this outrageous order.
Check out Noah's Story - Florida Freedom Alliance - Click the link Below:
The government is displaying yet another agregious overreach into the personal and parental rights of its citizens. Noah’s case is not the first and if we keep allowing this to happen, it won’t be the last. It is time to stand up and remind the government who they work for and that parents call the shots!
A Fight For Medical Freedom And Noah’s Law
Check out Noah's Story - Florida Freedom Alliance - Click the link Below:
The government is displaying yet another agregious overreach into the personal and parental rights of its citizens. Noah’s case is not the first and if we keep allowing this to happen, it won’t be the last. It is time to stand up and remind the government who they work for and that parents call the shots!
A Fight For Medical Freedom And Noah’s Law
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The parents had withdrawn 3-year-old Noah McAdams from chemotherapy in favor of homeopathic treatments.
Thanks to:
Michael Blackmon
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on May 9, 2019, at 1:14 p.m. ET
and
WFLA / Via wfla.com
A Florida judge ruled that a 3-year-old boy with leukemia must begin receiving chemotherapy treatments despite the objections of his parents, who would prefer he be treated with CBD oil, alkaline water, and mushroom tea.
The child, Noah McAdams, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in April at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. His parents, Taylor Bland-Ball and Joshua McAdams, opted to go against his doctors' advice and pursue a homeopathic approach to the illness.
But Hillsborough County Judge Caroline Tesche Arkin ordered Wednesday that the child, who is currently in the custody of his grandparents, must receive proper medical care as part of the first phase of his chemotherapy treatment. (Under Florida law, a court can make medical decisions for a minor if they are deemed to be a victim of "medical neglect.")
The parents' lawyer, Michael Minardi, confirmed to BuzzFeed News in an email that the judge had ordered them to “continue with the first phase of chemotherapy.”
But Minardi said that the child will also be able to “use alternative treatments” during this phase of chemotherapy, including medical cannabis.
“It could have been worse,” McAdams, the child’s father, said after the ruling, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Right now, the parents and their attorney are working on appealing the decision.
Minardi told BuzzFeed News that “the court will make a determination of phases two and three of the chemo at a later date,” adding that the McAdams and Bland-Ball were “not happy with the requirement that the child undergo chemotherapy.”
McAdams and Bland-Ball initially agreed to the hospital’s treatment plan for their son, but after nearly two weeks at the facility they decided to seek a second opinion.
“The hospital's governing body was disorganized and the doctors were not pleasant or professional to us,” McAdams said during his testimony. “It seemed like doctors were disappearing on us and just passing down Noah's information secondhand.”
Noah underwent a total of two rounds of chemotherapy, according to McAdams and Bland-Ball, who said his blood tests showed no signs of the cancer.
This prompted the parents to use homeopathic remedies, including CBD oil, alkaline water, mushroom tea, and more, to help with Noah’s condition.
When Noah’s parents failed to take him to a third scheduled chemotherapy appointment, authorities were notified.
Hillsborough County police issued an alert on Facebook for a child “who is believed to be missing and endangered.”
The boy was later found in Kentucky, and both McAdams and Bland-Ball were accused of possible child neglect.
Lymphoblastic leukemia, commonly diagnosed in children, has a 90% cure rate for patients who follow the common treatment plan of up to two and a half years of chemotherapy.
But as Dr. Bijal Shah of the Moffitt Cancer Center told BuzzFeed News, “It’s going to be almost universal that the leukemia will come back” if treatment is stopped early. Shah also said that just because leukemia becomes undetectable, that doesn’t mean that it is cured.
Shah also cast doubt on the parents’ alternative approach to treatment, saying, “I’ve seen [patients] try to do vitamin C therapy, silver therapy, marijuana, stem cell therapy in Mexico, blue-green algae, sugar-free diets — you name it.”
"This has never worked for my patients," he said.
The parents have used Facebook as a way of providing updates on the court proceedings.
On Tuesday, Bland-Ball talked about Noah’s mental health and said he’s been tremendously affected by the experience.
“We saw him yesterday. He was pale, terrified, wouldn’t even speak, wouldn’t even walk,” she said. “And he’s just absolutely traumatized anytime a doctor gets near him.”
In the same video, Bland-Ball said that she and McAdams weren’t denying treatment; they were instead “looking for a better treatment that has less side effects and less issues.”
The next court proceedings are scheduled for early June.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/florida-judge-cancer-chemotherapy-boy-parents-noah-mcadams
Thanks to:
Michael Blackmon
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on May 9, 2019, at 1:14 p.m. ET
and
WFLA / Via wfla.com
A Florida judge ruled that a 3-year-old boy with leukemia must begin receiving chemotherapy treatments despite the objections of his parents, who would prefer he be treated with CBD oil, alkaline water, and mushroom tea.
The child, Noah McAdams, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in April at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. His parents, Taylor Bland-Ball and Joshua McAdams, opted to go against his doctors' advice and pursue a homeopathic approach to the illness.
But Hillsborough County Judge Caroline Tesche Arkin ordered Wednesday that the child, who is currently in the custody of his grandparents, must receive proper medical care as part of the first phase of his chemotherapy treatment. (Under Florida law, a court can make medical decisions for a minor if they are deemed to be a victim of "medical neglect.")
The parents' lawyer, Michael Minardi, confirmed to BuzzFeed News in an email that the judge had ordered them to “continue with the first phase of chemotherapy.”
But Minardi said that the child will also be able to “use alternative treatments” during this phase of chemotherapy, including medical cannabis.
“It could have been worse,” McAdams, the child’s father, said after the ruling, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Right now, the parents and their attorney are working on appealing the decision.
Minardi told BuzzFeed News that “the court will make a determination of phases two and three of the chemo at a later date,” adding that the McAdams and Bland-Ball were “not happy with the requirement that the child undergo chemotherapy.”
McAdams and Bland-Ball initially agreed to the hospital’s treatment plan for their son, but after nearly two weeks at the facility they decided to seek a second opinion.
“The hospital's governing body was disorganized and the doctors were not pleasant or professional to us,” McAdams said during his testimony. “It seemed like doctors were disappearing on us and just passing down Noah's information secondhand.”
Noah underwent a total of two rounds of chemotherapy, according to McAdams and Bland-Ball, who said his blood tests showed no signs of the cancer.
This prompted the parents to use homeopathic remedies, including CBD oil, alkaline water, mushroom tea, and more, to help with Noah’s condition.
When Noah’s parents failed to take him to a third scheduled chemotherapy appointment, authorities were notified.
Hillsborough County police issued an alert on Facebook for a child “who is believed to be missing and endangered.”
The boy was later found in Kentucky, and both McAdams and Bland-Ball were accused of possible child neglect.
Lymphoblastic leukemia, commonly diagnosed in children, has a 90% cure rate for patients who follow the common treatment plan of up to two and a half years of chemotherapy.
But as Dr. Bijal Shah of the Moffitt Cancer Center told BuzzFeed News, “It’s going to be almost universal that the leukemia will come back” if treatment is stopped early. Shah also said that just because leukemia becomes undetectable, that doesn’t mean that it is cured.
Shah also cast doubt on the parents’ alternative approach to treatment, saying, “I’ve seen [patients] try to do vitamin C therapy, silver therapy, marijuana, stem cell therapy in Mexico, blue-green algae, sugar-free diets — you name it.”
"This has never worked for my patients," he said.
The parents have used Facebook as a way of providing updates on the court proceedings.
On Tuesday, Bland-Ball talked about Noah’s mental health and said he’s been tremendously affected by the experience.
“We saw him yesterday. He was pale, terrified, wouldn’t even speak, wouldn’t even walk,” she said. “And he’s just absolutely traumatized anytime a doctor gets near him.”
In the same video, Bland-Ball said that she and McAdams weren’t denying treatment; they were instead “looking for a better treatment that has less side effects and less issues.”
The next court proceedings are scheduled for early June.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/florida-judge-cancer-chemotherapy-boy-parents-noah-mcadams
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