01-21-2015, 12:10 PM
(01-06-2015, 10:19 PM)Maggot Wrote: The parents are being selfish and codling the child's wishes, sometime a parent needs to stand up and do what's right, In this case the parents are weak and in the end will have to live with the fact that they did not give her a fighting chance. Its just to bad that a court needs to step in and defend the kid. I bet there is more to the story and I'm sure it will come out.
I think the mom may also be in denial or dangerously optimistic. I saw an interview with her a few backs. She said her daughter isn't gonna die without treatment.
But, the doctors who've examined Cassandra (pictured above) told the family and the Ct. Supreme Court that she would unquestionably die without the chemo and she has an 85% change of recovery with the chemo.
The state Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the forced chemo could continue and the family is appealing the decision.
Cassandra turns 18 in September. From there on out, her medical decisions will be her own and due to the forced chemo, there's a good chance she'll be alive to make them.
Ref: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-teen...story.html