[Livia]

Originally Posted by Cherie Christmas

In some ways modern medicine is great, but in others it is a curse. I work with children with profound special needs,some of whom would probably not be alive were it not for the "miracle" of modern medicine, its not the quality of life I would want for either of my children, and the worry about what happens to these children when they move into adult services and when their parents eventually pass away is not something that can easily be dismissed with a "oh well at least they are alive" wave of the hand. As I have said on this thread quite a few times now this is not an easy situation for anyone, as the parents views on treatment are diverse, but the mothers concerns should not be dismissed at "neurotic", she wants her child to have a life, not just to be alive.

I wonder if the parents of the children you work with think the same as you? I have a child with special needs in my family, a child who was perfectly healthy until he was six. He is as loved and adored now as he was before. And if you think I was dismissing anything about this case with a wave of my hand, then you really have got a warped view of me.

Neither have I ever said that this is an easy option for anyone, and I think if the mother wasn't under quite so much stress as this terrible ordeal must have placed on her, perhaps she'd be doing stuff differently. Unfortunately, in order for the child to have a life, as you put it, probably depends on taking whichever risk has the best odds. And that isn't going to be essential oils and tree bark.