Earlier this week, we saw the lengths to which a loving parent will go to find some kind of treatment to save a child's life. Even given the long odds against a successful conclusion, one can certainly understand Mrs Goranflo's motivation.
But what does one make of this:
Kristen LaBrie's son Jeremy had been in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and had a very positive prognosis. According to his doctors, young Jeremy had an 85-90% chance of recovery; that's now dropped to less than 10%.
So what changed?
You won't like the answer:
Jeremy was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma about 2 years ago, and began a five-step chemo treatment, and which also included med's that his mother was supposed to have given him.
Unfortunately for Jeremy, mommy dearest "canceled at least a dozen appointments for chemotherapy treatments...[and] did not fill at least half of the prescriptions her son was given."
And why is that?
We simply don't know. There doesn't seem to be any religious component to this case, nor is there any suggestion of a parental power play with a spouse (or ex-spouse). Perhaps it's as simple as Kristen deciding she really couldn't be bothered raising an autistic boy with cancer.
Disgusting.
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