Although my heart aches for the little boy, I have respect for her beliefs. I cant judge her based on what I believe to be right. She doesnt know my "right", she see's it as her "wrong".

We all make choices...........it is not different than any other form of belief. We see this as her killing her own child, yet we might accept another having an abortion. I just try not to judge but "feel" their heart and trust that she feels the same anguish any mother would. So, I lift her and her son in prayer.

Hugs

I hope they find her and take that boy away. Thats just as bad as starving your kids to me. She's sick in the head and needs to be dealt with. Its so selfish on her part and I couldnt imagine being that way to my child NO MATTER what I believe in. Terrible news...

well said shelly4 but you know socioty they will be charging her with child abuse or neglect next.

I totally agree with the charges of child abuse and neglect though......It's wrong for her not to get her sick son better when she knows that there are ways out there to possiblly save his life. I had a close friend daughter have cancer and she got kemo for her sick child and they beat the cancer and kemo saved her life. I think this boy could have more of a chance on kemo than he could with the natural remedies.....

I can't see where it says she is Native American it says

"The Hausers are Roman Catholic and also believe in the "do no harm" philosophy of the Nemenhah Band, a Missouri-based religious group that believes in natural healing methods advocated by some American Indians."

It's worth noting that many of the drugs used in cancer treatment are derived from plants, e.g Madagascan Periwinkle. I think also one of the main research drugs Colchine is derived from the autumn crocus and so on.

The difference between pharmaceuticals and "natural healing" is just a case of semantics many times (e.g asprin was derived originally from willow etc etc).

We've not heard her side of the story and I don't trust press on these matters..how much truth there is in this story is hard to tell.

I agree with C.Fish on the part about how these parent refuses medical for sick kid stories are big press, and they tend to show only the acceptable societal view.

In short, there was a time when I would have agreed with you wholeheartedly, BPPrincess, but I have learned a lot since then, and now, I would only say that she is wrong if she does NOTHING. She SHOULD definitely make sure her child is treated, even if she uses only spiritual methods but does it diligently and aggressively. If she does, then the method she uses has to be the one she believes in for the sake of her child. I agree with Shelly, too.

I remember a dog named Old Yeller. They took it out and shot it when it got sick...

Just sayin'...

yeah, this is a real tricky area. this case is going on right now in my state. the media has been pretty one-sided in its reporting of it, but the Hausers haven't helped their case much in their appearences.

I have dealt with cancer alot in my life with my mother, sister, grandmother and myself. In some cases chemo was effective, for a while, in others it did nothing. In all cases we were told it was the only way to go because that is what doctors believe and the people who make the drugs believe. I watched my mother and grandmother suffer horribly from the affects of chemo and I watched my sister shrivel to nothing and die with absolutely NO quality of life for two years. She was a fighter and she believed. I am glad I had those two years with her.

But the question that inhabits my mind is, why is it so aweful to try it without the debilitating effects of chemo? Chemo not only kills the bad cells but also the good cells. There are absolutely NO guarantees.

How would I feel if government decided all people with bipolar HAVE to take Lithium no matter what because they believe it is all that works? What I am trying to say, is that we are given choices for lots of things and we take our freedoms for grantid. All I see in this story is compassion and anguish for the whole family. It isnt as if she is a wicked witch wanting her child to die.

Every time we have a "fit" of mania or depression and we take it out on our family, isnt it abuse? Should we have our children taken away because someone else does not believe it is right? In some cases, yes. Maybe so here..............but to chastize her is a shame because we are all guilty of making a choice someone else doesnt agree with.

Yeah, exactly, Shelly. That's the thing. We're all supposed to TRUST that the establishment is always right, that so-called modern medical science is always right, and always the best and safest choice. Yet, so many lawsuits, (I agree that many are frivolous, but sadly too many of them have merit), are brought up because of pills making people sick, surgical procedures gone wrong, and on and on. Just look at the problems antibiotics have caused. It's horrible. So judging the mom here implies that we know for a surety what the right course of action is. How could we possibly know that when obviously a great many medical practitioners have no idea themselves, and have hurt a great many people trying to pretend that they do?

if you're looking for some in-depth reporting on it, here's the leas article from today's paper out here:

http://www.startribune.com/local/45427417.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU

there are some pretty good related articles in the side bar as well. note the one on other cases of refusing care. seems the Hausers are not at all alone in this, & it usually involves children with Hodgkin's in chemo.

not sure what that says, but i do know that chemo just sucks.

I went to read the article and It said page not found......I guess I thought more people would agree with me on this one. My husband even disagrees with me. What can I say you can't please everyone--but my mind is still made up......I think it's abuse period.

I don't think you can dismiss this with a "well, I'm no one to judge." I read the article and some of the previous articles. The fact is if the doctors (who have been wrong, and I do understand that) have said that this kid has any chance to live with the chemo. Then she needs to give it a shot. They will be able to tell from one treatment weather or not it is working. I don't think there is a lot of shady reporting here, it seems pretty straight forward...

I agree with tour... If there is a chance then she needs to take it to save her son.

I should have said whether not weather... I hate when I do stupid shit like that... Lol.