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  1. Feb 20 by leslie :-D
    not surprising to learn drugs/alcohol involved, seemingly taking precedence over son's (treatable) cancer.
    i'd like to knock their lights out.
    how's that for a 'compassionate' response?

    http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-couple...,4921998.story

    leslie

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  3. Feb 20 by nuangel1
    only 8 years for murder.awful.how that chld must have suffered.
  4. Feb 21 by dudette10
    I'm not blaming anyone but the parents, but I wonder how this could have happened.

    The child had been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer, and...no one involved in the diagnosis noticed when the child wasn't treated?

    ETA: It is unclear from the news story when authorities found out he had a treatable cancer. Possibly at autopsy, so my above statement wouldn't apply in that case.
  5. Feb 21 by SappyRN
    Well this makes me a little curious... 1 how come the physicians were not involved closer before he died. Usually doctors will fight a parent in court for treatments even with a slim chance of survival. What about the school, neighbors, the rest of the world.... 2 did the parents hear stage 4 cancer and not understand about the treatment options for this type of cancer? 3 the whole thing seems strange, they didnt serm to be tryingg to hidethe body or cover it up... I guess I dont really have enough experience with drug abusers to get any of it. Been a nurse many years but some things I still cannot wrap my head around
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  6. Feb 21 by nursemarion
    Well I can tell you that there are a lot of parents in my area who WILL NOT take their kids to the doctor or the dentist. They don't want to fill out forms to try and get health insurance, they are too cheap to pay co pays when they have to get their cigarettes and beer. They just don't see these things as priorities. Kids suffering from impacted and rotten teeth, tonsillitis, all sorts of things, chronically suffering. Nothing shocks me anymore. They probably rationalized that he was a kid, swollen glands are no big deal, it will go away. And they did not want to be in trouble or bring attention to themselves, especially if drugs were involved. Tragic but not a surprise from what I see around my area.
  7. Feb 21 by jwkwildland
    Did the sister ever report child abuse? I know it would have been hard, and I love my siblings, but if they ever did that, I would be raising their child.

    I hope the parents find the wrong of their ways to the fullest extent so they may suffer for the rest of their lives. Even though I believe the death penalty could be justified, some people deserve to suffer just as those who's lives they ruined do: the other children whom will be fighting emotional, and social battles the rest of their lives -harsh, but I feel for kiddos. I also struggle with my own words though. weird.
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  8. Feb 28 by canoehead
    Not agreeing with the parents...just wondering.

    Medicaid covers people up to 200% of the poverty level, but treatment for cancer can go easily into the millions. If there's no insurance saying "I can't afford it," might look like a viable option, and go for comfort care. Clearly these parents didn't even go for comfort care. A responsible person might look at their other children and hesitate before spending all their resources on one.