Leukemia in child- need alternatives to federal mandated chemo
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I just learned today that my midwife’s daughter has leukemia. She is not quite four years old and has been a healthy child until a month ago when she became very ill and was diagnosed. She was born at home, has never had any vaccines, fed organic food, in a conscious family home. She had a respiratory illness about six weeks ago that got so severe that my friend/midwife decided to give her antibiotics (her first pharmaceutical), her health never improved after this and a couple weeks later is when she was diagnosed with leukemia and immediately given chemotherapy. It has been four weeks and the child is very sick (from the chemo), but supposedly has zero cancer cells at this time. My midwife planned to end the chemo at this time, however it has been made aware to her that there is a federal mandate that she must continue with chemo for the next three years, and if she declines this her child will be removed from her custody. She is looking for lawyers to help her and doctors to help support her- any resources. They live in Texas. Any insight on resources for children with cancer, detox, this federal mandate insanity?! would be so helpful.
I am devastated learning of this. The child was my sons first friend, they were born one week apart and we spent a lot of time together for the first couple years of her life. The WHY she has cancer is also very concerning and freaks me out. I know I am doing everything I can to keep my family safe and healthy and seeing what is happening to this little girl just feels like a big blow.
Thank you for your thoughts.
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