This evening Alfie's father told reporters outside the hospital that his mother 'was giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to keep him alive' after his lips began to turn blue.
It's getting ridiculous now
They're keeping him alive for themselves.
The dad wants that sweet sweet TV money.
I think that's uncalled for. It's obvious from the court documents that he's trying his best and genuinely believes he can save his son. In denial? Probably but it's part of the grieving process. That hope is flamed by him misreading signs of brain activity in the form of fits.
I think that's uncalled for. It's obvious from the court documents that he's trying his best and genuinely believes he can save his son. In denial? Probably but it's part of the grieving process. That hope is flamed by him misreading signs of brain activity in the form of fits.
It's getting ridiculous now
They're keeping him alive for themselves.
That's not ridiculous, that's heartbreaking.
I'm not saying that I agree with Alfie's parents entirely, but can you even remotely imagine your child dying in front of your eyes, sanctioned by the state, and NOT try to help?
Jesus.
Well if they were in that position then yes. Similarly with anyone who can't be helped further. You'll have the same situation with plenty of people at the end of their life, at some point nothing more can be done and the medical team move them to a hospice and try to ensure they're comfortable.
That's not ridiculous, that's heartbreaking.
I'm not saying that I agree with Alfie's parents entirely, but can you even remotely imagine your child dying in front of your eyes, sanctioned by the state, and NOT try to help?
Jesus.
doctors/NHS in this country are very callous - something happened to my Grandmother and as soon as it happened they tried to say she is end of life and wont survive past couple of weeks & even stopped feeding her despite our wishes.. but we insisted and she lived another year, might have lived longer had they taken care of her, she had a tube through her nose and i think something went down the wrong way (I am not sure)..
They should just get the parents to sign a document stating they are going against advice of the hospital and will take responsiblity for whatever happens and then let then assist in whatever direction they want to go in (ie. hospital transfer), holding the kiddie hostage and wasting time in court when time is usually of the essence is too dictatorial/nanny state for me, not to mention a massive waste of NHS money/resources.
doctors/NHS in this country are very callous - something happened to my Grandmother and as soon as it happened they tried to say she is end of life and wont survive past couple of weeks & even stopped feeding her despite our wishes.. but we insisted and she lived another year, might have lived longer had they taken care of her, she had a tube through her nose and i think something went down the wrong way (I am not sure)..