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" "I have asked my mom and dad to take me off this treatment because I do not want to go this way anymore," Makayla says. "I am sick to my stomach all the time and I lost about 10 pounds because I couldn't keep nothing down. I know that what I have can kill me, but I dont want to die in a hospital in chemo, weak and sick."
"Makayla is supported by her parents, Pastors Ken and Sonya Sault, who have allowed her to receive traditional medicine through a healer on Six Nations, reported The Two Row Times.
"But because there is no proof of the efficacy of traditional medicine, the hospital is viewing the Sault familys choice to abandon chemotherapy as failing to provide proper medical care for the child."
"Makayla's leading oncologist physician Dr. Barr also tried to convince the family not to use indigenous medicines. Makayla's mother told the Band Council that [Dr. Barr] said to us anyone who says that traditional medicine works should be thrown in jail.
"The First Nation Band Council has issued a letter of support to the Sault family, and both the First Nation and members of the Six Nations have asserted that they would not permit anyone to forcibly remove Makayla from the reserve.
Read more at Ojibwe Child with Cancer Quits Chemo for Traditional Medicine, Needs Support - ICTMN.com
"Makayla is supported by her parents, Pastors Ken and Sonya Sault, who have allowed her to receive traditional medicine through a healer on Six Nations, reported The Two Row Times.
"But because there is no proof of the efficacy of traditional medicine, the hospital is viewing the Sault familys choice to abandon chemotherapy as failing to provide proper medical care for the child."
"Makayla's leading oncologist physician Dr. Barr also tried to convince the family not to use indigenous medicines. Makayla's mother told the Band Council that [Dr. Barr] said to us anyone who says that traditional medicine works should be thrown in jail.
"The First Nation Band Council has issued a letter of support to the Sault family, and both the First Nation and members of the Six Nations have asserted that they would not permit anyone to forcibly remove Makayla from the reserve.
Read more at Ojibwe Child with Cancer Quits Chemo for Traditional Medicine, Needs Support - ICTMN.com