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Very sad news.
Why not let that baby have a chance?
Why??
Human stupidity knows no bounds.
Very sad news.
Why not let that baby have a chance?
Why??
Human stupidity knows no bounds.
Was that baby suffering? A lot, and getting worse? I don't know, but I can see why a loving parent would not want their baby to continue suffering, especially if there is no positive news on the horizon. What have they been told in the last few days, either by the Brits or the American doctor who I believe went over there to consult? They said the window has closed, which sounds like the baby's chances were heading south. What I'm saying is, I'm not sure the worst option for the baby was death, sad as that is.
Very sad news.
Why not let that baby have a chance?
Why??
Human stupidity knows no bounds.
Was that baby suffering? A lot, and getting worse? I don't know, but I can see why a loving parent would not want their baby to continue suffering, especially if there is no positive news on the horizon. What have they been told in the last few days, either by the Brits or the American doctor who I believe went over there to consult? They said the window has closed, which sounds like the baby's chances were heading south. What I'm saying is, I'm not sure the worst option for the baby was death, sad as that is.
-"The lawyers said if Charlie had been able to have the treatment they had suggested earlier, then there might have been hope."-
I guess is too late now. Sad.
This is where we're headed. It was Obama/Hillarys plan for the countryThere is something grotesque about having the money to pay for treatment and being prohibited by law from receiving that treatment.
That is what makes socialized medicine so reprehensible.
"The lawyers said if Charlie had been able to have the treatment they had suggested earlier, then there might have been hope."-
I guess is too late now. Sad.
I wonder if the American Doctor Who went there to examine baby Charlie determined that there is nothing he could do for him either?seems the parents are letting go of baby charlie...they have fought the government and tried to get experimental treatment to no avail....i will admit my reaction to this at first was wtf? why did you keep the child alive this long...then sorrow that perhaps had the child had the oral treatments sooner he may have made it....
it is a great sorrow to see a wanted child die
Unfair to the poor? Are you nuts? The whole point of being rich is to be able to pay for your own survival. Why should the rich die because the poor cant afford the same healthcare?That's right. Otherwise it would be unfair to the poor...You don't know what the treatment is, do you, or how the care is monitored?the one question i have...why not just send the meds over there...what excuse was there for not doing that? and what is so rare about this oral med that it cant be compounded overseas
Doctors from the provider went to England and even they could not provide the treatment there. The child had to be brought here, the same way child cancer patients are taken to St. Jude and St. Jude is not taken to child cancer patients.
The lesson learned is under socialized medicine, medical care will be prohibited even if you can pay for it yourself.
The baby, who died days shy of his first birthday, had a rare genetic disease that left him unable to move or breathe. "Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie," his mother, Connie Yates said in a statement. On Monday, the parents ended a months-long legal battle to take him to the United States for experimental therapy with an American neurologist. The child's parents raised nearly $2 million in the failed bid to take him to the United States for treatment.
Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old baby whose parents battled the courts to take him to the United States for treatment, has died, his family said Friday
In Britain, courts make right-to-life decisions, not patients or families. Doctors in Britain said the experimental theory had little chance of success and said it was in Charlie's best interests to shut off life support. The American doctor who offered the treatment flew to Britain to examine Charlie and determined the therapy would fail. "The window of opportunity no longer exists," the parents' lawyer, Grant Armstrong, told the British High Court in London on Monday. "For Charlie, it is too late ... treatment cannot offer a chance of success."
Thursday, High Court Judge Nicholas Francis had given Charlie's parents until noon to come up with a plan with the hospital treating him to put him in hospice care. He was moved to hospice, where his ventilator was shut off.
Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
Charlie Gard, the baby at the centre of a legal row over his treatment, has died, a family spokesman has confirmed. The 11-month-old was moved to a hospice following a High Court ruling. He suffered from an extremely rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness. His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, fought a lengthy legal battle with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to allow him to be taken to the US for treatment. But on Monday they dropped their legal battle after Prof Michio Hirano, the American neurologist who had offered to treat him, said it was too late for it to work.
Chris Gard and Connie Yates fought a five-month legal battle on behalf of their son
In a statement issued on Friday evening, Ms Yates said: "Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie." Prime Minister Theresa May said: "I am deeply saddened by the death of Charlie Gard. My thoughts and prayers are with Charlie's parents Chris and Connie at this difficult time." Pope Francis tweeted: "I entrust little Charlie to the Father and pray for his parents and all those who loved him." GOSH said it sent its "heartfelt condolences" to Charlie's parents and loved ones. US Vice-President Mike Pence tweeted: "Saddened to hear of the passing of Charlie Gard. Karen & I offer our prayers & condolences to his loving parents during this difficult time."
Charlie has been in intensive care since October
On Thursday, Ms Yates said the couple had been denied their "final wish" to have more time with him after a High Court judge ruled that he would be moved to a hospice and have his life support withdrawn soon after. The couple had wanted to take their son to the US for nucleoside bypass therapy, but specialists at GOSH said the treatment was experimental and that Charlie had irreversible brain damage. Hundreds of people - called Charlie's Army - lent their support to his parents, who raised £1.35m to take him to the US for treatment.
HIs parents have described him as an "absolute warrior"
The couple fought a legal battle for five months, in which judges from the High Court, Supreme Court and the European Court all agreed with doctors that the treatment would not benefit Charlie. Charlie's plight attracted the attention of Pope Francis and US president Donald Trump. Following the European Court ruling, the Pope said he was following the case "with affection and sadness". In a statement released earlier this month, the Vatican said: "For them he prays, hoping that their desire to accompany and care for their own child to the end is not ignored." The US president then offered his support, tweeting: "If we can help little #CharlieGard, as per our friends in the U.K. and the Pope, we would be delighted to do so."
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