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Friday, November 15, 2002In June, Noah began the traditional treatment, which included a blood transfusion and drugs. He went into remission within 14 days. Later, his parents turned to holistic treatment -- addressing the body and mind -- through a medical doctor practicing in Lancaster. It's not clear why his pediatric oncologist took the step of reporting the parents to social services. If the child's in remission, then their choice to use alternative medicine, although probably misguided, isn't necessarily harmful. It's always better to work with a patient's belief system, even if it runs counter to the best medicine, than to be confrontational about it. If the child were acutely ill with leukemia, and his parents were denying him life-saving treatment, that would be a different matter. posted by Sydney on 11/15/2002 08:03:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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