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No clue.
More like no publicity.
No clue.
More like no publicity.
That does not make him suspect. I fact, it could be the opposite. He has his money where his mouth is. Maybe he was trying to help. Maybe helping Charlie would help to pave a break though with this horrible disease.
Here is GOSH's statement based on the last ruling:
http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/file/23731/download?token=TWJkSxZu
I am not particularly impressed with the Columbia specialist.
On 13 July he stated that not only had he not visited the hospital to examine Charlie but in addition, he had not read Charlie’s contemporaneous medical records or viewed Charlie’s brain imaging or read all of the second opinions about Charlie’s condition (obtained from experts all of whom had taken the opportunity to examine him and consider his records) or even read the Judge’s decision made on 11 April. Further, GOSH was concerned to hear the Professor state, for the first time, whilst in the witness box, that he retains a financial interest in some of the NBT compounds he proposed prescribing for Charlie.
I'll say this much. I wish the American doctor would have been like the German doctor that helped my cousin while he was at St. Jude Children Hospital. My cousin had a very rare type of Leukemia. The German doctor had invented a special type of machine for bone marrow to go through. It somehow made the bone marrow more compatible for the patient that was receiving it. The German doctor found out about my cousin and wanted to use the machine because he knew it might prolong my cousin's life at least for a little while. The German doctor had no personal gain from it especially with my cousin being at St. Jude.So! The corrupt American doctor in the screwed up US health system wanted to use Charlie as a guinea pig to line his own pockets, while the GOSH doctors in the UK system wanted to protect Charlie's rights and do what was right be him. What have you to say to this, @AxelAnnie ? @Tinami Amori ? Any here who were trying to act like this was some kind of fault in the UK system?
That does not make him suspect. I fact, it could be the opposite. He has his money where his mouth is. Maybe he was trying to help. Maybe helping Charlie would help to pave a break though with this horrible disease.
The court is now determining whether Charlie can be properly cared for, if he is sent home.
The points you raised about the ventilator makes me think that it would be best if he died in the hospital. Not sure if the family would want to risk that their child dies while being transported. At least in the hospital they would have some time with him, rather than rushing somewhere.I would totally support this, if it is found to be logistically possible to take him home. Adults who have no capacity to breathe on their own typically die minutes to an hour after ventilator removal depending on their condition. So, if he was taken off the ventilator before going home, they'd have about an hour to get home in the best case scenario. @once_upon could probably give a better estimate of how long a baby in this condition could survive after ventilator removal. Even if the family lives in London, it may not be possible due to traffic/logistics/distance.
On the other hand, you can't just bring a ventilator home - they're too big to fit through most doors and in most vehicles(hospital doors are extra wide). They are also incredibly expensive, so if it gets damaged in transit, the hospital is out a lot of money. Not to mention, you need to sterilize the entire machine between each use, so the sooner they can sterilize it, the sooner another patient in need can use it. If it goes home with the family, who knows how long it will be before the machine can be sterilized.
These people are unbelievable. Apparently they want the hospital to provide paediatric intensive care in their own home. GOSH has other families and critically ill children to worry about. Their demands are ridiculous.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...l-days-home-unlikely-judge-says-a7860101.html
"Charlie's parents want him to be with them and ventilated at home for several days before receiving palliative care," she said. "Above all, Great Ormond Street wants to fulfil that last wish.”
But she said the invasive ventilation that Charlie required was only able to be provided in a hospital setting.
"Those resources cannot be provided by Great Ormond Street to Charlie at his parents' home," she said.
"Great Ormond Street is aware that there are other practical problems, one being that the ventilator does not fit through the front door.”
There are home ventilators. I have sent home several patients (in the US) on home ventilators over the years, but it is a long, complicated process. First, the insurance company has to agree to pay for it. Then the parents would need to learn how to use it, including trouble-shooting issues that may arise. Discharge planning is on the spectrum of weeks-to-months. This would not be the right setting.On the other hand, you can't just bring a ventilator home
There are home ventilators. I have sent home several patients (in the US) on home ventilators over the years, but it is a long, complicated process. First, the insurance company has to agree to pay for it. Then the parents would need to learn how to use it, including trouble-shooting issues that may arise. Discharge planning is on the spectrum of weeks-to-months. This would not be the right setting.
Unfortunately, they want to deny the reality of Charlie's condition, in every way possible.What else do they want to be done?
Unfortunately, they want to deny the reality of Charlie's condition, in every way possible.
It is a great deal to ask of the system; and all the personnel who assume personal responsibility for Charlie's care.So little to ask, and so much to give.
It is 7 days. And, will give them some peace.It is a great deal to ask of the system; and all the personnel who assume personal responsibility for Charlie's care.
Given their prior and recent actions; I doubt that the parents will ever willingly allow "extreme care" to end, of their own volition.
The accusation against US Doctor has not been proven, first of all. Given the current "partisan environment", an assumption can be made that "crazy media" will make any statements in order to hurt or through a doubt on anything even remotely associates with "Trump" and "conservatives".So! The corrupt American doctor in the screwed up US health system wanted to use Charlie as a guinea pig to line his own pockets, while the GOSH doctors in the UK system wanted to protect Charlie's rights and do what was right be him. What have you to say to this, @AxelAnnie ? @Tinami Amori ? Any here who were trying to act like this was some kind of fault in the UK system?
It is 7 days. And, will give them some peace.