"Fortin said her daughter was perfectly healthy until May, when Cassandra noticed her neck was swollen. She spent the summer months having blood-work done to determine the problem. Despite test after test, Fortin said doctors could figure out what was wrong.
Fortin said it wasn’t until September that doctors at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) ran a biopsy and said Cassandra likely had Hodgkin lymphoma.
Fortin said Cassandra wanted to seek a second opinion, so she pulled her daughter’s records to bring to another hospital.
But Fortin said CCMC doctors understood that as “neglect” and reported her to the state’s Department of Children and Families. Fortin said that DCF filed a motion and was granted temporary custody of Cassandra."
Forced Chemo on treatment of a "likely" case of cancer without allowing a second opinion just isn't right in no way shape or form.
“Forced Chemo on treatment of a “likely” case of cancer without allowing a second opinion just isn’t right in no way shape or form. “
I agree that a second (or third etc) opinion should always be an option for any patient. In this particular case all that has to be done is to have the pathology slides and lab data sent to another pathologist for a second opinion. That said, i find it very hard to believe that any hospital would push for ‘forced’ chemotherapy for a minor without being confident of the pathological diagnosis. There are very likely hospital attorneys involved, and the liability of the hospital would be enormous.
Absolutely. This hospital is way out of bounds along with the State.