Phoenix Children's Hospital and CPS in the News

 

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Cases like ours, brought to Juvenile Court, happen more often than people know, but the government and children's hospitals do what they must to keep the stories out of the media. I am posting our news segment here for awareness as this aired the end of 2014. Juvenile Courts are supposed to be open to the public, but what happens is that the Judge will place a "gag order" on parents that makes talking about their case punishable by law, and they close the courtroom so that the news/journalists and the community can't see and report the truth of what is taking place with these kids. It's a hugely unjust facet of what happens to families regarding their children that get taken away by CPS.

You will never know what it's like to watch your child suffer from chemotherapy effects until you go through it yourself. Parents always go in fighting strong with so much hope, but as the side effects start to rear their ugly head, there are moments when you are screaming on the inside at the thought of your child having to have another dose. Chemo is poison designed to kill, and the doctors have to dose in a way that takes their patients to the point of death without killing them. They are not always successful. 3 children from our church alone got leukemia diagnosed and treated at Phoenix Children's Hospital around the same time as little Chris. The other 2 girls lost their battle, not because of the cancer itself, but due to chemo toxicity.

Because of the internet and technology, testimonies of brave people healing cancer holistically are easily accessible and there are many clinics and naturopaths available. Parents are saying NO MORE! And they want options apart from the standard of care protocol of cut, poison, burn.

Will we see freedom of choice restored to parents fighting childhood cancer in our lifetime? Many are praying so, and some like Terri LaPoint, the journalist who initially wrote our story and made our news appearance possible, have been raised up to fight the battle spiritually and at the government level.