*shudder*... Died of ECZEMA

[charlie]

Died at 9 months, while her parents pursued homeopathic remedies. Can you imagine the pain, like being parboiled in urine? The opportunistic eye infection that killed her caused her cornea to melt.

Doctor after doctor told the jury that by the time they saw Gloria in those last few days her skin condition was unlike any they had seen before.

Dr Susannah Cunningham, who was then a pediatric emergency registrar, said Gloria was among only a handful of children whose cases she had been unable to forget.

"I think it's the pain that has made this case stand out for me in my memory," Dr Cunningham said.

"I can vividly recall where she was in the emergency department. I remember the 6½ hours I was involved very clearly. She was in a lot of pain and had been suffering and that's something that doesn't sit well with any pediatrician."

http://www.smh.com.au/national/parents-guilty-of-manslaughter-over-daughters-eczema-death-20090605-bxvx.html?page=-1

Doubly sad, she died in a hospital, the very place her parents assiduously avoided for so long. The dermatologist with whom they once had an appointment (and broke) said she could've cleared up the child's symptoms with a mere 24 hours of aggressive treatment.

[TZ]

1. Don't you know

that she could've been saved with--PROBIOTICS. I learned that in GD.
:eyes:.
I am well aware of what eczema can do..I had a coworker who needed a small pox vaccine for a lab and almost got kicked out of the lab because its dangerous for people with eczema to get that vaccine. Thats one of those autoimmune disorders that people don't realize how dangerous it can be uncontrolled.

[charlie]

2. If you want to chew roofing nails

look at the last 2 paragraphs in the article. The efficacy of homeopathy is indisputable even when it fails. Medicine would've only prolonged her misery.

My. Fucking. (Lack. Of.) God.

[Orrex]

3. I've stayed away from this topic because it's such a horrible story, but...

Since she died in a hospital, I can't help realizing that her death will be added to the thousands deceptively lumped into the 500 billion annual deaths already blamed on hospitals.


A sad, tragic story. Shame on her parents.

[Deep13]

4. Again, an innocent 3rd person pays the price for someone else's irrationality. nt

[dropkickpa]

5. Poor, poor thing

How a parent can willfully put a child through that is just unfathomable to me. How those parents could just sit by with a baby in agony thinking they are doing her good is beyond me.

:nuke: