Archie

[Paigntonian]

The health trust wants to turn his life support off and then say he can't be moved to a hospice because he is unstable. Is it me?

[anneasquith]

Hospices are not known to have spare places.
The hospice would require the trained staff.
Hospices have other patients family and staff to consider.
Please let this boy die with some dignity.

[pixie374]

She is even saying she will give him mouth to mouth. I don't know how much information and counselling they have had, but that is pure desperation. We don't even do that any more. I really think allowing this dragging out, is doing the parents more harm than good as well.

[ladybirder]

She is thinking of what is best for her, not for her son. So sad.

[pixie374]

LB, I think she has been given so much false hope, by religious groups and lawyers, that she hasn't even had a chance to think straight perhaps.

[Ric.ror]

Could I just ask - If he was to stay on the life support machine for - say 10 years - would he grow?
Sorry if this seems insensitive

[pixie374]

Just a guess, but I don't think so. His brain has decomposed, so no growth hormones. But would be interested to see. I believe his body would just deteriorate even further.

[ladybirder]

His organs are shutting down now according to what I read yesterday, so No.

[bobbinwales]

Yes it seems so irational of the mum but its easy for us to say that...from mums pespective she cant see it objectively like doctors can and wants to cling on to every last hope

[Peter Pedant]

no it isnt you paintie
well as a problem solver you will immediately say
turn him off first and THEN transfer
simples

Altho the child is dead there is a perception of the people around him, some people, that he is alive
Plan X undeclared is to get him to the hosptice ( no doctors geddit)
and then say oh he a live and making progress
so we cant turn him off ( and by the way, Drs not welcome)

and or if he dies soon after or on the way
he was OK when he started off and the doctors set out to kill him

[calmck]

I cannot understand how this situation has been able to come to this awful situation. No parent wants to have to be asked to withdraw life support from their terminally I'll child but with support and compassion most will come to accept that this is the final act of love for their child. I wonder if the mother just cannot accept that this accident happened in her house and she was unaware what her son was doing. Her guilt must be overwhelming but it seems as though she is not getting or not accepting the support she must be receiving to help her understand that her son died the day of the incident

[ladybirder]

His mother has lost. The High Court has ruled he cannot be moved.

[ladybirder]

... before the withdrawal of life support.

[pixie374]

I honestly think she would have regretted "winning" in time. It seems clear he passed away months ago, and his body is being forced to continue a heartbeat.
Let him rest now x

[ladybirder]

I agree Pixie, I hope she sees it was the right decision, in time.

[Hopkirk]

Who has been paying the legal costs of all these appeals?

[THECORBYLOON]

The next stage is the Court of Appeal followed by the Supreme Court and I assume the ECtHR and/or the UN ultimately.