Within two days of the onset of his sore throat and fever, he became unable to walk - moving his legs were oddly agonizingly painful.
Just a day later, Lochlin started losing consciousness -“
They seem a bit slow on the uptake here.
My first thought: I’ll bet a doctor told them not to take their little boy to the hospital.
Sure enough, the article goes on to say that a doctor assured them those “symptoms were normal for the flu.” They trusted the doctor and took their little boy home, as he advised.
Some pediatricians seem to assume that most parents are overreacting.
Once, I called 911 for one of my children. When paramedics arrived, I said I’m sorry I panicked. My child is okay. Just a strange cough. They told me to call the pediatrician right there and then. The pediatrician told me that I overreacted and my little one didn’t need to go to a hospital. When I hung up and told the paramedics what he said, their eyes widened. They said, in my shoes, they’d take their child to the ER right now. So, I did what they said.