Posted on 10/17/2019 3:26:08 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: U of Michigan just killed my son, mother says. Hospital yanks life support hours after judge dismisses case
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, October 16, 2019 Bobby Reyes, a 14-year-old boy from Michigan who doctors declared brain dead, died yesterday after a judge dismissed his familys court case asking he be given more time. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital removed his ventilator just hours later. The case was heard at 10:00 a.m. and by 3:00 p.m. the hospital had released a statement declaring Bobby to be dead.
Bobby suffered a cardiac arrest on September 21 after experiencing an asthma attack and was airlifted to the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Doctors at the hospital diagnosed Bobby as being brain dead and within a week of that diagnosis informed his family that his ventilator would be removed, bringing an end to his life.
Bobbys family brought the case to court to seek more time to arrange a transfer for their son.
But that request was denied by Judge David Swartz of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court yesterday morning, and the medical staff at the University of Michigan hospital disconnected Bobbys ventilator just hours later.
The decision to remove Bobbys ventilator was made after a second brain death examination was made Monday which pronounced him dead. But Bobbys family has continually pointed out that the hospital has admitted that there has been improvement in Bobbys condition and that it is only possible for a living person to get better.
They have claimed that other doctors believed there was hope for Bobby, including Richard P. Bonfiglio. Bonfiglio is himself a graduate of the University of Michigans medical school and attended the court hearing yesterday.
He told the Detroit Free Press that he had reviewed Bobbys charts and visited him in the hospital, although he did not conduct a formal examination because he lacks admitting privileges at the hospital.
When asked if he had seen reasons for the family to hope, he said, Absolutely, yes. The problem is the whole determination of brain death is not a precise science at this point, so when youre dealing with this kind of situation, I would rather err on the side of giving him a chance than on terminating things.
Earlier Monday Bobbys mother, Sarah Jones, released a statement on the Facebook group Save Bobby.
The University of Michigan just killed my son, she said. Our lawyer Bill had papers at the courthouse in his hand that could have saved him but they rushed this whole thing so fast. Bobby is gone and I feel numb we tried so hard to save him I let my boy down. My heart is [broken] we were so close to finding him a place they couldnt give us no time monsters and murderers.
LifeSiteNews wishes to extend our deepest sympathies to all of Bobbys family and friends and will bring you further coverage of this tragic story in the coming days.
“nope just read articles and call out asshats anytime i see one. your an asshat.”
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.
Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
...or you just a POS trolling people on this thread
ah radicals. the unspoken rule, godlessness.
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.
Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
“ah radicals. the unspoken rule, godlessness.”
You live by those rules.
i think i figured out, why you attack posters on THIS thread.....
is your wife one of the nurses that pulled the plug?
“i think i figured out, why you attack posters on THIS thread.....
is your wife one of the nurses that pulled the plug?”
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.
Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
I did. I am sorry about that.
It happens.
cut and paster.... good job.
Only once.
Those who fight tooth and nail for the right to kill people usually have a stake in it, one way or another.
Chemo induced neuropathy is not uncommon. I'd hope your doctor warned you about that potential. In many people it goes away over time, in others it does not.
Very true, just surprised to see it here.
Another inane BS comment...
You are digging deep. That thread was like a week ago. Try to read without moving your lips. It will go faster and you can keep up.
So very sad. Prayers said.
“..Bobbys family brought the case to court to seek more time to arrange a transfer for their son.
But that request was denied by Judge David Swartz of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court yesterday morning, and the medical staff at the University of Michigan hospital disconnected Bobbys ventilator just hours later. ..”
This sounds like the U.K..
If loved ones have time, they need to get a good neurologist for another opinion. That’s what one father did, and the neurologist said his son was not brain dead. His adult son made a full recovery.
Very tragic. Brain injuries can take time to heal.
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