Heart-breaking for the parents.
Waiting for more details as it is just breaking news..
Some quotes from his mother to the BBC:
The boy’s parents have said they wanted treatment to continue as his heart was still beating.
Archie’s mother Hollie Dance said she was “devastated” by the ruling that his treatment should stop.
She told BBC Breakfast that she sleeps by his hospital bed each night.
“He’s so beautiful - he’s angelic. It’s no different to at home. He looks peaceful - he’s asleep,” Ms Dance said.
His mother said she talked to Archie every day and had told him “you really need to wake up now because we’ve got the biggest battle of our lives and it’ll be really great if you actually helped me”.
She said she had felt him squeeze her hand.
“He’s in there, physically, for whatever reason, whether it’s locked-in syndrome, whether he’s paralysed... I don’t know, but I feel he’s in there,” she said.
Asked if she was concerned she might be prolonging the agony for her son, Ms Dance said: “No... I would be more worried if I gave up and spent the rest of my life thinking ‘what if I’d held on just that little bit longer?’.
“I think that nobody has Archie’s best interest at heart like a mother.
“Inside, I’m broken - but I’ve got to go fight or flight - I haven’t got time to think about my feelings, my emotions at the minute, because this is a fight for Archie’s life.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-61862714
I don’t know, but they may be blocked from seeking medical treatment elsewhere as well, e.g., in the U.S.
So judges without medical degrees can declare people brain-dead?
Hopefully the kid gets up.
And if he does he should be sure to keep that ruling for tax purposes.