it was initially reported as 105, lethargic 2yo, with the alternative medicine DR ordering the mother to take the child to the nearest ER for further eval, fearing (viral) meningitis symptoms. The dr followed up with the ER and was told the child hadn’t arrived. The ER and the dr followed up with the mother who reported to the doc that the child was fine and then stopped answering her phone. After a 105 in-office temp, the child’s appearance at the office, and the knowledge there were other sick children in the home, the doc may not have believed her and called Child Welfare for a welfare check. Child Welfare got a ‘neglect/abuse’ warrant, which brought the police into it, to meet the Child Welfare person at the home.
There was some argument over the Child Welfare person being able to see the children. The end result was all three children were removed. I’m guessing the children are on medicaid, and so, ultimately, quasi-wards of the state. Which gives the state a rather large hand in ‘parenting’. So, if a medical pro, even an alternative medicine one, tells you to take your kid to the ER, you do it. Hanging up on callers and then not answering the phone is a sure-fire way to get people to show up at your door.
Do you have a source for the 105, I have only seen 100 mentioned in three stories. I also doubt they were on medicaid, as they didn’t want to “pay $2500 for an emergency room visit.”