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  • Judge lifts order requiring treatment for teen cancer patient

    07/25/2006 12:21:45 PM PDT · by freespirited · 174 replies · 2,844+ views
    WVEC.com ^ | 7/25/06 | SONJA BARISIC
    A judge ruled Tuesday a 16-year-old cancer patient who has refused conventional medical treatment does not have to report to a hospital and ordered a trial to settle the dispute. "I feel free today. I was let off the leash," Starchild Abraham Cherrix said after Accomack County Circuit Court Judge Glen A. Taylor agreed to a stay. Abraham has undergone alternative treatment approaches for his cancer, such as herbal treatments, after an initial round of chemotherapy. A juvenile court judge on Friday ordered Abraham to report to a hospital Tuesday for treatment of his cancer. The judge refused to lift...
  • A teen's Y chromosome problem (Abraham Cherrix case)

    07/24/2006 9:33:39 PM PDT · by freespirited · 74 replies · 1,554+ views
    Townhall ^ | 7/25/06 | Cal Thomas
    A 16-year-old Virginia boy who suffers from Hodgkin's disease has been told by a state judge he must report to a hospital this week and accept treatment deemed necessary by his doctors. The boy and his parents have chosen to pursue alternative treatment. It consists of a sugar-free, organic diet and herbal supplements supervised by a clinic in Mexico. On July 21, juvenile court Judge Jesse E. Demps ruled that the boy's parents, Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague, were neglectful and that they must continue to share custody of their son, Starchild Abraham Cherrix, with the Accomack County Department...