Charlie Gard's Twist of Fate
July 24 2017 By Abiodun Giwa
Charlie and his parents
Charlie Gard, the young Briton, who is terminally ill and in a London hospital, is no longer coming to the United States for medical intervention, against earlier expectation.
The BBC reported today that Charlie's parents have decided to end their legal battle to bring him to the U.S. The lawyer representing the couple said that time had run out.
According to the report, the parents said their decision following U.S. doctor's statement that time had ran out to give the boy nucleoside therapy.
The report further disclosed that Dr. Michio Hirano in the U.S. had said he was no longer interested in offering experimental therapy following the result of a fresh MRI scan last week.
Katie Gallop, a lawyer for Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said doctors there rejected Charlie's parents' view that an MRI scan in January showed treatment could have saved the boy at the time. Saying all aspects of the clinical picture and all Charlie's observations showed irreversible brain damage.
The court's decision to allow Charlie's parents allow the hospital move Charlie to the palliative care and be allowed to pass with dignity was unsatisfactory to the crowd outside the court, who shouted "shame" on the judge.
Before the latest twist in Charlie's fate, observers of events in the U.S. in Charlie's case had expected the boy would be coming to the U.S. for the experimental therapy, which was reported to be under consideration, and that all the parents needed to do was convince the court in London to the new development.
But alas, Charlie may be passing before his birthday in August, the parents have said. And they promise to spend as much time with Charlie before his departure. The parents said they have no choice than submit to fate, saying they only wanted to give him a chance of life and that they are sorry about the outcome.
One can imagine oneself as in Chris and Yates' shoes, once told that experimental therapy was possible before another MRI scan result came out and cancelled the optimism. It is an experience about the joy and sadness of parenting.
The BBC reported today that Charlie's parents have decided to end their legal battle to bring him to the U.S. The lawyer representing the couple said that time had run out.
According to the report, the parents said their decision following U.S. doctor's statement that time had ran out to give the boy nucleoside therapy.
The report further disclosed that Dr. Michio Hirano in the U.S. had said he was no longer interested in offering experimental therapy following the result of a fresh MRI scan last week.
Katie Gallop, a lawyer for Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said doctors there rejected Charlie's parents' view that an MRI scan in January showed treatment could have saved the boy at the time. Saying all aspects of the clinical picture and all Charlie's observations showed irreversible brain damage.
The court's decision to allow Charlie's parents allow the hospital move Charlie to the palliative care and be allowed to pass with dignity was unsatisfactory to the crowd outside the court, who shouted "shame" on the judge.
Before the latest twist in Charlie's fate, observers of events in the U.S. in Charlie's case had expected the boy would be coming to the U.S. for the experimental therapy, which was reported to be under consideration, and that all the parents needed to do was convince the court in London to the new development.
But alas, Charlie may be passing before his birthday in August, the parents have said. And they promise to spend as much time with Charlie before his departure. The parents said they have no choice than submit to fate, saying they only wanted to give him a chance of life and that they are sorry about the outcome.
One can imagine oneself as in Chris and Yates' shoes, once told that experimental therapy was possible before another MRI scan result came out and cancelled the optimism. It is an experience about the joy and sadness of parenting.
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