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AIBU to think that thousands of people loving charlie and bradley is some what false.

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Lonelymummyof1 · 01/07/2017 07:29

I know exactly what It is like to have a poorly child same as hundreds more parents in the uk.
Set aside my belief that I believe that bradley has very little dignity and both him and charlie are now used as some weird sort of click bait.

The supporters I do not understand it ?

We love you, we are heart broken and we will miss you.

Now I get empathy but this is not empathy this is media posts just gone crazy to write the most heart breaking post they can.
I wish neither of these children would have to lose their life and can undetstand the parents pain just like the rest of the terminally ill children in this country.

You can feel sad that these things happen but this just seems weird and could not imagine allowing a nation of people watching my child pass away.

I mean how many of them 2 years from now will wake up on the morning of their anniversary and automatically remember them ?

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7Days · 05/07/2017 13:58

It might be scary but at least not much is happening in RL. Mobs disperse when the novelty wears off.

Stopnamechanging · 05/07/2017 14:01

Deneal S*: I think we can employ enough people lets just take him out of the hospital this is a joke

Clara I*: I agree, just take him and go

And that is why Charlie is a guardian from f the courts now.

I wish that I could understand the psychology of the CA behaviour in this, the posting to be seen as more caring than the last person, the threatening rants towards hospital staff.

Is it the feeling of wanting to 'belong' to something?

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SilverLining17 · 05/07/2017 14:01

Also if not the queen then maybe George clooney will help?

What they aren't grasping is no matter how many well known or powerful people are 'involved' it won't change the situation. It won't make Charlie better. It won't change the prognosis. It won't mean he isn't suffering. I can't think of anything worse than being trapped in a silver dark world with no idea what is going on and people coming and doing stuff to me. I know that isn't how he processes it but it's such a horrible thought.
Basically CA are rallying against an untreatable disease. They've just stated 'the evidence: Charlie is NOT brain damaged' I need to stop reading now. It's making me unspeakably angry.

newestbridearound · 05/07/2017 14:01

If I was another family with a very poorly child in GOSH I think I'd be quite frightened by now of all the attention on the hospital and random threats of protests or people just trying to turn up Sad not one person in that group seems to be thinking of any of the other patients that those same doctors will be treating.

SilverLining17 · 05/07/2017 14:03

I feel Sarah should not be proud of her message to Donald trump. I hope he does not 'echnoldge' her message.

Trampire · 05/07/2017 14:05

Silver was just about to post about the asking Trump to " echnoldge " her.

Oogle · 05/07/2017 14:05

They're all tweeting Putin now.

They also know Princess Diana would have done something by now.

Trump should give him American citizenship right now! Then he'll HAVE to go to America! Let's get this in the Daily Mail! Someone contact them!!

They've lost their marbles, haven't they?

Str4ngedaysindeed · 05/07/2017 14:07

mommagee I was just about to post that! It is at trump's level I guess though 😁😁

Lonelymummyof1 · 05/07/2017 14:08

Really heart broken photgraph ?
What is the daily mail on.

AIBU to think that thousands of people loving charlie and bradley is some what false.
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GinSoakedTwitchyPony · 05/07/2017 14:08

Putin!

earlier this morning one of them said that Boris Johnson could 'give them American citizenship'. Several agreed that he could and should.

Trampire · 05/07/2017 14:09

They also want Trump to fly the nice Doctor over with 'the medicyn' to give it to Charlie.

mydogisthebest · 05/07/2017 14:10

I am alternating between sadness and anger. I can't stop thinking of what an absolutely horrendous existence Charlie has and all the idiotic comments are making me so angry it's untrue.

I should stop reading but I keep going back and each time the comments are worse and more stupid. I have to keep reading them out to my DH as I just can't believe some of them.

It's pretty worrying to think there are that many stupid people in this country.

FlyingElbows · 05/07/2017 14:16

I know it's a crass comparison but I look at that Connie/Madonna photo and my heart just breaks for the poor woman. This circus is complete madness but every ounce of me that is a mother totally understands why she's so desperate for that moment to just go on forever. It's just so so sad.

But back to Putin... wtf?!

SilverLining17 · 05/07/2017 14:18

I think they are just naming random people they might have heard of now.

Why do they think this is an awareness issue and not an extremely ill baby issue? Do they not think lots of parents have had to make desperately awful decisions like this before? Do they think Charlie is the only baby to have ever been in this situation for whatever reason? Did they campaign all the other times? Did they think GOSH were 'murdering babies' then? No. They did not. Idiots the lot of them.

alpacasandwich · 05/07/2017 14:24

To lighten the mood:

Lucy L*: Aren't America in the EU? and because the European Courts have said no wouldn't that still apply? ... X

MommaGee · 05/07/2017 14:25

It glad they're getting time out, eating, having time to talk. But badly captioned photos and comments just make it look sarcastic

MommaGee · 05/07/2017 14:28

Irony award....

AIBU to think that thousands of people loving charlie and bradley is some what false.
zeezeek · 05/07/2017 14:29

I feel Sarah should not be proud of her message to Donald trump. I hope he does not 'echnoldge' her message.

Well, she's contacted the one person with fewer brain cells than she seems to have so maybe they will get on.

Jesus. I would feel sorry for the parents, but they are really not helping this situation. It didn't need to be like this.

newestbridearound · 05/07/2017 14:31

A couple of people have commented they are Team Trump, not Team Theresa May. I think some people are getting confused with Big Brother and the X Factor FFS.

drivinmecrazy · 05/07/2017 14:34

It pains me to say but my sympathies are fading quickly for charlie's parents.
I feel rather more for the medical team caring for him. It must be enormously difficult for them to remain supportive when they must be aware of the actions and vitriol eminating from CA, knowing that his parents and wider family stand by the group.

JaneEyre70 · 05/07/2017 14:34

I wish there was an eye roll emoticon on here. I'd have worn that button out on my keyboard today. Who are these people and where did they come from??! That tweet to Donald Trump says it all.

Oogle · 05/07/2017 14:35

alpaca that is actually hilarious.

CA are really not the brightest buttons in the box. I'm sure it was all started with good intentions, but now it has attracted far too many loons.

SilverLining17 · 05/07/2017 14:37

They think the 'pathetic hospital should be closed down.'

They also don't understand why the royals haven't 'stepped in' as they 'rule the country'. Er no. They don't.

Maudlinmaud · 05/07/2017 14:38

I saw posts on the fb page yesterday saying fb had deactivated their account for spamming GOSH and ITV. Well at least that. They just set up a new account to tell everyone.
The child is clearly being forgotten about in all this chaos and the only people acting in his best interests are his medical team. I find that sadder than everything else. What an utterly horrible end to such a sweet little existence. Nobody deserves this. Nobody!