YANBU
Donald Trump needs to go away. American Drs who saw ££ signs (or $$) and spoke before they knew the full extent of Charlie's condition and thus giving false hope, should be struck off. But, in the age of social media, this is what happens, sticking their oar in to get likes and tweets instead of focusing on the things they should be focusing on.
And as for the CA - protests of "we will not be silenced", whilst in their front room
and the selling of "Charlie" branded products makes me want to vom quite frankly.
At the centre of this is a child, and it only him that matters. His care, his special condition, his health and wellbeing. The team at GOSH are there to put the child's care first. No-one else. Not his Mum or Dad or friends and relatives who "can't make it for the weekend". That is irrelevant.
The Hippocratic oath is to help the patient and reject harm. They have to consider everything for the health of the child. Will moving him cause him harm? Yes. So he stays where he is. Will giving him an experimental drug not even tested on mice (that the American Quack now says won't work) cause him harm? In all likelihood yes. (Would you give an untested drug to your kids? There's people on here who won't even give their kids MMR vaccine, yet want Charlie to be given heck knows what). The Drs must stand their ground and do what is in the best interests of Charlie. Otherwise they are failing in their duty of care and position of responsibility, if they relent to pressure of keyboard warriors and mob rule.
We'd all like to think we know it all. We know about calpol, we know about asthma. Are we all experts on his congenital extreme mitochondrial condition? Nope.
I feel for Charlie.
I feel for the parents. I just see two people who need to get off the media and social media circus, its not good for them.
I feel for the staff at GOSH, treating Charlie, who are upholding their correct position of patient confidentiality, when in reality, if they came out and told it like it is, the media furore would soon blow over and Charlie could have the quiet dignity he deserves. But, I respect them for not doing this, I hope, not to detriment to the wonderful institution that is GOSH.