Gard has suffered irreversible damage to his muscle tissue and is now untreatable, thanks to the protracted battle with the U.K. legal system that prevented Gard from receiving potentially life-saving treatment early on. MORE
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Government monopoly on Socialist medical care.
My condolences to the parents.
This is Socialism. It kills.
Absolutely sickening. Poor little boy. I don’t know how his parents can stand upright anymore.
Imagine the medical stories we don’t hear coming out of Europe?
keep the government out of Gods business- I think He knows best-like the old T.V show–father knows best- I trust him always even when my wife was on her death bed with leukemia.. he knew best and took her home…….
when you look into the fresh face of a child, you are looking upon god himself
we too often are thinking that we are teaching them when it is they who are the educator
they who so recently came from heaven are so close to god that we best know that their spirit, trust, and faith are to be emulated
little charlie is going home to be with god and friends
i feel so so sorry for his loving parents who were victimized and tortured by the new world order, the order that “knows better” than all of us
rip, beautiful little boy, and thanks for teaching those who are listening without having uttered a word
We have no clue how bad the wait lines and service is in Britain and Canada. Fake news will not report it.
I had back surgery many years ago, the Surgeon had worked in Ottawa for most of his career. In a small town in the Midwest I was able to be diagnosed and completed surgery within 1 week.
The surgeon told me that in Canada I would have waited 6 months for an MRI, then another 6 months for surgery. My condition was deteriorating my nerves in my lower body and would have left me without bowl and ability to walk normally. He said in Canada I would have never walked or worked again because the nerve damage would have been completely debilitating. That’s why he left Canada in the end. He wasn’t actually helping people, he was doing surgery on people who would never work again and be on the social welfare system the rest of their life.
If you think things are expensive now, wait until they are free.
I’m an eye for an eye kind of guy. And some one, or somebodies, NEED to be held accountable for this. Eventually they will be.
….and the Democrat Party claimed Obamacare would not lead to Death Panels. But this case is proof of Single Payer being riddled with inhumane euthanization. Coupled with their foaming-at-the-mouth support of Planned Parenthood’s abortion mills, the Democrat Party politicians are all headed to Hell.
Obama Care leads to this.
And THIS is what Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan insist upon for America!
Traitors to the core. If Charlie’s life is not an object lesson, a moral lesson, for the recalcitrant, Menshevik, bastard RINOs and their fellow travelling Bolshevik bastard Demonrats, then what is it?
Have we learned nothing?
izlamo delenda est …
Poster child for government healthcare. Parents should use the money they saved for Charlie’s treatment to sue the agency and individuals responsible for denying him treatment.
obongocare and its successors’ quality can best be judged by answering the following question: “Are our congresscritters exempt from it?”
“We are going to let your child die” is not something that any parent will accept. “We will actively block any other efforts to save your child’s life” is not something anyone should accept.
Would Charlie Gard have survived with treatment? Maybe not, but the effort could have led to techniques and protocols that have application to other children. Among my many concerns with socialized medicine is not only the “let’s play God” aspect of the system, but the likely stagnation of future treatments and cures.
I actually live in Canada and while the healthcare system has some real problems it’s not a burning hole in the ground. I had a heart attack a number of years ago and after finishing my last smoke and getting into the cab (yes, I’m an idiot) I asked for the closest hospital and away we went. Cabbies are actually faster then ambulances when you get them caffeine buzzed as 3:00 AM and give them a reason to race. From the time I walked in to the time I was in a bed recieving treatment was around 3 minutes. A few days later when they when they felt my had heart stabilized I was moved to another hospital and within an hour was undergoing a angioplasty to find and fix the problem. Two stents later and one night under observation and I was out. About a month later I felt my heart racing so off I taxied (not learning the first lesson) to the hospital fearing the worst (a long history of males in the family all checking out because of bad tickers) and checked in. The waiting room was full but when I checked in and told them about my heart they called a cardiac nurse out who checked me out and told me things appear fine and it’s normal for something like this to happen to someone who’s just undergone an insult to the heart. She told me to wait but if I felt things were getting worse to just come up. Well, things didn’t get worse, in fact after a short while they calmed down but I got to spend a few hours watching people coming in bloody wrecks from car accidents, beatings, home improvement accidents that took half the arm off all the while listening to my fellow seatmates with their sprained ankle or cut thumb complaining about health care system and things would be so much better in the states.
As I said at the onset of this tirade there are a lot of things that could be made better (running MRI, CAT after regular hours by private clinics, running a clinic beside a ER and triage customers into the more practical on etc. Anybody that tells you that the system is free is a liar. It’s one of the most expensive in the world through taxes and is overburdened with government intervention but it’s also one of the best. By the by, I had to have heart surgery two years later and my surgeon is likely the best in North America for the type of valve repair I needed. Oh, I worked a lot of my career designing realtime claim processing systems (contrary to popular belief not everything is covered, a patient or their insurer will pay for their own drugs, dental, physio, chiro etc etc ) so I did get to hear most of the horror stories and some were true, most were exagerations and some were false. Human nature.
I’m not sure how our system would react with a Charlie Gard. I hope we would do the right thing and readily accept the help being offered but I’m embarrassed to say I’m not sure. RIP Charlie, rest easy in the belief that you may have just triggered off some huge changes in the British Health System.
All they had to do is a delaying action, knowing they could outlast Charlie.
Those filthy dirtbag medical bureaucrats in England better buy some millstone insurance!
I must offer a few kudos to Canada.
I was married to a Canadian from Vancouver. My wife would visit her family frequently and took my two boys to Canada (without me) many times. During one of her visits, I almost lost my oldest (4 at the time) from a head injury / tricycle accident. Somebody was quick enough to get the paramedics on scene in a matter of minutes. My boy was transported to the children’s hospital (I believe BC Children’s). Onsite was one of the leading brain surgeons at the time. Swelling of the brain was critical, treatment was immediate.
Long story short: This doctor and hospital saved my boy’s life. My boy was in intensive care for a number of weeks. I only had TRICARE at the time. I never paid a dime, all was taken care of.
..oh, the best part – my boy is now an Eagle Scout and honor roll college graduate. Thank you Canada.
By default since I am the oldest son of 4 brothers I have become my parents designated caregiver. My last day delivering flowers was last Wed. July 19, we were bought out by our competitor who now has a virtual monopoly on the wholesale flower business in all of Eastern Wash., N. Idaho and Western Montana. I have driven for the last 18 years and well over a million miles and it’s the right time to quit all that driving. I’m not going to really miss it, my customers yes but not all the driving anymore. But the timing was perfect since I am now taking caring care of my mom who is 92 and has dementia and my dad who is 88 and can’t do it by himself, mostly at night, I get a break during the day. I will be OK because God is faithful and I have enough money to get into Sept. when I can get paid for taking care of them or start my Social Security a little sooner than I expected. And my finances are fairly solid since I own my house, not outright but my house payment is very manageable and I have very little bills to pay so I can make it. it’s been interesting, especially late at night due to my mom’s dementia. But it’s worth it since my brothers and I are trying to keep the govt. out of their care and affairs as much as possible. it’s definitely going to be a challenge but it’s the right thing to do. Hey, they put up with me for 18 years and my 3 younger brothers so now it’s my turn to help them as long as possible, we just don’t know how long yet. I’ve got a lot of support from family and friends but it’s still hard but well worth it. Wish me lots of luck and blessing in this new chapter of my life.
he was born with micro condial brain damage he has been on life support since birth, blind deaf unable to breathe without support, fed from birth through tubes ,with a life limit of 4=12 months , the parents are keeping the $2 million dollar donations from the public ,for some kind of trust fund ?how about giving it to the hospital as the treatment was free on the NHS
The treatment was free! I like it how government funny money to pay for free stuff just seems to come out of a unicorn’s butt whenever it is needed!
This is our “Brave New World,” “1084,” and “Atlas Shrugged,” coming to pass. Pity the little children.
Geoff.. God Bless You.
A prayer for Charlie and his parents. British subjects are not free. That little baby belonged to the State, not to his parents. Disgusting.
Firstly, I am so sickened to hear of the (non) treatment of little Charlie by the British hospital and courts–I mean TRULY sickened. May their consciences ‘prick’ them mightily for the rest of their lives.
Secondly, Geoff, more power to you. I was in a similar position re: my parents quite a few years back–and it”s not easy to cope with all that’s required of you. Do your best, you’re showing them both the love they need at this point. Prayers for you to remain strong!!!