Bloggers Note: Are there ANY Disability Advocates in this little girl's area that can jump in and see if ANYTHING can be done to help this little girl?
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A hospital in Philadelphia is denying a 3-year-old a kidney transplant because she suffers from mental disabilities, her parents say.
Chrissy Rivera, the mother of Amelia, last week posted a blog entry that described an encounter she claimed happened at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She said she was there to discuss treatment for her daughter, Amelia, who was born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a rare genetic defect that can cause physical and mental disabilities.
Experts say the situation is much more complex.
Rivera wrote that a doctor, whom she did not name, told her and her husband, Joe Rivera, that Amelia wouldn't be eligible for a transplant because of her quality of life and her mental condition.
Source and More:
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2012/01/18/disabled-girl-denied-kidney-transplant/
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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