Should Family Refuse Chemo For 13-Year-Old Daniel Hauser?

He’s a Nemenhah Band medicine man

Several members of my family have died as a result of cancer. Most of the deaths occurred when I was very young, so my family shielded me from some of the heartache. I knew it was something horrible, something that tore at the fabric of life and left the tatters in a heap. The loved one dies. Family and friends are left wondering what they would have done with one more day, one more memory before the curtain closed.

Daniel Hauser has Hodgkin’s lymphoma. With chemotherapy, his doctor predicts he currently has a 90 percent chance of survival. Without it, “It is almost certain that he will die.” Yet Daniel and his family are refusing the draining, invasive treatment. They wish to opt for more natural methods practiced by Hauser’s chosen faith, the Oklevueha Native American Church of Sanpete. He is a spiritual adoptee of the Nemenhah Band.

Now it’s in the hands of a judge

Patrick Condon reports for the Associated Press that Minnesota District Judge John Rodenberg will rule as to whether Daniel Hauser and family can refuse chemotherapy for the 13-year-boy’s cancer. A much more serious and worthwhile decision than a judge wasting time determining whether consumers should have access to payday loans and cash advance. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Should Family Refuse Chemo For 13-Year-Old Daniel Hauser?"