Here is a quick review of the story: Justina Pelletier has mitochondrial disease (a very rare disease). For most of her life she was treated at Tuffs Medical Center. Their treatment allowed her to take control of the disease to the point where most wouldn't know that she's ill. To the left is a picture of her when she used to do ice skating competitions. Does she look like someone who is sick? But when she was struck with a very bad case of the flu, she was taken to Boston Children's Hospital. A doctor who was 7 months out of medical school gave Justina a new diagnosis... a psychological disorder. She was taken off of her medication and when her parents tried to pull her from the hospital the Department of Children and Families (aka DCF) was called. Once they stepped in, Lou and Linda Pelletier (Justina's parents) were immediately stripped of their rights to making decisions for their daughter and escorted forcefully out of the hospital. There was a gag order imposed on the family as well. Lou, fearing the life of his daughter, decided to tell the world what is happening to his daughter anyway. For fourteen months, Linda and Lou have engaged in an exhausting battle for their much loved daughter. Justina has held on for this long, but the Pelletier family fears that Justina is dying and are desperate to reclaim their parental rights and bring Justina home to the doctors whom have treated her to the healthy state that she was above.
Her supporters beg for prayers and MORE support still. It's because of the outcry from the nation why DCF rescinded their decision to revoke her parent's rights to see her. Whatever the difference you feel that you could make, please do it. Justina needs to get home NOW!To give your support:
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