Family battling Children’s Hospital to bring teen home for Christmas

[jjenny]

If DCF declined to take into custody a child who was being abused, the howls of outrage would be deafening. Why should they get blame when they act, and get blame again when they don't act? You can't have it both ways. It is a delicate balancing act but a necessary one. The alternative is to have NO safety net for abused children. Is that what people want?

How was she abused? The super secret DCF evidence again, that nobody knows about? Parents were going to take her out of BCH and into Tufts. What was she in danger of?

 

[Gardenlady]

MA DCF should have not taken her into custody to begin with (given as she was not a resident of MA). Nobody could stop MA DCF from then contacting CT and asking CT DCF to investigate.
Considering there is not a shred of evidence Justina was in any sort of immediate danger because her parents wanted to take her out of BCH and into Tuft's.

No evidence that you or I know of.

There is apparently evidence that Ct doctors, BCH doctors, DCF, and the judge saw.

We the public do not have a right to know Justinas private medical information.

 

[Linda7NJ]

I haven't provided any information on how many blood or urine tests (if any) BCH run on her during the time she was in a secure psychiatric ward.

You've provided the information and your own statement that one was not enough.
I'm asking you if you believe that the child has had only one blood panel done.



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[Gardenlady]

Let me try this:

Do you acknowledge that we have only one side of the story (the parents)?

 

[jjenny]

No evidence that you or I know of.

There is apparently evidence that Ct doctors, BCH doctors, DCF, and the judge saw.

We the public do not have a right to know Justinas private medical information.

What CT doctors? Names? Links?

 

[MyBelle]

MA attempted last year to transfer the case to CT, seeing as how that was her home, and where her family still resides. CT took months to respond, and despite finding the parents to be negligent, declined to take her case back. I don't think a reason was ever given. If it was officially because they consider Justina a Mass resident now, that's a bit weaselly of CT, IMO.

I think it probably has more to do with not wanting to be involved in the circus, and not wanting to pay for her care.

Jurisdiction is determined by physical location of the child and MA has custody, not her parents. I'm sure MA would love for another state to assume the tax burden. I think the reason CT declined is because the child's father nixed the CT facility.

JMO

 

[jjenny]

You've provided the information and your own statement that one was not enough.
I'm asking you if you believe that the child has had only one blood panel done.



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During the time period she was admitted to BCH until they gave her a diagnosis of somatoform (which was around three days), how many tests do you think BCH run on her?

 

[jjenny]

Jurisdiction is determined by physical location of the child and MA has custody, not her parents. I'm sure MA would love for another state to assume the tax burden. I think the reason CT declined is because the child's father nixed the CT facility.

JMO

Her father nixed the CT facility? Are you suggesting her parents somehow gets to decide where she goes?

 

[MyBelle]

Have they, really?
What did they accomplish during all this time?
Do tell.

The child is safe. That is quite an accomplishment, imo.

 

[MyBelle]

How was she abused? The super secret DCF evidence again, that nobody knows about? Parents were going to take her out of BCH and into Tufts. What was she in danger of?

She was in danger because parents can say they intend to do something and then never do it.

 

[Gardenlady]

I've quoted it previously on this thread. It's either the in depth globe story, or I believe the Salon story. There was concern in CT about doctor shopping primary care docs (care was not being coordinated by a unified team, different procedures were being handled by different docs with no coordination between). Then there was the report by someone from Tufts.

 

[jjenny]

I've quoted it previously on this thread. It's either the in depth globe story, or I believe the Salon story. There was concern in CT about doctor shopping primary care docs (care was not being coordinated by a unified team, different procedures were being handled by different docs with no coordination between). Then there was the report by someone from Tufts.

I changed quite a few primary care doctors in recent years. It's not easy to find a doctor I like. Should anyone be concerned?

 

[Gardenlady]

Her father nixed the CT facility? Are you suggesting her parents somehow gets to decide where she goes?

Her father nixed it by threatening to sue the facility, at which point the facility backed out.

 

[jjenny]

The child is safe. That is quite an accomplishment, imo.

Safe from what? Ice skating and going to private school? She certainly is safe from that.

 

[MyBelle]

Her father nixed the CT facility? Are you suggesting her parents somehow gets to decide where she goes?

Her father threatened to sue the facility so they declined to take his child, iirc.

As I posted earlier, there are consequences for their actions and not being allowed to decide where she goes is now one of them.

JMO

 

[jjenny]

Her father threatened to sue the facility so they declined to take his child, iirc.

As I posted earlier, there are consequences for their actions and not being allowed to decide where she goes is now one of them.

JMO

But apparently Wayside is not concerned about any lawsuits. That's good to know.

 

[Gardenlady]

I changed quite a few primary care doctors in recent years. It's not easy to find a doctor I like. Should anyone be concerned?

It depends. Leaving aside the fact that you are presumably an adult, someone might be concerned if you are doctor shopping because you are drug seeking, you show signs of having a mental illness which manifests in seeking medical procedures or attention. These are two hypotheticals off the top of my head.

 

[MyBelle]

Safe from what? Ice skating and going to private school? She certainly is safe from that.

She is safe from abusive parents.

 

[jjenny]

Oh give me a break.
I haven't see any evidence that parents were abusive toward the child.
The parents haven't been charged with anything. Which we all know abuse can result in, if it actually took place.
I am not going to just assume DCF has some super secret evidence no one else does.
DCF spend millions (apparently) on this one case and what they have got to show for it?
A sick child stuck in a wheelchair?
Not very impressive if you ask me.

 

[MyBelle]

But apparently Wayside is not concerned about any lawsuits. That's good to know.

Nor should Wayside be concerned.