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

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When I look at the aerial map of the new location, I see that it is very rural, on a two lane road which likely has very low traffic, a long private driveway to the actual facility, and no suitable area to carry on demonstrations. Too bad.
 
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The Rev Pat has posted a couple of pictures on his twitter, one is of the whole family together at the new facility. Another is of the other three sisters drinking coffee or something.
 
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She looks quite well. Not at all near death.


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This fact regarding the Pelletiers has been linked to countless times. Here is one of the articles:

"Late last summer, Webster House in New Britain, Conn., considered accepting Justina after discussions with the Department of Children and Families but backed out after the girl’s father, Lou Pelletier, threatened to sue if it took his daughter. Later, Justina’s parents softened their view of the Webster House after visiting the place, but by early September, the facility’s administrator e-mailed the father: “We have determined, unfortunately, that we are unable to take on the risk of becoming involved in a protracted legal battle that could be very costly.”"

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/hea...-north-shore/jWLWZA6a6IEm8oGJTiiuxK/blog.html
 
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She looks quite well. Not at all near death.


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She is in a wheelchair and looks to be going bald.
 
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She is in a wheelchair and looks to be going bald.
She was unable to walk when she arrived at BCH, and she wore her hair in a way that concealed her hairline then. So, no change. But her face and limbs look plump and well. I hope she doesn't regress when she sees her family so often.
 
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She was unable to walk when she arrived at BCH, and she wore her hair in a way that concealed her hairline then. So, no change. But her face and limbs look plump and well. I hope she doesn't regress when she sees her family so often.

She was certainly able to walk prior to going to BCH. When she went to BCH she was weak because of the flu. But before she got the flu she was doing well. There are videos of her ice skating taken some weeks prior to her going to BCH.
Plump could indicate her face and limbs are swollen. In the photos where you can see her hairline it's very clear her hairline receded. She looks like she has male pattern baldness now.
As for regressing because she can see her family? Seriously? She was able to ice skate. Now it appears she can't walk.
 
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She is in a wheelchair and looks to be going bald.

Are people in wheelchairs with high hairlines generally considered "near death"?

Her color and skin look good, she appears well nourished, and is able to support herself in the chair.
 
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Are people in wheelchairs with high hairlines generally considered "near death"?

Her color and skin look good, she appears well nourished, and is able to support herself in the chair.

And some weeks before ending up at BCH she could balance herself on one foot while ice skating.
Now she can balance herself while sitting in a wheelchair.
Wow.
 
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"Plump" does not describe swelling. Swelling looks completely different, and from the pictures she does not show signs of swelling.
 
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And some weeks before ending up at BCH she could balance herself on one foot while ice skating.
Now she can balance herself while sitting in a wheelchair.
Wow.

Don't change the goalposts. Does she appear to be "near death" to you, as Lou has claimed?
 
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Don't change the goalposts. Does she appear to be "near death" to you, as Lou has claimed?

Excuse me. I can't look at the photo of someone and declare they are not near death. I recently posted a link to an article about a young lady with mitochondrial disease that doctors think has a month to live.
She looked pretty healthy to me in the photo.
 
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Depends on when the photo was taken, I'd guess.

But if someone is continually described as "tortured" and "near death", I'd expect a photo not to show a smiling, well nourished, young woman with good color bearing some weight in her chair, using various muscles as she engages with her visitors.

Further - if you can't tell from a photo if she is near death or not, then how can you tell from the mere presence of a wheelchair and hairline that she IS near death?
 
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She was unable to walk when she arrived at BCH, and she wore her hair in a way that concealed her hairline then. So, no change. But her face and limbs look plump and well. I hope she doesn't regress when she sees her family so often.


That's probably why they are allowing unsupervised contact. I'm certain her progress has been very well documented. Any downward turn will also be documented.
"Unsupervised" doesn't actually mean no one is watching;) The parents will not be taking her off the property.
All IMO


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That's probably why they are allowing unsupervised contact. I'm certain her progress has been very well documented. Any downward turn will also be documented.
"Unsupervised" doesn't actually mean no one is watching;) The parents will not be taking her off the property.
All IMO


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You do understand DCF now claims they want to reunite her with her family, or don't you? In which case parents will take her off the property and home.
 
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You do understand DCF now claims they want to reunite her with her family, or don't you? In which case parents will take her off the property and home.


You don't seem to understand the way DCF works. The goal has ALWAYS been to reunite her with her family.

Her parents were given a road map to follow ...thus far they have FAILED and REFUSED to follow it.

She won't be gong home...ever...if Lou and Linda continue the path they have been on.

The above is not my opinion, the above is all fact.


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You do understand DCF now claims they want to reunite her with her family, or don't you? In which case parents will take her off the property and home.


Only if they follow the reunification plan.


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She is also playing with the braid or ponytail in the pic. I'd think that put hair up like that and playing with it wouldn't be good for hair that is falling out. Justina certainly slumps in her chair, too. Like her abdominal muscles are weak from some disorder or inactivity.
 
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