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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
I disagree. A thirteen year old child is capable of udnerstanding what may appen if they don't take chemo. Children these days are far more precocious and have a better uderstanding than people might realize.
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Some can fully understand it, but the majority -- sorry, but no. There's a reason they're not considered adults yet -- they generally aren't capable of fully understanding all the implications and consequences and making adult decisions.
And of course we're talking here about a 13-year-old who has been taught that chemo is bad and unnecessary. Is he old enough to decide that mom and dad are maybe a bit loco, or is he still young enough to be sure that mom and dad must be right because they'd never do anything that would hurt him?
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Also, he is old enough to know if he doesn't like how the chemo makes him feel. I think that's my issue. I don't like to see children being forced to do something as serious as chemo if they REALLY don't want to do it.
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So I guess you'd say a 4-year old can decide he doesn't want chemo because he doesn't like how it makes him feel? 'Cause a 4-year-old is old enough to know he doesn't like how the chemo makes him feel and I can pretty much assure you the average 4-year-old isn't going to want to do it.