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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
My only concern is that HE doesn't want the treatment either. I mean it is not farfetched to have people decide they don't want to take chemo. Some people tend to feel that because the chemo makes them feel worse, they would just rather forego it. It would be different if the child himself wanted it but the mom was refusing to let him have it. And I don't think that he feels that way just because of his mom's beliefs.
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He's 13. A 13-year-old simply isn't in a position to understand the implications of refusing chemotherapy or of choosing alternative treatments instead.