“Radiotherapy could damage his future. He has an incredible sense of humour, he is a great artist. I feel with radiotherapy we are depriving him of his talents.”
Every parent wants their children to have the things they missed out, in this instance Mum wants her child to have an IQ. Tough choice that, IQ or die …
Sally Roberts fears Neon, seven, may be left with a lower IQ if given the treatment following the removal of a brain tumour.
Doctors say it is “clearly” in the boy’s best interests to have radiotherapy and chemotherapy — and say that without it the tumour will recur and kill him.
To avoid treatment she went into hiding.
But 37-year-old Ms Roberts says she is taking a “principled” stand because of the potential risks of the treatment.
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