Baby Joseph has been moved to Cardinal Glennon Children\u2019s Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri where he should receive a tracheotomy this week in the hope that he can be moved into nursing care close to the family\u2019s home in Windsor.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n The London hospital, where Joseph was treated since October, had refused to perform the tracheostomy and sought to remove his ventilator against his parents\u2019 wishes.<\/p>\n Dr. Paul Byrne, a fifty-year veteran in the field of neonatology based in Ohio, however, has said that Joseph should have had a tracheostomy \u201ca long time ago.\u201d\u00a0 He also insisted that he has never seen a need to remove a child\u2019s ventilator.\u00a0 \u201cIf a baby has a disease process that\u2019s so bad that they\u2019re going to die, then they die on the ventilator anyway,\u201d he explained.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The LHSC<\/a> continues to denounce the move as being \u201cagainst medical advice\u201d.<\/p>\n Here is an interview with his father and Fr. Frank Pavone:<\/p>\n [flv:https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/videos\/babyjosephinterview.flv 640 360]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baby Joseph has been moved to Cardinal Glennon Children\u2019s Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri where he should receive a tracheotomy this week in the hope that he can be moved into nursing care close to the family\u2019s home in … Continue reading