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Marc is a young autistic boy with additional complications for he also faces the devastation of having contracted Lyme disease. He lives with his single mom in San Antonio, Texas. Marc's mother has been his fulltime and dedicated caregiver and as a result has very limited financial resources. In her search for medical care for Marc, she was referred time and again to physician specialists. The final referral resulted in a proposed battery of invasive tests which she declined, because she feared for the well being of her special needs child and she was aware of the low diagnostic potential for Marc who had already been positively diagnosed with Lyme disease. |
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She
believed then and still believes now that what Marc
needs
is an informed
local practitioner familiar with
treatment.
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Very soon after Marc's mother declined the battery of tests, Child Protective Services (CPS), well backed by law enforcement, arrived at her home with a laundry list of charges including "doctor seeking" and Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy. CPS is required by law to investigate any complaint or suspicion of child abuse, but like so many situations across the nation a physician or individual who is not thoroughly familiar with Lyme disease can, through CPS, cause a tragic health situation to become an explosive incident. The potential is now criminal charges for this mom and loss of her child by removal to a care situation far inferior to that which she has conscientiously provided.
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Defending this mother and child is crucial The Autism and Lyme communities recognize the urgency and cost of legal representation required to resolve this unnecessary and potentially tragic situation. Many understand the tragedy of a false claim made by either misinformation or deliberate intent to assert a particular medical opinion and will wish to support Marc, his mother and the only decent resolution of this matter. All parents with minor children may someday find themselves in a similar position. Patients and patients' families with Lyme and associated diseases face financial demands, not only for medical care, but also for other essential causes such as to aid the defense of treating physicians under scrutiny. The timing and motive of the assault on Marc's mother is suspect when the global Lyme picture is viewed. |
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HOW TO HELP THIS fundamental CAUSE Your generosity in supporting this benchmark challenge to a parent’s right to seek qualified medical care for her child is not only essential to the present situation, but also vital to every parent and child’s future in Texas and across the nation. Your gift to the Let's Save Marc Fund will be humbly received and administered with the most sincere appreciation. |
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