Charlie Gard

Not accurate sorry whitewave, the hospital told the parents, the parents looked for information on this condition, read there was hope of their child being helped so decided to take him to America. Launched an appeal and raised over one million, the hospital then went to court to stop the parents taking the child from the hospital, the parents fought back, it was only then the Pope and Trump stepped up as you choose to put it.

Oh I read it this morning in the Guardian - I must take them to task

No what the article is saying is that there are too many people basing their opinion on ignorance instead of listening to the experts.

I heartily concur with that. I think it should have been entirely private without the world interfering for all sorts of agendas and reasons. Not entirely in the babies favour or interests.

Just shows how the press do not always print facts accurately ? , the press, the pope, Trump, the supporters and us on GN have voiced opinions , but the parents had made the decision before the media frenzy .

I have experienced 'denial' only for a very short time but it was hell , I ache for these parents.

It just said on the news that staff at the hospital have received death threats .

I just heard that on the radio news Tegan shocking isn't it ?

That is why it should never be made public. There is so much ignorance around it is appalling.

Death threats are so common now , politicians, political reporters on TV, actors, no one is immune from them,

Are you playing them down then Annie it is so troubling that a baby's condition has led to this.
The press and the followers of the parents have a lot to answer for.

No annsixty, just saying these death threats and abuse are posted daily, it is not the fault of the baby or the parents, I hope they find the guilty and they are punished.

My cousin was born with a life-limiting condition. His parents, my aunt and uncle, both doctors, took him home and cared for him 24/7. That was the easy part. Accepting the inevitable and letting him go was far, far harder.
It must be so difficult for all those involved with the CG case, so I agree with others who say it isn't helpful for anyone else -politicians, media - to express opinions or interfere.

GOSH is a world renowned hospital and it is dreadful that the staff caring for many very sick children are subjected to the reported on line abuse. Parents of other children who are being treated are also obviously affected. The media bandwagon is attracting many with ulterior motives with little expertise to offer. The parents are caught up in a nightmare which no one would wish on them in such a situation.

Oh dear, it has just been on the main BBC news about the staff at GOSH being threatened and abused even in the street and they have had to call in the police.

This is just shocking.

sadly death threats are commonplace nowadays,there's a special mantality of people who if they disagree with someone wishes them dead or their family .It has happened here regularly to politicians even Alex SalmondS old dad who was in his nineties and a war hero was targetted.We need to catch some of these nutters and make an example of them otherwise we'll end up like the USA ,doctors being shot outside abortion clinics because some "pro lifers" dont agree with what they do .Anyone who is threatening doctors or staff at GOSH should be brought to book quickly and a stop put to this abhorrent behaviour .These people staff and parents dont need the added stress of threats

It's a pity these people throwing threats around don't go and work in a hospital and do something useful. They see a few snippets of news in a newspaper or on the telly and think they know everything.

Social media makes this trolling behaviour much easier these days, at one time poison pen letters were about all you could do.
Now we have instant spitefullnes at the touch of a computer keyboard and people who write nasty tweets. It does not take much.
What an awful world we seem to be in these days.

The complaint was made Saturday and the court hearing is Monday so little time for the police to do anything . It should come to an end this week, I think the judge will rule in favour of the hospital and they need to withdraw treatment quickly.

Every newspaper will want to sign up the parents for their story and possibly the TVs companies will make programmes about the rights and wrongs.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40708343

They will always blame the doctors and the hospital I wonder what they ll do with the million pound

Thank goodness...but of course there'll be a backlash

I hope the money they raised will be used to set up a research fund into this awful condition in memory of Charlie.

"Grant Armstrong said Charlie's parents had made the decision after a US doctor said it was too late to give him nucleoside therapy." I suspect it would always have been too late, however soon they had started.

better for them if they can blame someone else ,living with guilt thinking it was their fault would be a lifetime living hell .Its common for mothers in particular to blame themselves when babies are miscarried or die shortly after birth.No matter how often they are told its not their fault they still believe it is .I know because I'm one of those mothers.I think the money was already earmarked for research into Charlies condition,I'm sure I read that fairly recently.Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.However I'm sure that money is the last thing they'll be thinking of today .I'll light a candle for Charlie and for them ,I hope they find some peace

A brace decision by the parents. It's the last loving decision they can make for their baby. They must be emotionally exhausted. I hope the Charlie's Army lot pack up and leave this couple to deal with the death if their baby in peace

Edit - apologies, I typed brave decision

Dear little soul. RIP