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The Canadian family of a 13-month-old boy clinging to life support has defied a court order to remove the boys breathing tube and now is looking to an American hospital for what experts say would be a miracle recovery.
The boy, Joseph Maraachli, has been in a vegetative state at a hospital in London, Ontario, since last fall. Hes been treated for a neurodegenerative disease that doctors ruled leaves no hope for the boy.
A Superior Court judge, in turn, ordered that Maraachlis breathing tube be removed on Monday. But his family refused, insisting that the boy be released to his familys care, according to CBC News.
I belive in my son, Moe Maraachli, the boy's father, told Fox News on Monday. I will never let my son die in the doctors way.
The family says removing the ventilator would promise an agonizing death for the boy. They asked that doctors at least perform a tracheotomy that would allow Joseph to die at home, but the Canadian hospital has refused.
The parents now are trying to move their son to a Detroit hospital. The Children's Hospital of Michigan agreed to look at Joseph's lengthy medical record and determine whether he's a candidate for transfer.
Read more: FoxNews.com - Canadian Family Fights to Keep Boy's Breathing Tube in Place
So sad.
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