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**Damien** · 23-07-2017, 11:45

We're talking about Great Ormond Street here. An institution that is rightly well-respected and admired across the country. If anyone seriously thinks the medical staff who work there have anything other than the best of intentions, even if they disagree with some of their decisions, they need to step back for bit. The people who go as far to send threats to those doctors and nurses need their heads examined as well as a visit from the police.

My understanding is that this treatment is very experimental, clinical trails stage, and the medical staff at GOSH do not believe it be effective or required in this case. It's not a cure but something which slows the progression of the disease. Critically it doesn't reverse damage the disease has already happened.

GOSH are saying Charlie Gard has significant brain damage, cannot see, hear, or move. They believe that because of this it's not in his best interests to be kept alive and that he will continue to be pain.

The parents obviously do not want to give up. I don't think anyone could blame them either.

Sometimes things are just tragic all around and there is no easy answer or moral certainty. Even if a bunch of angry, dim-witted, morons think there is and send death threats as a result even after the child's parents have condemned such actions repeatedly.

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Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,236	Re: Charlie Gard: Death threats sent to Great Ormond Street staff We're talking about Great Ormond Street here. An institution that is rightly well-respected and admired across the country. If anyone seriously thinks the medical staff who work there have anything other than the best of intentions, even if they disagree with some of their decisions, they need to step back for bit. The people who go as far to send threats to those doctors and nurses need their heads examined as well as a visit from the police. My understanding is that this treatment is very experimental, clinical trails stage, and the medical staff at GOSH do not believe it be effective or required in this case. It's not a cure but something which slows the progression of the disease. Critically it doesn't reverse damage the disease has already happened. GOSH are saying Charlie Gard has significant brain damage, cannot see, hear, or move. They believe that because of this it's not in his best interests to be kept alive and that he will continue to be pain. The parents obviously do not want to give up. I don't think anyone could blame them either. Sometimes things are just tragic all around and there is no easy answer or moral certainty. Even if a bunch of angry, dim-witted, morons think there is and send death threats as a result even after the child's parents have condemned such actions repeatedly.