Najee batwinged after mammy gets medical advice from crackpots on facebook
Boy dies of flu after mom seeks advice from anti-vax Facebook group
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Now, just days after his death, questions are swirling about whether more could have been done to save him amid reports that his mother followed misguided advice from members of an online anti-vaccine group.
Four-year-old Najee’s mother told CBS affiliate KKTV that her son was a vibrant boy who always made people laugh.
“He was the light of everybody’s day,” she said. “He’s full of joy, full of energy, has the most beautiful smile with his super deep dimples.”
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Minutes later, the 5-year-old came out and told his mother that “Junior,” as Najee’s family affectionately called him, was asleep. His mother then discovered him lying on the floor, pale, where he had apparently suffered a febrile seizure as a result of a flu-related fever.
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In the thread, which has now apparently been scrubbed from the group’s Facebook page, the mom wrote, “The doc prescribed tamaflu [sic] I did not pick it up.” One user advises, “You’re better off taking Vitamin D and C, Elderberry, Zinc, and eating lots of fruits and vegetables.”
“Ok perfect I’ll try that,” she responds.
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Later in the conversation, which can still be viewed in screenshots published by the Colorado Times Recorder, the panicked mother notes that she has been using the elderberry, peppermint oil and Vitamin C that the group members recommended, but her sons’ fevers are still not breaking.
“Any other tips I’m terrified for another seizure,” she writes. “Please no hard comments I am a momma freaking out all alone in this with a family who believes in none natural ways so I’m going through alone and they are making me feel bad for not putting him on Tamiflu.”
“Boil thyme on the stove,” a group member chimes in. “Vit C until diarrhea.”
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