- The Amish parents of Sarah Hershberger, now 11, fled their home in Ohio to a clinic in Central America
- Grandfather says blood and imaging tests show Sarah, who has turned 11 years old, is cancer free
- The family have returned to U.S. but remain in hiding with a baby sitter
UPDATE to three previous columns posted HERE, HERE, and HERE. The State and the lawyers now know what’s “best” for the patient. “The operation was a success, but the patient died!“
Dropped the case: The court-appointed guardian, Maria Schimer, who is also a registered nurse, has dropped her attempt to force Amish girl, Sarah Hershberger, 11, to have chemotherapy treatment
Doctors at Akron Children’s Hospital said Sarah’s leukemia is treatable, but say she will die without chemotherapy
An Ohio Amish girl diagnosed with leukemia who had fled the U.S. with her family to avoid chemotherapy has been cured after being treated with natural remedies in Central America, according to her grandfather.
Doctors fought the family’s decision to end chemotherapy, saying Sarah Hershberger would die without it within six months.
Issac Keim told the Akron Beacon Journal that his granddaughter Sarah recently celebrated her 11th birthday and seems vibrant and healthy.
According to Mr Keim, blood and imaging tests indicated that Sarah’s cancer is gone.
The family’s attorney said the Hershbergers fled home in northeast Ohio’s Medina County at one point, leaving the U.S. at one point to avoid having to resume chemotherapy treatments. Continue reading →