| Mattison ( @ 2008-03-28 11:27:00 |
Breaking news: Prayer doesn't work either
This story isn't a lot sadder than my last breaking news story. When a child got sick the parents choose to "let go, let god" or something. It didn't end well.
This story isn't a lot sadder than my last breaking news story. When a child got sick the parents choose to "let go, let god" or something. It didn't end well.
WESTON -- An 11-year-old girl died after her parents prayed for healing rather than seek medical help for a treatable form of diabetes, police said Tuesday.What is particularly sad in this story is that none of the people the parents called to "help pray" thought to call child protective services.
Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said Madeline Neumann died Sunday.
"She got sicker and sicker until she was dead," he said.
Vergin said an autopsy determined the girl died from diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body, and she had probably been ill for about 30 days, suffering symptoms like nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness.
The girl's parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, attributed the death to "apparently they didn't have enough faith," the police chief said.
They believed the key to healing "was it was better to keep praying. Call more people to help pray," he said.
The mother believes the girl could still be resurrected, the police chief said.