A Bulawayo boy is about to lose his leg as his parents have refused him to have blood transfusion because of their religious beliefs. ...
A Bulawayo boy is about to lose his leg as his parents have
refused him to have blood transfusion because of their religious beliefs.
The parents, who are staunch Jehovah’s Witnesses have refused
the transfusion for the past three months. In fact the seven year old boy’s
mother has been standing guard at the hospital to make sure that the boy does
not get the transfusion.
The boy is admitted at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH),and
is suffering a cancerous ulcer.
Sunday News visited the hospital, where it witnessed the
boy’s mother standing guard besides his hospital bed. The mother declined to
talk to the Press concerning the issue. UBH clinical director Dr Narcisius Dzvanga
confirmed the issue, saying the hospital was only administering drugs to help
the boy generate blood and also to ease the pain.
“It is their religion and as a hospital we respect their
wishes. The boy is getting injections to help generate blood but his parents
are adamant about getting a blood transfusion. As doctors we cannot determine
much on the boy’s life,” said Dr Dzvanga.
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