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Send my daughter home, mother begs social workers after she was wrongly accused of poisoning her Re

Min

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Ms Kidson’s troubles began in 2012 when, after failing to find treatment in Britain, she took her daughter, then aged 14, to the Brussels clinic of Dr Thierry Hertoghe, a physician and expert in hormone therapy.

The girl had suffered from constant tiredness, low blood pressure, muscle and joint pain, and growth problems, which often left her bedridden. Ms Kidson believed she had chronic fatigue syndrome.

But in March last year, without having made contact with Ms Kidson, police and social workers arrived at their home, arrested her and took her daughter away. The medication the teenager had been prescribed was stopped by doctors and she was put into foster care.

In January, Ms Kidson was charged with poisoning her child and unlawfully causing grievous bodily harm. The initial complaint is believed to have been made by her ex-husband Michael, the girl’s father.

But it was when Ms Kidson responded to a text from her daughter in April – after becoming worried she may harm herself – that she was imprisoned for breach of bail.

Her daughter, traumatised by the events, according to Ms Kidson, was certified under the Mental Health Act. She remains in hospital.







http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...al-workers-wrongly-accused-poisoning-her.html






 

chipmunk1

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oh the irony. her child was taken away because she was accused of poisoning her child. Now the child might get poisoned with psychiatric medication.

the reason why the child had a breakdown might have been the separation of the mother and the child. The treatment seems to be to make sure that they see each other less.

????
 

Min

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The reason why a child with a neurological illness was sectioned under the mental health act is unclear.
 

Bob

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The reason why a child with a neurological illness was sectioned under the mental health act is unclear.
The details in the articles are sparse, but in this case there's no indication that it was related to CFS. The daughter was separated from the mother after a complaint was made about the mother, but it doesn't say that the daughter was immediately sectioned. It says that "her daughter suffered a breakdown after the pair had been separated and was detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act." The suggestion is that her CFS-related health had improved by the time of the separation.
 

JBB

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So latest update is...mother is still fighting to get daughter back. It is simply appalling and from what I gather from mother the restrictions placed on daughter are extreme - to the point I have difficulty understanding what on earth the point of them is. Very distressing indeed.

Anyway here is article / 5 min video explaining situation as it is currently:
http://www.channel4.com/news/mother-teenager-daughter-hormones-alternative-treatment-nhs-mary-kidson

If you would like to help the petition to get the daughter back please see petition below:
https://www.change.org/p/alistair-n...-mary-kidson-s-daughter-back-home-to-her-care

Please do sign if you agree. It is destroying this poor young girls life.


Best wishes,

JBB