“Should you feed her that? We don’t think her body can handle it.”
Jason and Amy Hawkins* watched helplessly as the pediatric hospital staff started the feeding tube. Their 16-year-old daughter Alyssa had cystic fibrosis and standard hospital protocol did not meet her dietary needs. But the hospital would not listen.
“How much are you feeding her?” Amy demanded.
“4,000 calories” was the reply.
“But that’s twice what she normally eats!”
Alyssa’s intestines began to shut down.
Jason turned to his wife, “We need to get her to a different hospital.”
They tried, but it didn’t go like they planned.
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