A Florida judge ruled that a 3-year-old diagnosed with leukemia must continue chemotherapy treatment against the wishes of his parents
Noah McAdams, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in April, was ordered by a Hillsborough County judge to complete at least the first phase of a prescribed chemotherapy treatment.His parents, Taylor Bland and Joshua McAdams, had asked the court to allow them to forgo chemotherapy, in favor of alternative treatments, including medicinal cannabis, vitamins and diet, according to CNN affiliate WFLA.
The Hillsborough Sheriff's office issued a Missing Endangered Child Alert for Noah on April 29.The family was found in Kentucky that night and Noah was flown back to Tampa the next day in the custody of child protective services.Bland and McAdams said that they did not know they weren't allowed to leave the state. The said they were staying with family in Kentucky and planning to visit a doctor in Cincinnati that week, according to Bland.
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