New Yorker was forced to treat the child through the court, threatening to take away her son

A mother from Long Island is fighting to prevent her son from undergoing chemotherapy after doctors report that he is healthy.

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13-year-old son Candice Gundersen, Candice Gundersen, is undergoing chemotherapy by a court in the NYU Winthrop hospital in Mineola. He is currently in custody of the Child Protection Services (CPS) of Suffolk County.

Gandersen from Huntington said that in June 2018, doctors at the Cohen Children's Medical Center diagnosed her son with acute leukemia. A mother asked the doctors if she could find out the second opinion of the doctors before Nick starts 30 chemotherapy in June.

“They told me if I didn’t agree to treatment, they would contact Child Protective Services (CPS) and remove me, but my son would still be given treatment,” Gundersen said. "So I signed the agreement."

Gundersen, a comprehensive health coach, said that Nika was hospitalized for 30 days, but he had an adverse reaction to chemotherapy.

“He lost more than 20 percent of his weight. He developed typhlitis, which is a life-threatening intestinal infection, had fluid accumulated in his lungs, and was bedridden. He stopped breathing many times and was on oxygen,” she said.

On July 24, he was discharged and outpatient treatment was scheduled until August 29. 29 doctors waited for Nick at the reception, but he did not show up. His mother did not respond to the request. 2 September around 3: Morning 30 police arrived along with CPS to Gundersen home. They took Nick and returned him to the Cohen Children's Medical Center.

September 11 Gundersen transferred Nick to the NYU Winthrop hospital in Mineola, where she continued chemotherapy.

In mid-October, NYU Winthrop doctors said that the cancer cells had died, but they told the family that Nick would need chemotherapy for three years in a row, which is considered standard care. Gundersen refused, considering that there are less toxic alternative means that keep the cancer in remission.

“I want him to have a long, healthy life, and I want him to have that opportunity. If he is forced to undergo chemotherapy for the next three years, this will not happen,” she said. “I think we need to have choices, especially when they are less toxic.”

October 14 Gundersen took Nick to Florida to meet with a group of doctors for prevention. When Nick did not return to NYU Winthrop for October 15 chemotherapy, CPS contacted his mother.

“They told me that he needed chemotherapy and that I needed to provide documentation that he was receiving chemotherapy and that if he did not receive chemotherapy there would be problems,” she said.

October 19 CPS active actions took control of Nick. Dr. Mark Weinblatt of NYU Winthrop showed a week later to the judge of the family court of Suffolk County that Nick was in immediate danger of death. On October 26, the judge approved the guard for Nick at CPS and ordered his return to Suffolk County. Nick left Florida and was accepted on October 30 at NYU Winthrop.

Nick upset by the actions of the Child Protection Service.

“They took me away from my parents, but that's not necessary because they're trying to help me and they're not trying to kill me. I think they should focus on other families who really need help and whose children are actually living in danger,” he said.

Dennis Nowak, acting commissioner for the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, said: "The child protection service operates in accordance with the order of the Suffolk County Family Court."

Nick said that he does not want to receive chemotherapy because he does not have cancer.

“I don't feel very good. I would rather do something that makes me feel good and that helps me,” he said, referring to alternative cancer therapies.

Gundersen should return to the Suffolk Family Court next week. She said she would continue the fight until her son was released from the hospital.

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