Abraham Cherrix: Victory
Abraham Cherrix embraces family friend, Sharon Smith, this morning as his mother, Rose, looks on. (Photo Source: Steve Helber/AP)
The Cherrix family and county social workers have reached an agreement that will allow Abraham to forego chemotherapy treatment. The Associated Press reports:
“It’s all over. It’s everything we fought for, everything we wanted to ever have, we’ve won. We got our freedom back,” Abraham said outside the courthouse after the hearing.Under the decree, the Chincoteague 16-year-old will be treated by an oncologist of his choice who is board-certified in radiation therapy and interested in alternative treatments. The family must provide the court updates on Abraham’s treatment and condition every three months until he’s cured, or turns 18, whichever comes first.
Tyler emphasized that the decree states that the parents weren’t medically neglectful.
After the short hearing, the judge looked at Abraham and said, “God bless you, Mr. Cherrix.”
The article also contains the news that Abraham’s recent visit with a doctor resulted in a optimistic assessment of his cancer’s curability.
Abraham said that he saw the doctor last week, and the doctor assured him that his cancer is curable.
The teen said he’ll continue following an alternative herbal treatment called the Hoxsey method as well as his doctor’s treatment plan. The regimen won’t include chemotherapy, but radiation is a possibility, he said.
Praise God for His continued hand on Abraham’s life. Let us not forget him and his family as he continues on the path to recovery. Keep this young man in your prayers.
August 16th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
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Thanks for understanding. God bless!
August 16th, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Yay! Praise the Lord!
Thanks for the updates.
August 17th, 2006 at 3:21 am
I hope that this treatment works for Mr. Cherrix-it would really show that alternative remedies can heal. Did you see him on the news this evening?
BTW: R.C. Sproul Jr. also has Hodgkins Lymphoma…
August 17th, 2006 at 3:51 am
Praise God!!!!
August 17th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
That is awesome! Praise the Lord!
Thanks Team Reb for keeping us updated with Abraham’s story–its not in the Canadian news.
August 17th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
God is good! I will remember him in my prayers.
August 17th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Ha-le-lu-JAH! That’s wonderful!
Thanks for the excellent coverage.
August 17th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
Praise the Lord!
August 18th, 2006 at 3:34 am
Oh wow…. God is so good!!! What an incredible miracle! *rejoices* What an amazing Father we serve!
August 18th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
Praise God! Wow, that’s so awesome!
August 30th, 2006 at 11:29 am
That is great news. I have actually talked to Abraham’s mother. You see, I work for a christian based, natural healing company that also has a radio show. I am the producer of the show and when I saw this story, I knew we had to try to help in anyway we could, so I set up an interview with his mother. Although they decided not to go the same route as we recommended, we are very glad that chemo is out of the picture. That stuff is horrible. Praise God for this news!
If you are interested, you can check out the health company here: http://www.DanielChapterOne.com
(I hope I have not infringed on any rules by including that website link. If I have, please forgive me and feel free to edit my post to remove the link.)
August 1st, 2007 at 4:15 am
Wesley…
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August 14th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Strike Three!! Court case over! Cherrix wins!
That is truly awesome!
September 24th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
My son has ALL (Acute lymphblastic Leukemia) and is 16. He knows God is in control and is taking his meds and has been such a light to me and others during this ordeal. We too would rather go a holistic way but him being a minor, well, you know. I’m glad to hear of this victory in the courts. Isn’t it amazing a young adult that does something wrong can be charged as an adult, yet when wanting to do something right, they are treated as a child. We chose to go along to get along just to save us the anguish and fear of not only losing him but the rest of our children to the courts. That is so sad. I would love to hear of an update on his condition.