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LeftInTX

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February 5, 2022

Dallas couple wrongly accused of abuse gets their kids back, 7 months and $300,000 later

But the combination of the initial diagnoses — the brain bleed, plus fractured ribs, plus a retinal hemorrhage — made the doctors think the child was a victim of “shaken baby syndrome,” which kills between 1,000 and 3,000 children each year. Child Protective Services got involved, and a social worker directed Gabe to bring their family’s other two children in.

A pediatric abuse specialist went on to classify Mickey’s injuries as potentially stemming from abuse, and all three children were taken from the parents and placed in the foster care system.

Within days, doctors walked-back the diagnosis of broken bones, saying the only injury was the brain bleed.

The Ederys hired four pediatric neurology experts to examine the medical evidence. The doctors concluded that Mickey, a twin born prematurely, had slight head trauma from delivery that caused a fluid buildup inside his skull that ultimately caused the brain bleed.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/legislature/article/Dallas-couple-wrongly-accused-of-abuse-gets-their-16832230.php?sid=5b02347a24c17c5e3d907e79&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headlines&utm_campaign=SAEN_210Report

Good grief...a premie.....brain bleeds are common with premies...
The poor family...And they had tons of advocacy!
This makes me mad as heck!

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About LeftInTX

Always a Democrat. I can't understand conservatives. I try to understand them, but I can't. They don't make sense. Our country has gone so far right since 1981. I was just an average American who took many Democratic values for granted when Reagan was elected. It was like the rug was pulled out from under our society. Reagan ruined our country.
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