Thank you to everyone who has done
something to help Pastor Joshua (Kulendran Mayandy). If you have not followed
the story closely, the article that was printed in the Brampton Guardian is
included with this email.
After meetings yesterday with our
legal counsel, several doctors and a lawyer from the Christian Legal
Fellowship, a major breakthrough happened today. The court appointed Substitute
Decision Maker (SDM) has given permission for a nurse, who is a
member of the Church, to feed Joshua orally.
Today Joshua was fed orally and I
was told it went very well.
We thank the SDM for this wise
decision but we remain cautious. This is incredible
news but we recognize that an opposite decision may be made at any time.
The decision on August 13, 2010 by
the Consent and Capacity Board stated:
"If the attending physician
determines that his condition sufficiently improves to the point that
aggressive care becomes appropriate, and proposes such treatments, nothing
precludes (the SDM) from consenting to same."
Now that Joshua has proven that he
is capable of swallowing while being orally fed, how can anyone deny him this
basic necessity of life?
The final hope is that Joshua will
get the opportunity to recover. Today I received an article by email describing
how a man in the UK has totally recovered from a massive stroke. I have no idea
whether Joshua could recover to that point, but I think he should be given the
chance.
Alex Schadenberg
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
Donations to the Euthanasia
Prevention Coalition: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/Donations.htm
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