Unfortunately, many diseases and conditions require people to learn to live with them. But this is even more difficult when they are children, even at a very young age, who have to suffer from certain diseases throughout their lives. So parents must be very aware of the treatments and teach their children all the preventative measures according to their age. Of course, if the children are very young, they depend much more on their parents. However, there are sad cases, like the one in this Reddit post, in which a father in Texas purposely gave the wrong dose of medication to his daughter, causing her to have a severe seizure.
Redditor 39Poppy came to r/legaladvice looking for advice as their 13-year-old daughter has a condition called Pyridoxine Dependent Epilepsy, which is a lack of vitamin B6. So the girl’s doctors prescribed her 900mg of this vitamin daily, which has kept her seizure-free for 12 years. However, this past year, OP noticed that their daughter was again experiencing specific symptoms related to her condition, such as seeing spots, hearing ringing, and having clouded memory. The worst happened when OP’s daughter had a seizure and another one when they arrived at the ER. Between checkups on the child, the OP’s ex-husband admitted to the doctors that he was not giving her the proper dose because he believed she had outgrown her genetic condition.
For this reason, OP wanted to know if they could file charges against their ex and if it would be wise to call CPS. But most of all, they wanted to know if they could do something without spending so much money, as the divorce with the ex, custody battles, and more lawsuits had drained their finances.
1. You could potentially contact the state bar if he’s been filing frivolous suits/motions/etc, although it’s tough to say what you would need to prove and if they would take action.
souperman08
2. I would say a strong maybe, but likely not at this point.
3. Absolutely. Do you have any evidence you can provide of him saying that he intentionally did not administer the correct dosage?
Please call CPS and at least make them aware of what is happening.
Quiet_Front_510
I had seizures as a child. My mother once thought she was smarter than the pediatric neurologist at Vanderbilt and decided to stop my dosage. That was absolutely the worst seizure I ever had and, 20+ years later, I have never trusted her again.
Many redditors were also concerned that OP’s daughter didn’t know how to take her own medicine at her age. However, OP also says that the ex is very controlling and that the daughter is probably afraid of him. Fortunately, OP posted an update stating that the daughter’s psychiatrist, after learning that the father was not giving the correct seizure medication to his daughter, informed OP that she should inform CPS in Texas. This psychiatrist also asked the OP to report this case to CPS, too. Additionally, OP contacted the hospital’s compliance and ethics department, as they are also required to report these cases.
