The extremely devout evangelical parents of a six-month-old Tennessee infant with a heart problem have finally been placed on the transplant waiting list after being devastated by a doctor’s directive that the kid must first receive vaccinations.
August Stoll was born in December, and it wasn’t until he was 13 days old that his cardiac condition was discovered.
He underwent heart surgery in June after spending a large portion of his early life in Nashville’s Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Hannah, his mother, said that the outcomes were not what they had anticipated and that the doctors had advised a transplant.
Hannah Stoll posted a statement on June 24 on the website Tennessee Stands, a libertarian and religious organization. “Very long story short, the transplant team (specifically Dr. David Bearl) gave us an ultimatum that if we did not give August a series of vaccines, he would keep him off the transplant list,” she wrote.
In our initial discussion on this, “He expressly used the term, “I am mandating,” about 8 times.”
She did not go into depth about the mandatory vaccinations or his justification.
In their second call, she and the doctor “reasoned and argued” the absurdity of administering vaccines to a severely immunosuppressed child who was on their deathbed while my infant was present.
He persisted in rejecting. I questioned him about its legality. He rejected it. I enquired as to whether this was standard procedure. He rejected it.
In our third conversation, which took place this morning, he stopped by and inquired about my questions. If he had changed his mind, I questioned. He replied “no.”
Hannah, who in 2011 identified herself as “a California girl,” appears to work for No Greater Joy Ministries after moving to Tennessee after falling in love with and marrying Clint Stoll.
She claimed she was insistent that August not have a vaccination.
It is immoral, unethical, inhumane, and terrible to withhold a heart from a 6-month-old infant over this, the author stated.
I think giving him a ton of these vaccinations will kill him. As his father, I think it is okay for me to make this decision for him. I think the doctor’s desire to hold this over us is driven by ego.
We must do everything in our power to keep our boy safe as his parents. Time is of the essence since he is dying.
However, the family announced on Instagram on Monday that August had been added to the transplant waiting list.
It wasn’t clear if they had chosen to vaccinate him or if the hospital had decided to forego the need.
The Stolls, their neighborhood’s would-be congressman Robby Starbuck, the physician, or the hospital did not answer to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.
The family said that August had been swiftly added to the transplant waiting list.
We decided as parents to give his status on the list priority given his heart deterioration. Even though Vanderbilt and a number of private individuals repeatedly volunteered to move him, we cannot take the chance given his exceedingly vulnerable condition.
They claimed that making a decision was a highly painful event.
As parents, it may be quite challenging to weigh health options when your child is in such a precarious condition and the difference between life and death is so close, the family claimed.
Sometimes decisions must be made hour by hour. Anyone who has a child who is medically fragile deserves our sympathy. It is unnatural to feel the way a parent does when their child is physically perched on the edge of a cliff—confusion, dread, and pain. It is not how God intended things to be when He created the family.
They did not explain why August had been given the go-ahead for a transplant now.
Vanderbilt has made it apparent that they are open to cooperating with us on certain of our philosophical stances. However, this battle was lost by us.
“Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital has maintained our privacy, and it is crucial that we maintain open and fruitful lines of communication.”
“August will not receive the c*vid V,” they added.
They pleaded with their supporters to quit threatening the medical workers with death in earlier messages.
In their letter, they stated, “We do not support any threat of violence on any Vanderbilt staff in any way.”
“We in no way endorse doxxing,” they said. Despite having significant disagreements with the transplant team, we do not support doing harm to others because it is counterproductive to helping August.
Charlie Camosy, a bioethicist and theologian, told Fox News that the situation was “puzzling.”
He emphasized that he was not familiar with all the circumstances of the case but claimed that certain doctors were attempting to “impose their ideology on parents.”
Doctors on the field “usually attempt to protect youngsters,” he said.
However, it appeared that the treating physician in this instance may have been engaging in COVID politics.
The CDC authorized the COVID vaccine for infants as young as six months on June 18.
Dr. Bearl should be expelled, according to Camosy, for pressuring the family to vaccinate August.
Consider the power disparity in this situation, he said. “Consider the desperation this family has experienced.
That’s a terrible thing, I say.
Camosy claimed that doctors imposing their opinions was “not all that unusual.”
It’s really, incredibly difficult because of how complicated it is, he added.