The doctor contacted the Department of Children and Families last March and reported neglect.Investigators later learned that most of Jeremy's prescriptions went unfilled and that LaBrie had canceled at least a dozen of Jeremy’s medical appointments. Police in Salem, where LaBrie lived at the time, charged her with child endangerment.Father Eric Fraser said Tuesday that his son’s death was unnecessary and unfair. He blamed LaBrie for failing to administer the cancer medication to their son.“He doesn’t deserve any of this,” said Fraser. “He’s an innocent boy that relied on his mother.”
LaBrie’s lawyer has not asserted any religious beliefs or alternative treatments.Jeremy surprised doctors, who did not expect him to make it to his ninth birthday, when his cancer went into remission last fall, but by January the cancer was back and Jeremy was given two months to live. His father said his death came quickly."He went to school. His last day was Monday, then he went downhill for a week and passed away," said Fraser.LaBrie's lawyer, Kevin James, who has not ruled out a psychiatric or diminished capacity defense for LaBrie, has been trying to gain access to Jeremy's medical records for the time after the boy was removed from her custody.LaBrie was due in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing, but James said she
Just this morning, I was asking my mom if I could donate to the cancer fundraiser in school called leukemia. I was asking my mom how you spell the word of it and she joked that it was the same spelling of her name, you take the "O" out and add and "A" at the end.
My mom's name is Olukemi and we call her "Kemi" for short. Then I saw this story. What a shame! Tommorow is World Autism Day. R.I.P
