Probably a touchy subject but im not sure where the lines of medical neglect lie. A coworker of mines 7 year old son has had a fever of at least 100F for the past four days and she wont take him to the doctor. Shes just rubbing him down with more and more essential oils every day, continuing to bring him out and about all the time, and providing no other help to try to lower his fever. She brought him into work this morning(at 6am nonetheless) and the poor kid was lethargic, begging to be taken home, and freezing with his coat on in the lobby. Im not sure if theres grounds to call in to CPS and have them look into it or not, multiple coworkers and myself are very concerned for the kid, his mother refuses to even give him tylenol. Shes giving him exclusively essential oils, even making him drink them in tea, and she is VERY proud of it, shes told every single one of us that she has not and will not be taking him to a doctor or giving him any kind of medicine. Tomorrow is 5 days of him having a fever and it hasnt gone down, she says its fine and it will go away with the oils, but shes been upping the oils every day and this morning his fever was 101 when she tested him with the no touch thermometer at work.
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What employer is allowing someone to bring their child to work? Especially one with fever during a pandemic? Yikes! As an HR Director...that made me cringe!
I agree with @brownsugarluv,
Take her aside and be firm in telling her that you're concerned and she's had more than enough time to try her way with the oil regime. But it didn't work so now it's time she seeks medical help. For all she knows she could be spreading COVID 19 and putting a lot of other people at risk.
A fever that goes on more than 2days is bad enough and it hasn't even gone down at all. So this being the 5th day of it is pretty alarming.
I would personally take her aside and let her know if she doesn’t seek medical treatment you will be forced to call. Give her the chance to fix this. Unless you truly feel she doesn’t have the child’s best interest in mind.
It’s just a really bad situation and I hate for it to get worse because she didn’t have the chance to make it right.
So wrong she shouldn’t make her child suffer . I wonder if it’s a money issue as to why she’s not bribing him myb she can’t afford the co pay . I’m saying by any mean is that justified ooor boy I hope he gets the help he needs
@insecureemu, right 🤦🏻♀️ bc the medical community is here to help us that lady is whack I’m sorry I don’t think her mind is on straight
@insecureemu that's ironic for her to say, considering essential oils can be poisonous if used incorrectly! She sounds mentally unstable
@mamagunn.no.1 a coworker and i were just talking about the fact that she might be using way too many especially for a child and shes applying them to his skin and into liquids that shes having him drink and it could potentially be whats causing him to stay sick! We talked to my GM though and shes called CPS and asked them and the police to do a wellness check on him!
Essential oils will do nothing😣
Might even make him feel a lot worse with all of the smells.
Pride over health is indeed clouding her mind. This is dangerous.
I wonder if anyone else has an influence over her decisions. Or if this is how she was raised 🥴
@brownsugarluv Shes anti Vax and anti doctors because shes convinced vaccines gave her nephew autism the second he got the flu vaccine. Claims he "came home autistic" shes only been like this for a few years. She claims essential oils can fix cancer even. 🤦 shes obscenely vocal about her choices with her son too. Shes also forcing veganism on him.
@insecureemu, oh my. Poor kid. I truly hope he doesn’t have anything serious and he gets better. ❤️
I would just tell her your genuinely worried and she is going to take him to the ER or I’m calling an ambulance and cps.
Best of luck! I know your really putting yourself out there for this child. There is no easy way out. ❤️
That is a tough one! That’s super dangerous. And if she’s not using the essential oils properly then it can also harm the child. It absolutely can’t hurt at this point to maybe call and ask cps about it. Poor guy I feel so horrible for him
Omg yes call in on her ass that’s child abuse smother her ass in chicken grease and deny her medical care next time she’s sick lol wtf is wrong with people
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Next time she brings him in, call CPS or an ambulance. 5 days this child has suffered.
5 days as an adult when you're sick feels like forever, imagine what it feels like for a child?
Taking her aside might've been the way to do it the first or second day when she made it clear essential oils were her go to.
But this is nearly a week, at this point.
What you're seeing is only a small window into her neglect. Imagine what he must be going through at home? What is she feeding him? How dehydrated must he be at this point? Does she wake him up at night to give him more essential oils?
He needs an adult to advocate for him. His mother clearly isnt doing it. Do him a favour and help him out.