More information from Makayla's mom on her death.
Mrs. Sault spoke at much greater length, outlining the treatment her daughter received after abandoning the chemotherapy. Makayla, she said, received regular care from her family physician and from an oncologist at McMaster as well as from a “traditional” healer.
Chemotherapy, she said, “took a horrific toll on Makayla.” She suffered blood infections and became so ill she couldn’t hold down food or liquids “for days or weeks at a time.” Eventually, she said, Makayla became convinced the chemotherapy itself was killing her.
“She said she wanted to try traditional medicine instead,” Mrs. Sault said. “Her words to us were ‘I don’t care if I’m going to die, I don’t want to die weak and sick in a hospital.'”
After initially improving, Makayla took a turn for the worse last fall. She died in January after suffering a stroke. Her family, though, blamed her death not on cancer, but on the side effects from the chemotherapy.
On Thursday, Mrs. Sault said her daughter’s condition deteriorated after she suffered “an adverse reaction to an antibiotic.
“Her blood pressure skyrocketed. Less than a week after she was taken off the drug, she had a stroke and the next day she passed.”
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