Tag: mitochondrial disease

  • Justina Pelletier Press Conference Thursday at 11:00 a.m. EST

    Justina Pelletier Press Conference Thursday at 11:00 a.m. EST

    LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 24, 2016) — Rev. Patrick Mahoney, who was instrumental in the return of a Connecticut teenager to her parents from the custody of Massachusetts Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) nearly two years ago, tweeted on Tuesday night and again this morning that there…

  • Justina Pelletier Returns to Her Parents’ Custody

    Justina Pelletier Returns to Her Parents’ Custody

    “IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HOME” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 18, 2014) — Justina Pelletier, the 16-year-old Connecticut girl who was placed in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) 16 months ago, is now home with her parents in West Hartford, CT, this writer’s home town. Investigative and award-winning…

  • Breaking:  Justina Pelletier Going Home on Wednesday!!!

    Breaking: Justina Pelletier Going Home on Wednesday!!!

    “THE HAPPIEST GIRL ON THE PLANET” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 17, 2014) — A tweet from Pelletier family spokesman Rev. Patrick Mahoney on Tuesday evening at 8:47 p.m. EDT reports that Justina Pelletier, the 16-year-old who was taken into the custody of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) 16 months ago over a medical…

  • Rally for Justina Pelletier Monday in Boston

    Rally for Justina Pelletier Monday in Boston

    IS “THE IMPOSSIBLE” POSSIBLE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 1, 2014) — There will be a rally for the reunification of Justina Pelletier with her family. The 16-year-old has been separated from her parents for almost 16 months after a difference of opinion on her medical diagnosis occurred between two doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital and…

  • Justina Pelletier’s Mother Denied Mothers’ Day Visit

    Justina Pelletier’s Mother Denied Mothers’ Day Visit

    “TWEETSTORM” AT 8:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY FOR FAMILY’S REUNIFICATION by Sharon Rondeau (May 11, 2014) — While millions of mothers are enjoying Mothers’ Day with their families and particularly their children, Linda Pelletier was not able to visit her daughter, Justina, at the facility where she has been held since January by the Massachusetts Department…

  • Should Criminal Charges Be Filed in the Justina Pelletier Case?

    Should Criminal Charges Be Filed in the Justina Pelletier Case?

    “LEGALLY KIDNAPPED“ by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 29, 2014) — On Tuesday morning, The Post & Email contacted the media office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley to inquire about the case of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier, who is being held by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) in a residential group home rather than…

  • Is Justina Pelletier’s Condition Improving or Deteriorating Under Massachusetts DCF’s Care?

    Is Justina Pelletier’s Condition Improving or Deteriorating Under Massachusetts DCF’s Care?

    MASSACHUSETTS JUDGE KEEPS SICK TEEN FROM PARENTS FOR AT LEAST THREE MORE MONTHS, BUT POSSIBLY THREE MORE YEARS by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2014) — In an email notification on Wednesday, Brian Connor of the citizen action group Grassfire stated that a member of the Massachusetts legislature, Rep. Jim Lyons, is attempting with several other…

  • Rally for Justina Pelletier on Monday in Boston

    Rally for Justina Pelletier on Monday in Boston

    WILL THE HEAVY HAND OF GOVERNMENT BE LIFTED? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 15, 2014) — A rally is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2014 in front of a Boston courthouse to urge the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) to return custody of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier to her parents, who live in Connecticut. In…

  • Parental Rights Under Assault

    Parental Rights Under Assault

    “KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY KIDS” by RoseAnn Salanitri, ©TPATH  (Mar. 5, 2014) — Hillary Clinton once said that it takes a village to raise a child. At the time it seemed like she might have meant that all of us are responsible for the children around us.  Given Mrs. Clinton’s ideas regarding socialism, it…