SKANDIA, Mich.— An Upper Peninsula family is fighting state negligence claims for refusing additional chemotherapy and radiation treatments on their 10-year-old son.
WWTV/WWUP reported Monday that a hearing is scheduled next month in Marquette County Probate Court.
Jacob Stieler is from of Skandia, about 15 miles southeast of Marquette. He was diagnosed earlier this year, treated and later declared cancer-free. His parents say further treatments are unnecessary.
But doctors say Jacob needs more chemo and radiation treatments, prompting the state Department of Human Services complaint.
Erin Stieler says the treatments made her son sick and depressed. The family is seeking alternative methods to nourish him and wants to discontinue conventional treatments.
The department says in an email that its involvement "was limited to bringing the case for review to the court."
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