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Forget being embarrassed, knowing if she would live or die Diana would have LOVED her intimate By PIA DE JONG tapes being broadcast PUBLISHED: 00:41, 6 August 2017 | UPDATED: 13:39, 6 August 2017 as they show her in a golden light 'We tried hard for a 2.1k 688 long time': Chris Pratt shares View comments and Anna Faris 'legally separate' in shock split after eight years of When her daughter was born with a rare form of leukaemia, writer Pia de Jong marriage decided against treatment, which could prove fatal to a newborn. Instead, she told Seemed rock solid the doctors, ‘We do nothing,’ and – not knowing if her baby would live or die – took PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: her home Love Island's Olivia Attwood puts on a VERY muggy display When Charlotte is born the midwife is concerned. She points to a bump on the with mystery man... as boyfriend Chris Hughes baby’s back, a soft rosy hill. She presses it and when she lifts her index inger, the is nowhere to be seen spot turns blue. 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Share http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-4736266/A-mother-explains-refused-treatment-ill-baby.html 1/30 07/08/2017 Pia de Jong on why she refused treatment for ill baby | Daily Mail Online Three's NOT a crowd! Shirtless Cowell is joined by his VERY busty girlfriend Lauren Silverman AND his bikini­clad ex Terri Seymour 'I wet the bed until I was 14': Brave Kieran Hayler admits he was subjected to vile bullying at school as he talks nasty trolls targeting Katie Price's son 'I just want to run away' : Kylie Jenner shares her struggles with fame during premiere of the Life Of Kylie... and goes to her first therapy session 'It's happening!': Excited Love Island beauty Jessica Shears jets off to Prague for a second boob job... after being trolled for her 'weird' breast implants +4 Pia de Jong with newborn Charlotte. When Charlotte was born with a rare form of leukaemia, Pia decided against treatment His voice sounds lat, rehearsed. He wants to do this properly. He knows I will remember this conversation for the rest of my life. ‘We have to discuss the treatment plan,’ he continues, ‘choose what is best for Charlotte. The only thing we can offer for leukaemia is chemotherapy. Unfortunately it is very dangerous for children. For newborns it is so dangerous that it can cause them to die. And if they survive, the side effects can be severe. They can become blind, infertile...’ The rest of his words I don’t hear because Charlotte is slurping loudly from my breast. The oncologist looks at her. ‘To be honest, we don’t know what is best for Why my kids, 15 and Charlotte. So little is known about this disease. Only a few articles exist to gather 19, still need a nanny, by Fiona Bruce: information from.’ Newsreader reveals she uses carer because she's at work so much ‘Can I see those articles?’ my husband Robbert asks. ‘I am a physicist – I know how to Dividing opinion read scientiic papers.’ Can you teal the love? Jennifer Lopez stuns in The doctor gets the articles out of the binder and puts them in front of us. My eyes revealing gown while wander to the irst sentence. ‘In general, congenital myeloid leukaemia is deadly,’ I beau Alex Rodriguez rocks a tuxedo at read. friend's wedding What a gem The room starts to move and slowly I leave my chair and become a bird, loating From hero to above it. I see Robbert leaning over the articles. Far below I see myself, the mother cuckold... Ross was who just gave birth, with her limp, pale child in her arms. betrayed by Demelza. He then sided with his enemy against the 19 starving, revolting, The doctor coughs, trying to get my attention. He wants to know what I think. NEW peasants in Poldark's ARTICLES Top humiliating finale ‘About what?’ . Share 'You had to get her at ‘The treatment,’ he says. the right angle because http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-4736266/A-mother-explains-refused-treatment-ill-baby.html 2/30 07/08/2017 Pia de Jong on why she refused treatment for ill baby | Daily Mail Online I put on my sweater and put Charlotte snugly in her sling. she had a bit of a big nose': Former royal press secretary reveals ‘What are you doing?’ the doctor asks. Diana created THAT signature look The world's most famous engagement ring, a wedding band with a secret and the day Diana cast off her rings: A royal romance told in priceless gems Fit mom­to­be! Heidi Montag reveals grueling workout with personal trainer at seven months pregnant Staying fit during her pregnancy 'If you like him then why the f*** would we go on a date?': Chad Johnson leaves Amelia Lily in tears on CBB after confronting her about Sam Thompson +4 'I don't know what love Pia with Charlotte as a toddler. Pia writes: 'Parents always want to do everything for their child, is anymore': Internet the doctor had said. Not us, I had replied. We do nothing' loses it over news Hollywood golden couple Chris Pratt and ‘I’m leaving.’ Anna Faris are separating ‘You can’t leave just like that, we are here together to discuss the treatment plan.’ Fabulous at 52! Ageless Famke Janssen I search for Robbert’s eyes. He will understand. puts on an incredibly leggy display in a thigh­ grazing miniskirt as she ‘We’re not going to treat her. We’re going home, all three of us.’ steps out in New York ‘Are you sure this is what you want? Just waiting, no treatment? People always want 'They looked so happy to do everything for their children.’ together': Danny Dyer and Joanne Mas put on a united front at ‘We do nothing,’ I say. ‘That can be a lot, too.’ daughter Dani's 21st birthday bash... amid * * * * * reports they have split Robbert leaves to pick up our two boys. I lie on the bed with Charlotte and inhale the Advertisement aromas of stale sweat, baby shampoo and disinfectant that we carried back from the hospital on our clothes. She searches for her favourite place in the crook of my arm. Together we stare at the ceiling until her eyes fall shut. My love for her overwhelms me. It is so big it frightens me. ‘Charlotte,’ I whisper, Charlotte makes people ‘stay with me.’ “hold their breath. She reminds us that those we I kiss her as gently as I can, again and love can leave us just like again. My tears drip on to her hair, ine that as cobwebs. From her half-open mouth I can smell her breath. I savour her ” aromas, trying to ind words for them – sweet, round, warm. I want to remember that on this very day she smelled sweet, round, warm. I want to bottle it, to keep it with me. For later. Sleeping is a waste of my time, of Charlotte’s time. I want my heart to become like a freshly ploughed ield where I sow every one of her life’s moments. I will harvest the experiences later. I want to prepare myself for a life illed with memories of her. Parents always want to do everything for their child, the doctor had said. Not us, I had replied. We do nothing. Why was I so determined just to take her home? Was it 19 NEW the graph showing the statistics, which so clearly demonstrated that children have ARTICLES Top little chance against this disease? Was it hearing about the side effects of chemotherapy? What all that poison would do to her delicate body? Was it my own Share fear of facing this ordeal? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-4736266/A-mother-explains-refused-treatment-ill-baby.html 3/30 07/08/2017 Pia de Jong on why she refused treatment for ill baby | Daily Mail Online The next morning when I am taking Charlotte for a walk, the sky darkens.