Daniel Hauser sick after resuming chemotherapy

The teen cancer patient, Daniel Hauser, reacted poorly to the second round of chemotherapy treatment and was depressed about returning to standard treatment for his cancer

Jim Navarro, the family's spokesman, stated: "Danny has had a horrible day, he's felt terrible all day long. He's not happy."

“The doctor changed the number of chemotherapy drugs in the protocol submitted to the court. Danny is not tolerating the drugs well and has been vomiting all day. He is understandably angry and depressed about being forced to go through the ravages of chemotherapy again," he further said.

Daniel’s story
Daniel was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer that affects the immune cells in January. His doctors prescribed an initial round of radiation and chemotherapy which showed some success. According to his oncologist, full treatment of chemotherapy is expected to raise Daniel's five-year survival probability to 95 percent.

After the first round of chemotherapy in January, Daniel resisted later treatments after reporting bad side effects. Instead his mother fled with her son from Minnesota to shield him from chemotherapy and seek medical advice and holistic treatments, including the Native American healing practice known as Nemenhah.

The family’s refusal to co-operate with the standard treatment prompted a medical neglect petition in Brown County District Court. Judge John Rodenberg originally took custody of the boy away from his parents, but returned him to his family on the condition that they comply with the recommendations of the child’s doctor.

Return to radiation
The mother and child returned voluntarily to Sleepy Eye early on Monday and relented to resume the chemotherapy treatments when doctors vowed to integrate natural treatments favored by the family.

A medical examination of Daniel by Dr Michael Richards on his return revealed that the tumor had aggravated and that it was "protruding outside the chest wall."

Richards recommended at least five cycles of chemotherapy followed by radiation, and added that the "goal will be to include alternative therapies in which the family is interested, as long as there is not data to suggest that a particular danger exists with any alternative medicine.”

Navarro said despite Daniel's latest side effects, the Hauser family planned to continue with the chemotherapy sessions. They would refrain from issuing daily updates on Daniel's health, but would provide new information about his health from time to time.

His mother Colleen Hauser issued a statement "This is a very hard time for our family. We ask for prayers and that our privacy be respected.”