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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,473 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:01 PM 12 hrs ago

Anti vaxxer influenced her daughter to treat cancer with juices and coffee enemas

Last edited Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:15 PM - Edit history (1)

Mum's anti-chemotherapy views influenced Paloma Shemirani's death https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77dmp3jjepo

high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to reject chemotherapy in favour of alternative treatments, which ultimately led to her death, a coroner has ruled.

Paloma Shemirani, from Uckfield in East Sussex, died in July last year - seven months after she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Ms Shemirani, 23, had declined chemotherapy in favour of juices and coffee enemas advocated for by her mother, Kate Shemirani, a former nurse who was struck off for her anti-vaccination views.

Coroner Catherine Wood said at Kent and Medway Coroners Court on Thursday: "The influence that was brought to bear on Paloma... did contribute more than minimally to her death."

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Anti vaxxer influenced her daughter to treat cancer with juices and coffee enemas (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 12 hrs ago OP

Seems like karma against Kate but Paloma was a witless victim. I hope a charge is made and Kate serves time. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 12 hrs ago #1

This is just mind boggling. The mother was a nurse? Iris 11 hrs ago #2

She lost her license ( "was struck off the rolls" ) -- just as the anti-vaxxer UK doctor did when he wouldn't admit... Hekate 10 hrs ago #5

RFK jr would put her on health board BlueWaveNeverEnd 8 hrs ago #8

This asshole killed his child LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #3

Good God in Gravy. Non Hdgkins Lymphoma is eminently treatable and curable ms liberty 10 hrs ago #4

What a quack! Everybody knows the only way to treat cancer is struggle4progress 9 hrs ago #6

Shitty advice JoseBalow 8 hrs ago #7

Bernardo de La Paz

(59,143 posts)

1. Seems like karma against Kate but Paloma was a witless victim. I hope a charge is made and Kate serves time. . . . nt

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:23 PM

12 hrs ago

Iris

(16,710 posts)

2. This is just mind boggling. The mother was a nurse?

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:29 PM

11 hrs ago

How do you go through that training and still have ideas so entrenched that you allow your child to die because of them? It's just incomprehensible to me.

Hekate

(99,640 posts)

5. She lost her license ( "was struck off the rolls" ) -- just as the anti-vaxxer UK doctor did when he wouldn't admit...

Reply to Iris (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:20 PM

10 hrs ago

…his research was wrong and he lied.

I am so sorry for this young woman. Yes, people die from medical quackery, and I’m sorry she was one.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,473 posts)

8. RFK jr would put her on health board

Reply to Hekate (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:17 PM

8 hrs ago

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,588 posts)

3. This asshole killed his child

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:33 PM

11 hrs ago

ms liberty

(10,647 posts)

4. Good God in Gravy. Non Hdgkins Lymphoma is eminently treatable and curable

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 04:55 PM

10 hrs ago

85% of patients survive long term.

struggle4progress

(124,714 posts)

6. What a quack! Everybody knows the only way to treat cancer is

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 06:15 PM

9 hrs ago

by slathering sick people in Crisco, wrapping them tightly in Saran wrap. and shouting Ooga! Booga! while smacking a large crystal against their noses

JoseBalow

(8,524 posts)

7. Shitty advice

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 06:57 PM

8 hrs ago

and bad decisions.

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