An Indianan mother is filed with multiple charges after she admitted to injecting fecal matter into her son's IV. The 41-year-old mom who hails from Wolcott explained that she wants a better shot for his son's recovery and only aimed for him to get transferred to another unit.
According to CNN, Tiffany Alberts was found guilty of contaminating her son's IV fluid with his own feces while the teen is battling leukemia. Alberts' 15-year-old son is confined at Riley Hospital for Children in Indiapolis when the mother was monitored and caught in the act by surveilling hospital staff.
In September, Alberts' son had finished his first round of chemotherapy and was ordered released. However, the teen had fever, vomiting and diarrhea days after and the doctors found no medical reason possibly explaining the cause, except for an infected blood.
The teenager's blood was found out to contain organisms that were normally seen in feces. This baffled the doctors of what could be his condition's probable cause. As Alberts' son was admitted back to the hospital, the doctors suspected that someone might be contaminating the teenager's IV line.
True enough, the speculation was right and the mother was caught under surveillance of injecting a substance in his son's IV. Initially, Alberts' explained that it was just water to flush his IV line. She claimed that her son is complaining about his IV fluids inducing a burning sensation.
Mom injects feces into IV line of son with cancer, according to documents https://t.co/P8QySU7Cyi pic.twitter.com/VAzyX4l3Nc
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However, the mother eventually admitted that the substance is, in fact, fecal matter. She further revealed that she collected it from his son and stored in a gift bag. Alberts also admitted to doing the act twice.
The mother was charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily condition. She was also charged with six counts of aggravated battery.
Per WishTV, the 15-year-old could have been better if not for the mother's repulsive act. Doctors said that because of this, the teenager has missed his best time to treat his leukemia as he was treated from the infection.
Luckily, Alberts' son was able to survive possible septic shock that her mother knowingly initiated. However, he may have lesser chance of surviving due to prolonged leukemia therapy.
