Currently, the family is using a GoFundMe page to help cover the medical expenses for Najee.
Najee’s mother had spent weeks going in and out of the hospital with another one of her children who had tested positive for the flu, and Najee was the only one who hadn’t yet gotten sick. That’s whenAdvertisementand incorrect health information, specifically to parents. It also has 139,000 members, so it's reach is quite substantial.
Among other comments in the Facebook group, the natural “cures” the group members consulted her on ranged from Vitamin C and lavender, to breastmilk, thyme, elderberry, and peppermint oil. According to, the group members who commented on the mother’s post mentioned all kinds of resources and solutions like these and none of which included filling the prescription and taking medical advice from a real doctor.
Apparently, the Colorado Department of Health said they were unable to verify if the child had been vaccinated for the flu at all. Najee was hospitalized and died four days later, according to the family's GoFundMe page. "I'm hurting so bad right now and so is his dad and brothers. Our whole family is hurting and it feels like we failed him because we did what we had to do,” the mother told
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