Family that fled to Central America to stop Amish girl, 10, from getting chemotherapy claim her cancer is GONE thanks to natural remedies

Hoping to help: The hospital's attorney Maria Schimer, who is also a registered nurse, would be granted the right to make Sarah Hershberger's medical decisions if the appeal is granted

An Ohio Amish girl diagnosed with leukemia who had fled the U.S. with her family to avoid chemotherapy has been cured after being treated with natural remedies in Central America, according to her grandfather.
Doctors fought the family's decision to end chemotherapy, saying Sarah Hershberger would die without it within six months.
Issac Keim told the Akron Beacon Journal that his granddaughter Sarah recently celebrated her 11th birthday and seems vibrant and healthy.

No Answer: Anna and Andy Hershberger are not at their farm in Homer Township, Ohio and their lawyer confirmed today that the they have fled the country along with their 10-year-old daughter, Sarah, to avoid her receiving treatment for her cancer

According to Mr Keim, blood and imaging tests indicated that Sarah’s cancer is gone.
The family's attorney said the Hershbergers fled home in northeast Ohio's Medina County at one point, leaving the U.S. at one point to avoid having to resume chemotherapy treatments.
A state appeals court has appointed a guardian to take over Sarah's medical decisions.
Keim said the family and their baby sitter have since returned to the U.S. but remain in hiding amid the ongoing legal battle over Sarah's care.
Meanwhile, the couple's five other children are being cared for by the family's tight-knit Amish community, where Mr Keim is a bishop.
Isaac Keim told the paper this week that Andy and Anna Hershberger fled to an unspecified holistic cancer treatment center in Central America.
Sarah is continuing treatments with natural products, according to her grandfather, and is now 'cancer-free.' 

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Anna and Andy Hershberger have been fighting a hospital in court for months after they decided to halt the treatments because they couldn't continue to watch their child undergo the arduous radiation treatment.
It has emerged they left their home in rural northeast Ohio just days before a state appeals court appointed a guardian in October to take over medical decisions for Sarah, according to Maurice Thompson, an attorney with the non-profit firm The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, which has filed a brief in support of the family.
'They don't want Sarah to be taken away,' he said.
County Sheriff Tom Miller said his office has no idea where the Hershbergers might be and is not actively searching for the family.
'It would take a court order for us to get involved,' Miller said to the Medina Gazette, 'and I’m not anticipating a court order.'
Doctors at Akron Children's Hospital believe Sarah's leukemia is treatable, but say she will die without chemotherapy.
The hospital went to court after the family decided to stop chemotherapy and treat Sarah with natural medicines, such as herbs and vitamins.

Absconded: The parents of Sarah Hershberger - the Amish girl who has treatable cancer have reportedly fled the United States to avoid her being forced into treatment

An appeals court ruling in October gave attorney Maria Schimer, who's also a registered nurse limited guardianship over Sarah and the power to make medical decisions for her.
The court said the beliefs and convictions of her parents can't outweigh the rights of the state to protect the child.