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Too late Tamara Lovett...

"Every day I punish myself. I think about Ryan and I blame myself for not knowing better and for holding limiting beliefs that ultimately led to the death of my child," Lovett told her sentencing hearing Thursday as she wiped tears. "At the time, I thought I was doing the best for my child.

"I hope others learn from my ignorance, because these beliefs are no longer entrenched in my psyche and this has been a painful lesson."

Lovett gave her son dandelion tea and oil of oregano when he developed the infection that kept him bedridden in their Calgary home for 10 days in March 2013.

She testified at her trial that she thought Ryan had a cold or the flu, and she didn't think his swollen lymph nodes, an oozing ear infection and jaundiced eyes were anything she couldn't handle.

Alberta's chief medical examiner testified that the boy's body was full of group A streptococcus bacteria, which caused most of his major organs to fail.

"I now know better. Forgive me for my ignorance. It has cost me a loving son and there is a pain which will last forever," Lovett said Thursday.

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