decision. they would prefer, instead, to have the child given a tracheotomy so they can care for him at home. they understand he has a terminal illness and want him to die at home with them. eric shaw with more. >> reporterlittle baby joseph has become a heartbreaking lightning rod. the hospital where he is at is getting death threats. since october, joseph has been on life support at london health sciences children's hospital in london, ontario, canada. he suffers from a progressive neurological disease that's left him in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery. joseph's parents want the tracheotomy to enable him to breathe on his own so they can take him home to die. the hospital is refusing, saying that the procedure is invasive.