She Will Always Be A Child
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Mixed feelings right now....
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Such a sad tale
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Hi Bill: On one hand I understand....thinking on the side of the care-giver and the lightened load...on the other hand I ponder if the surgeries she had were just to lighten the load on the care-giver...and how dare they put that little girl through all that...oldie said:Mmmm likewise Mar. There's a need to ponder on this one
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I read that on comcast yeah thats not right now matter how mental the child is.The parents are doing what they think is best but its not always the best choice to do
so keeping her as a child so you can keep her at home is going to help you save her
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pub&dt=070105&cat=news&st=newsd8meul700&src=ap
so keeping her as a child so you can keep her at home is going to help you save her
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pub&dt=070105&cat=news&st=newsd8meul700&src=ap
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they call her there little "pillow angel"
CHICAGO (AP) - In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little "pillow angel" a manageable and more portable size.
The bedridden 9-year-old girl had her uterus and breast tissue removed at a Seattle hospital and received large doses of hormones to halt her growth. She is now 4-foot-5; her parents say she would otherwise probably reach a normal 5-foot-6.
CHICAGO (AP) - In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little "pillow angel" a manageable and more portable size.
The bedridden 9-year-old girl had her uterus and breast tissue removed at a Seattle hospital and received large doses of hormones to halt her growth. She is now 4-foot-5; her parents say she would otherwise probably reach a normal 5-foot-6.
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Tend to agree with your sentiments on this one, after thinking long and hard. It's another one of those no win situations for those involved. Too easy for outsiders to take a moral stance when we are not directly affected.Knotbored said:
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PS .. Mar .. thanks for enlightening link.
I came to same conclusion. A matter between Doctors and Family. >foldie said:Tend to agree with your sentiments on this one, after thinking long and hard. It's another one of those no win situations for those involved. Too easy for outsiders to take a moral stance when we are not directly affected.
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PS .. Mar .. thanks for enlightening link.
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:up:oldie said:Too easy for outsiders to take a moral stance when we are not directly affected.
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PS .. Mar .. thanks for enlightening link.
And in the end when one really thinks long and hard what real difference will it make for the young gal?
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There is no ethics debate over whether it should have been done. So many parents of disabled children like her have the same fears, and if all this will make Ashley more comfortable and make it easier for her parents to give her the happy life she deserves, I say it was fine. :up:
It's a matter between the doctor and the family. The rest of America should stay out of it.
It's a matter between the doctor and the family. The rest of America should stay out of it.
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It must have been a difficult decision for themChicon said:
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