"They said it would be impossible..."
As someone with a family member who has Down Syndrome it bugs me when abortion is used because doctors think the baby isn't going to make it or that it will be born with a birth defect. Time after time nature shows that life will do all it can to sustain itself, and this story is another element in the list. And to say that a baby with a birth defect would be better off if it had never been born is just arrogant. My Uncle Kevin is constantly joking, laughing, and putting smiles on faces at family gatherings.
You don't always get things the way you want in life. When I have children I will be praying that they are born healthy. But many people that are born normal grow up to be scumbags. Babies with defects often defy the odds and survive to adulthood, and many have a very positive affect on the people in their lives. Bad news is never easy to swallow, but a human life is worth dealing with the situation. Chances are that making the best of things will be a decision that you, and your baby, can live with.
You don't always get things the way you want in life. When I have children I will be praying that they are born healthy. But many people that are born normal grow up to be scumbags. Babies with defects often defy the odds and survive to adulthood, and many have a very positive affect on the people in their lives. Bad news is never easy to swallow, but a human life is worth dealing with the situation. Chances are that making the best of things will be a decision that you, and your baby, can live with.
Amazing, huh? I thought at first that they were conjoined, as that picture makes it look like they share an arm.
In any case, it proves that the will to live is fantastically strong. My mom has always said that is why I survived: I was born 2 1/2 months early, I think, and survival was in doubt for a long time. My parents were warned I could end up a vegetable, but they never gave up hope. All that early-life drama had little long-term negative impact on me, so I expect little Ieun will be just fine. :)
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A-Train |
November 05, 2007 4:00 PM