Posted on 12/01/2016 1:13:34 PM PST by Morgana
As soon as her tiny baby boy was born, Jenny Smith knew something was wrong.
She could see it in the doctors faces, and she could hear it in her newborn sons weak cry. Before the small-town mom from Ranburne, Alabama, could even hold newborn Grayson, doctors were whisking him away to a medical center in Atlanta, Georgia.
It was there she found out her baby was diagnosed with an array of serious problems: occipital encephalocele, craniosynostosis, micronathia, thumb hypoplasia, a cleft palate, hypospadias, congenital anomalies of the lower limbs, ASD of the heart, apnea, and he did not appear to be able to hear or see.
They arent all terminal diseases, Smith explained to CBS News. But combine them all together... no other children compare to him. Hes the only child with all of these conditions combined.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Not only identity thieves. The DIL of a friend used to post
EVERYTHING about their lives on Facebook. Posted photos of
all her latest redecorating projects; also announced every
trip they made out of town & when they expected to return.
Well, they came home after a trip years ago to find that
they had been cleaned out. I would hope she learned her
lesson. - I got “trapped” on Facebook years ago and got
into the “friending” deal. I was afraid to turn down anyone
requesting to “friend” me as most of my female friends from
school had changed names by marriage. One woman ended up
propositioning me (and I am a straight woman!), asked me
to “meet her” out of town for a weekend. I just deleted
ALL my “friends” and scooted. Even if I were “gay”, that
would have been very risky behavior.
Exactly. My dog doesn’t quite have the intellect of a 2 or 3 yr old. But, I love this darn dog more than anything, and she loves me.
Children with Downs, have intellect that peaks out at what, a 5-8 yr old? Heck, my 4 kids, that is when I found them to be the most lovable. We have a downs kid in our neighborhood, assume he’s fairly old now, maybe 20? He is out in his batman costume, or whatever “warrior” related costume he can find. I love seeing him in the front yard having his sword fights etc.
All those that aborted their downs babies never got to have the most cherished thing in their lives. I’m sure of this.
You aren’t kidding.
My parents just got majorly scammed the other week, undoubtedly due to Facebook “connections”.
My God.
Today I began having a “discussion” with liberals, who were afraid of losing their “rights” with this “scary” election.
I asked what rights? Abortion, for one.
It’s really a non-sequitur (not going to happen), but she didn’t want her daughter to have to be stuck with a defective baby, “quality of life” you know, or a baby sired by some rapist.
I can understand the general despair at having these situations, but again, why is it the child’s fault? And what if the baby is fine, but at age 9 develops defects that are either terminal or life-retarding? Do we kill the 9yo for “quality of life”?
You are wrong. I have been a part of support systems for ill children. Parents need to know that they are not facing the struggles alone.
Amen. Well said.
Some people just like to be mean for the sake of being mean.
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True. And I think the anonymity of the Internet makes it easier for people to behave in a callous fashion online.
I don’t see anything about that picture that could be done in a light humour way.
Not sure how long that child will live ... just from a worldly perspective, the medical community will learn a lot from treating him. Beyond that, he serves as a stark reminder that ALL lives matter ... even the profoundly disabled. May God bless him and his family.
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