My grandson was born last summer with myelomeningocele (spina bifida). The large opening at his spine was surgically closed before he was 24 hours old. He has a shunt to alleviate hydrocephalus. He is a beautiful, smart, happy child. Yes, he has some physical challenges, but he doesn’t let them ruin his day.
Smile Train literature that comes in the mail shows that cleft lip/palate is surgically reparable. A child in my grandson’s NICU was being treated for clubfoot. Kristi Yamaguchi took up ice skating as therapy for clubfoot, and won a gold medal in skating (and mirror ball trophy in Dancing With The Stars).
I was uninformed about microcephaly, so Googled it. None of these children look like they should have been left to die:
http://www.childrenwithmicro.org/pictures1.html
I appreciate your dedication to preserving life.
The nurses where my grandson was born wished his deformity had been detected in utero, so he could have been aborted. The nurses at the NICU where he was transported were angels who gave him the best of care and encouraged my daughter. “Culture of life” explains the difference.
I believe I had pinged you to another thread about this same story.
But it’s late and I am half asleep, lol.
See you tomorrow nit.
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