Oz has a great but very simply philosophy - that everybody had a heart, that everybody had a brain, that everybody had courage. These were the gifts that were given to people on this earth, and if you used them properly, you reached the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And that pot of gold was a home. And a home isn't just a house or an abode..., Its people. People who love you and that you love. That's home. - Ray Bolger aka the Scarecrow
"The words new mother Fiona least expected or wanted to hear when she gave birth were: "It's a boy." But maybe you won't think so bad about her when you hear the reasons they only wanted a girl: Parents sue after child inherits haemophilia
Dude. I was just typing ... and it disappeared. Dangit. I was on a roll too!
The part that got me was that they're seaking damages for 'shock and nervous anxiety' ... what the h? I was shocked at how little sleep I got after having Ryan. I could sue because my doctor didn't fully explain that to me!!!
I agree, the doctors have the capability to combine the two vital pieces needed to create life, which in and of itself is nothing shy of miraculous ... but Heavenly Father is the one who sends the spirit ... and ultimately determines the gender.
I'm glad I'm not the judge ... I'd probably send the poor little guy to a family who would embrace his disability 100%.
I think I'm a little bitter though because this couple would have considered terminating the pregnancy had they known their son was indeed a boy before hand.
My doctors told me that Ryan would be mentally retarded, among many other not so fun things. I had 18 sonograms to confirm the fact. He was supposed to be born with multiple birth defects. His birth was scheduled because he 'required' 5 different pediatric doctors to be present at birth. We knew all of this. We embraced it ... after the intial shock and cryfests. We were ready for whatever was thrown at us. We would say over and over 'he is who he is'. So, when he was born with only one gimpy kidney, I couldn't look at him for weeks without sobbing. But I didn't love him any more than if he had required serious medical attention for the rest of his life.
Short story long ... I guess you could say that this is a sensitive subject for me. lol!!!
I want to first say I agree with you, partially, and I am happy for you that you have a wonderful little boy in you rlife no matter his disability... I can tell you love him fully.
But I would like to say that I disagree with you about it being wrong that the parents would have considered terminating the pregnancy if they had known he was a boy. The disease that the little boy has, is not just a disablility but something that will put him through terrible pain and a horrible slow death. I think it was right for the parents to want to have a child but to want that child to be a girl to escape the pain and torment this child will most definitely have. I can understand them having to fight with the decision of termination if given that chance, becuase to end it would to love him enough to not want to go through that hell on earth, or to keep him to let them experience their love for however short of time.
I know that heavenly father has a plan, and knew that the path they are on is the right one. I can't imagine being put their position.
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i'm glad i'm not the judge on this one.
Dude. I was just typing ... and it disappeared. Dangit. I was on a roll too!
The part that got me was that they're seaking damages for 'shock and nervous anxiety' ... what the h? I was shocked at how little sleep I got after having Ryan. I could sue because my doctor didn't fully explain that to me!!!
I agree, the doctors have the capability to combine the two vital pieces needed to create life, which in and of itself is nothing shy of miraculous ... but Heavenly Father is the one who sends the spirit ... and ultimately determines the gender.
I'm glad I'm not the judge ... I'd probably send the poor little guy to a family who would embrace his disability 100%.
I think I'm a little bitter though because this couple would have considered terminating the pregnancy had they known their son was indeed a boy before hand.
My doctors told me that Ryan would be mentally retarded, among many other not so fun things. I had 18 sonograms to confirm the fact. He was supposed to be born with multiple birth defects. His birth was scheduled because he 'required' 5 different pediatric doctors to be present at birth. We knew all of this. We embraced it ... after the intial shock and cryfests. We were ready for whatever was thrown at us. We would say over and over 'he is who he is'. So, when he was born with only one gimpy kidney, I couldn't look at him for weeks without sobbing. But I didn't love him any more than if he had required serious medical attention for the rest of his life.
Short story long ... I guess you could say that this is a sensitive subject for me. lol!!!
Hi Janette,
I want to first say I agree with you, partially, and I am happy for you that you have a wonderful little boy in you rlife no matter his disability... I can tell you love him fully.
But I would like to say that I disagree with you about it being wrong that the parents would have considered terminating the pregnancy if they had known he was a boy. The disease that the little boy has, is not just a disablility but something that will put him through terrible pain and a horrible slow death. I think it was right for the parents to want to have a child but to want that child to be a girl to escape the pain and torment this child will most definitely have. I can understand them having to fight with the decision of termination if given that chance, becuase to end it would to love him enough to not want to go through that hell on earth, or to keep him to let them experience their love for however short of time.
I know that heavenly father has a plan, and knew that the path they are on is the right one. I can't imagine being put their position.
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