Born without a face....anyone see?
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Watched the girl without a face. She is still to have loads more operations, but the docs are actually starting to form a face by taking bone from other areas to create a new structure or to cover new holes that appear in her skull. Compared to what she looked like when she was born, there has been a massive transformation, current prediction say that she will be in her teens before she has a face that will be more acceptable to society (as it were).
father ted said:
certainly does.
too often,people take a healthy 'normal' life for granted.
I hate to see any child suffer like they do.....
me too I can't stand watching children in pain.
I have problems, we all do but at the end of teh day I have 2 perfect children. I dont know how I would cope in that situation
I find these types of programmes very humbling and moving.
It does also make me wonder if sometomes we do the right thing in respect of medical technology.
Fifty years ago that child would not have survived. Do we always do the right thing in preserving life no matter what? Does it make us more or less civilised?
I really don't know the answer to that very difficult question, and would be interested in others opinions.
>> Edited by alexkp on Tuesday 17th May 22:37
It does also make me wonder if sometomes we do the right thing in respect of medical technology.
Fifty years ago that child would not have survived. Do we always do the right thing in preserving life no matter what? Does it make us more or less civilised?
I really don't know the answer to that very difficult question, and would be interested in others opinions.
>> Edited by alexkp on Tuesday 17th May 22:37
we should all accept people for who they are and not what they look like.
that little girl has lots more surgery to go through before she even gets to normalish.But inside her is a beautiful person.
her parents are strong and they love her unconditionally
she will get there in the end.
as a society we need to be more tolerant of people who are different.
that little girl has lots more surgery to go through before she even gets to normalish.But inside her is a beautiful person.
her parents are strong and they love her unconditionally
she will get there in the end.
as a society we need to be more tolerant of people who are different.
garyhun said:
Had to admire her parents for their incredible strength.
Her parents were truly admirable; a tower of strength and support for both their children. The little girl was so impressive to be so full of life and energy, you could see in the way other children interacted with her that her personality shone through. Without gushing too much, it was a great programme.
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]Me and Mrs. Nubbin had a huge debate about it - very difficult subject.
However, the years of reconstructive surgey should lead to a reasonably normal face, probably akin to someone who's had severe facial burns. I hope the parents and the little girl can stand up to all the years of suffering ahead of them. Very sad.
However, the years of reconstructive surgey should lead to a reasonably normal face, probably akin to someone who's had severe facial burns. I hope the parents and the little girl can stand up to all the years of suffering ahead of them. Very sad.
stumartin said:
Had to admire her parents for their incredible strength.
Her parents were truly admirable; a tower of strength and support for both their children. The little girl was so impressive to be so full of life and energy, you could see in the way other children interacted with her that her personality shone through. Without gushing too much, it was a great programme.
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their strength brought a tear to my eye. no matter what her disability, they saw through it and gave unconditional love only a parent can.
btw, who was paying for the medical care?
We watched it. Really amazing, both the strength of the parents and the ability/technology of the surgeons.
The in-theatre footage was very graphic, be glad you missed it Ted. For a non-sqeamish info-junkie like me, it was very informative, but Becky couldn't watch it all.
We're both hoping they revisit her in 2-3 years time for an update.
The in-theatre footage was very graphic, be glad you missed it Ted. For a non-sqeamish info-junkie like me, it was very informative, but Becky couldn't watch it all.
We're both hoping they revisit her in 2-3 years time for an update.
Lots more information here... www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292236-573160.php
Most of the time, Channel 5 gets flak for showing lowest common denominator tv - and sometimes it has an absolute gem of a program.
Most of the time, Channel 5 gets flak for showing lowest common denominator tv - and sometimes it has an absolute gem of a program.
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