[ Tuesday, January 30, 2007 ]
Ms Wee(the new eng teacher-2/4) showed my class an article about this 2 days ago ..... and so....
I've recently been reading up on "Ashley X'' .She is a girl suffering from static encephalopathy, unable to talk ,eat or move.Her parents have taken drastic measure which they say will allow them to take better care of her.she has been given hormone treatments (that would retard her growth causing her to never grow-both physically and mentally) and extensive surgery to remove all signs of growing..She would remain a nine year old for the rest of her life-forever.
This child has been denied the right to live, and to be as normal has she can be-her right oto be normal.It is inhumane to change the course of nature,and eradicate all hope for miricles.Many a time, doctors have prophezied the lifespan of patients,proclaiming that there is nothing medical science can do for them.However, many have lived past their prophezied time,living life to the fullest.
Ashley X once had a hope, but now it is no more.
Her parents claimed that they had done so out of love...... but is this really the full measure of love?