Re: Another view on the Miracle Pill

[Guest guest]

In this question I see that God is left out. As for me I would rather have

GOD in control then Me!!!!!!!!!

Rae

Another view on the " Miracle Pill "

> From: MReitanoca@...

>

> Dear List Members:

>

> I am a new Mom of an almost 4 month old achondroplast. We had no idea

> that she had the achondroplasia before she was born. Because of her head

> size, I had to have a c-section and the next morning the pediatrician came

in

> and said she was concerned about 's head size. I just blew it off

> because our pediatrician is known for being extremely meticulous. On Day

2 a

> neonatal NP came in wanting to discuss 's condition. She looked fine

to

> me - What was the big deal ?? As the NP began to talk, it finally hit me

> that this was for real. Once I was alone I began to cry and cry. I am a

> teacher and have seen all the horrible rotten things that are done to kids

> that are different. I wasn't crying for myself - I was crying for her.

> Later when my husband came to visit us, I sat him down and told him what

was

> happening. Like in the movies, at that moment the pediatrician walked in

to

> see how we were doing. She asked my husband first and all he said was,

" This

> is my wife and this is our daughter. That is all I need to know. " She

> smiled and then looked at me and at that moment I felt a complete sense of

> peace as I remembered something I had said to several people during my

> pregnancy, " I would rather have a child that has some type of problem or

> illness than have he/she born into a family that didn't have a lot of love

or

> the means to make sure that all of the child's needs are met, both

> emotionally and physically. " It hit me at that moment that I got what I

> asked for and realized that God must have been listening, listening to ME.

> My husband and I have said it a hundred times so far, we wouldn't

change

> this little princess of ANYTHING !! When those who love her look at her

and

> play with her, they don't see a LP, they see - that crazy little

girl

> who smiles on the turn of a dime, makes these faces that put you in

stitches

> and when you look in her eyes you see a little girl who is going to be

full

> of energy and a handful to keep up with. We " fear " that she is going to

be a

> feisty little girl too - So look out !! There is a person in there, NOT

just

> an LP.

> If I had known and had had the opportunity for this " miracle pill " , I

> wouldn't have taken it - not in a million years. Today we are bombarded

by

> advertisements and movies with men and women with " perfect " airbrushed

bodies

> and the " perfect " clothing and etc. We do NOT live in a perfect world and

as

> far as I'm concerned " perfect " is a relative term. Ask 's

grandparents,

> they'll tell you that she is perfect and her Auntie Kate who she was named

> after, according to her, is more than perfect. I guess those are

the

> only opinions that really matter.

> I don't mean to sound idealistic, I know full well that there is a

long

> hard road ahead of us but we have the support system that will make it

> easier. There will be educators to " educate " and even doctors to " teach "

> (this has started already!!). The point I am trying to make is laid out

> perfectly in a short poem by Perl Kingsley that appears in a LPA

> booklet " It's a whole new view " . The poem is entitled, " Welcome to

Holland " .

> Briefly, it tells the story about someone planning a trip to Italy, doing

> all the reading and dreaming of what they are going to see but for some

> reason, the plane lands in Holland instead. You get a bit miffed at first

> but then you realize that ... " It's just a different place .. After you've

> been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around and you

> begin to notice that Holland has windmill, and Holland has tulips .... "

and

> the poem goes on. But that is the main point, there are beauties in

Holland

> that you never knew existed until you got there and looked around a bit.

> It's a different view, not better than in Italy, just different !!! :-)

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I think I would take the pill if it would spare the child from physical

pain and suffering but I would not take the pill if it would just

eliminate being short statured. To me being short is not a medical

problem. It is an obstacle that can be overcome albeit sometimes there

is emotional pain involved in overcoming. However the process of

overcoming brings great personal growth (no pun intended) and it is

difficult to gain this type of growth any other way.

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