Sometimes you can’t win the battle, but other times miracles occur. I read a story today about 4th smallest baby to survive finally going home from the NICU. The story didn’t make me wonder whether her family had insurance, money, or the ability to pay for their special needs child.
No one ASKS for a preterm baby. No one PRAYS for a special needs child. Sometimes God gifts you with a miracle, and you as a parent, have to rise to the occasion.
Stories like this are what horrify me about the insurance and healthcare debates. Have people in the US really become this vindictive, cynical, faithless, and spiritless? It’s scary. Who on earth posts a comment that a child is not worth saving. I’d like to believe none of these people were parents, but unfortunately I’ve seen too much of the world to believe that.
I’m really just in shock. I’m sure some of it is postpartum issues I’m dealing with, but I am really and truly upset over this.
Here is the link to the story:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/worlds-smallest-surviving-babies-home/story?id=16714169
I hope I don’t get backlash from posting on my facebook about it, but I figure anyone upset with me for my opinion can just go away. I don’t need negative, cynical, mean people in my life. Especially not as I navigate the dark waters of life after the NICU, clubfoot treatment, and prematurity.
Now I am not judging parents for making quality of life decisions for their child. Sometimes there is a point of no return and I am so thankful to not have been faced with that decision. However, society has no right to dictate who will and won’t be saved. If we take that out of the hands of medical professionals, I fear for us all.
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