15-One day I’ll watch my son die
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7910173.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
It’s said that the loss of a son or daughter causes an unbearable pain. This is clearly depicted in a letter written by a heart-broken mother to an important newspaper: The BBC. Her child hasn’t died but his life expectancy is shorter than expected. Noah has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and although he is not a child who plays football or goes to school his legacy will last forever in her family’s souls.
The letter begins by the time Noah’s mother was pregnant. She and her husband dreamed of their child having a normal lifestyle like going to school, playing football. But, destiny played wrong a starvation of oxygen had caused severe damage on his brain in the very moment he was born. From that moment till now, Noah has suffered quadriplegia. They couldn’t believe their dreams about their child drifted away all of a sudden.
Next step was to go on life taking care their special child. Everyday, Noah’s parents have to change him nipples feed him and take care of him years passed but Noah still being a baby. One night, he has had asthma and complicated his health situation even more. Doctors then said that Noah was to live few months more in that moment. Noah’s parents get desperate without knowing what to do. Nowadays, Noah’s parents await Noah’s death thinking that Noah is one special child that has taught them to have internal strength.
To sum up, Noah’s case can easily be applied to any family who undergo the same dramatic situation. The need to feel there is still a chance for a hope is what leads some families like Noah’s o believe that things are done with one purpose that is the teaching of life.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7910173.stm
NEWSPAPER: BBC NEWS
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
It’s said that the loss of a son or daughter causes an unbearable pain. This is clearly depicted in a letter written by a heart-broken mother to an important newspaper: The BBC. Her child hasn’t died but his life expectancy is shorter than expected. Noah has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and although he is not a child who plays football or goes to school his legacy will last forever in her family’s souls.
The letter begins by the time Noah’s mother was pregnant. She and her husband dreamed of their child having a normal lifestyle like going to school, playing football. But, destiny played wrong a starvation of oxygen had caused severe damage on his brain in the very moment he was born. From that moment till now, Noah has suffered quadriplegia. They couldn’t believe their dreams about their child drifted away all of a sudden.
Next step was to go on life taking care their special child. Everyday, Noah’s parents have to change him nipples feed him and take care of him years passed but Noah still being a baby. One night, he has had asthma and complicated his health situation even more. Doctors then said that Noah was to live few months more in that moment. Noah’s parents get desperate without knowing what to do. Nowadays, Noah’s parents await Noah’s death thinking that Noah is one special child that has taught them to have internal strength.
To sum up, Noah’s case can easily be applied to any family who undergo the same dramatic situation. The need to feel there is still a chance for a hope is what leads some families like Noah’s o believe that things are done with one purpose that is the teaching of life.
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