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Old 01-10-2007, 02:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I'm not surprised at all about the judgments. However, I *was* very surprised to hear about the surgery the parents had elected for their daughter. I couldn't understand it. I still can't, but reading the parents' webpage (given in the article near the photo) helped me understand their point of view a wee bit better. And apparently their child is not the only one born with static encephalopathy (sp?), as other parents have been in contact with Ashley's parents. We on the outside are not in their shoes...

But still, it seems very radical treatment.
This has no bearing on the argument at hand. However... Hold old is this girl expected to get?

I know there are some handicaps that pretty much mean a person will not live past, say, 13. Is that the case here?
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This has no bearing on the argument at hand. However... Hold old is this girl expected to get?

I know there are some handicaps that pretty much mean a person will not live past, say, 13. Is that the case here?
Well, your post got me looking into static encephalopathy, and the links I found also had "cerebal palsy" in them. I believe the two are synonomous. Best link was eMedicine from WebMD, I think. It has this to say about life expectancy:

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While patients with severe forms of CP may have a reduced life span, many patients experience a typical life expectancy.
In short, they don't know.
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I disagree with what these parents have done. Making their daughter small for their own conveinence is just wrong, IMO.

I don't doubt that they love their daughter, and want what is best for her, but I believe this is going a little too far.
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