Comments on: Should Ashley stay a child for ever?

By: sabinuta

sabinuta — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:52:03 +0000

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By: sabina

sabina — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:35:19 +0000

I feel real pity for her, poor girl, what can we do to help her ? i know a few warm words really help so i will say that whenever you need to speak with us just ask.online medications

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By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:48:16 +0000

I don’t know what’s happening to me, i get too emotional about these things. I looked at Ashley’s picture and it’s breaking my heart. Every child should have the same chances. Really sad indeed.Narcon Vista Bay

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:41:23 +0000

There is also a link with an interesting discussion following here: http://brownfemipower.com/?p=790#more-790

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:34:15 +0000

Hi Ellee,

Not being an expert on medical matters I am not in the position to voice a strong opinion, and I am sure that this could not have been easy for the parents. In my view this raises the issues of the cost needed to care for the disabled, and I feel was there more funding for care such a horrible decision may not be necessary, especially as it is not impossible that a cure may develop. But I’m not in a position to judge the parents.

By: Ellee

Ellee — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:28:45 +0000

Bennie and Shani, Thank you for sharing your personal stories with us. Shani, what terrible decisions you too had to face, I hope Toby continues to make good progress. I wish you and Bennie and your families every success for the future.

By: Shani

Shani — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:23:46 +0000

We have had to make some heartrending decisions in the past year – one of them being to veto part of our son’s brain being removed after an accident, and the other to delay the replacement of his skull on the grounds that he wasn’t fit enough for the surgery.

We had to take some quite agressive steps to force consultants to listen to us, two having already given up on our son having any chance of life.

Today – a year later, he is in rehab – the skull replacement was carried out a year after the initial incident and thankfully he lived through it.. it was conceded we were right to have pressed for postponement.

Toby is 17 and is not a cabbage as predicted, in fact he can type and communicate – getting stronger every day.

I say the parents should receive our support and respect, not to mention our prayers – everybody else who has an opinion – including the press – should stop for one minute and think about what they and young Ashley are going through. It is not the media’s life it is theirs…

Best wishes Shani

By: Bennie

Bennie — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:51:45 +0000

Ellee,

I was directed to your site via The Curmudgeon. As a parent of a child with multiple disabilities I appreciate your comments in regards to Ashley’s family. Nancy Grace of CNN enraged me last night in her disgraceful reporting of Ashley’s story. To debate the ethics of this familiy’s decision to seek the best interest for their beloved child is beyond my imagination. I have the link to that transcript on my blog. Thatks again for your thoughs!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:55:29 +0000

Happy New Year Ellee )

I’d hate to be in that situation. One would think the parents did not come to this decision quickly, that they took their time to make such a decision. I don’t think any of us has the right to judge until we’re placed in a similar situation.