Interpretation of Need
Imagine hearing someone say the words, " I believe that euthanasia should not be illegal. For example, what about people that have special needs and can't be productive members of society. If they can't talk to can't provide some sort of benefit to society then why should they be here.
Horrifed would be one word to describe how I felt upon hearing those words. I'm all for free speech but sometimes when you speak, it makes you sound more ignorant than you already do.
Imagine saying that to a mother whom has been taking care of her daughter for the past 32 years. The daughter whom is severely impaired, bedridden in fact and can only communicate with a smile or a moan. Do you think that for a moment, that mother would be able to put her child to sleep?
I once knew a lady named Florence whom was in her 90's and had taken care of her child Katherine since birth. Katherine spoke nothing at all and could only communicate with moans an smiles of which behind there was no intent. Florence lived alone with Kathernine, she fed her, diapered her, bathed her, moved her with a lift and not for a moment would she have been able to have her put to death. It nearly killed Florence when she hurt herself to have to move herself and Katherine into a nursing home. Katherine wasn't a dog to her but a little girl that she loved and whom she had promised to take care of when she chose to have her.
Do I believe that some time in her life, Florence was resentful that she had to work so hard to provide for Katherine? Naive I am not and I'm certain that at some point she probably felt this way but nonetheless carried on. That's what being a strong and decent person is, you don't give up when it's tough. You take accountability for your choices and make the best of things that could be taken differently.
Having a child is a lifelong commitment and whether or not that child is born handicapped, you still have that obligation to provide a safe and nurturing environment for that precious bundle of joy. Joy can be found in a smile, the touch of a communication board,a simple sign from a hand,the grasp of a spoon, joy can be found in anything.
For children with special needs, their goals aren't to be rich, famous, have a profound impact on society by inventing a cure for something but rather they are the simple things. Brushing ones teeth, washing the dishes, wiping off a table, holding a brush, giving a hug....You never realize the value of a smile until you see a child master something so simple that has taken so long and so much struggle for them to do.
In that instant you know that life isn't to be taken for granted, we are not here to play God and that special needs children are given to us to show us that the simple things in life are the most important.....
Thank you to Tara, Katherine, Florence and so many others for showing us that love and giving is why the world exists...
Horrifed would be one word to describe how I felt upon hearing those words. I'm all for free speech but sometimes when you speak, it makes you sound more ignorant than you already do.
Imagine saying that to a mother whom has been taking care of her daughter for the past 32 years. The daughter whom is severely impaired, bedridden in fact and can only communicate with a smile or a moan. Do you think that for a moment, that mother would be able to put her child to sleep?
I once knew a lady named Florence whom was in her 90's and had taken care of her child Katherine since birth. Katherine spoke nothing at all and could only communicate with moans an smiles of which behind there was no intent. Florence lived alone with Kathernine, she fed her, diapered her, bathed her, moved her with a lift and not for a moment would she have been able to have her put to death. It nearly killed Florence when she hurt herself to have to move herself and Katherine into a nursing home. Katherine wasn't a dog to her but a little girl that she loved and whom she had promised to take care of when she chose to have her.
Do I believe that some time in her life, Florence was resentful that she had to work so hard to provide for Katherine? Naive I am not and I'm certain that at some point she probably felt this way but nonetheless carried on. That's what being a strong and decent person is, you don't give up when it's tough. You take accountability for your choices and make the best of things that could be taken differently.
Having a child is a lifelong commitment and whether or not that child is born handicapped, you still have that obligation to provide a safe and nurturing environment for that precious bundle of joy. Joy can be found in a smile, the touch of a communication board,a simple sign from a hand,the grasp of a spoon, joy can be found in anything.
For children with special needs, their goals aren't to be rich, famous, have a profound impact on society by inventing a cure for something but rather they are the simple things. Brushing ones teeth, washing the dishes, wiping off a table, holding a brush, giving a hug....You never realize the value of a smile until you see a child master something so simple that has taken so long and so much struggle for them to do.
In that instant you know that life isn't to be taken for granted, we are not here to play God and that special needs children are given to us to show us that the simple things in life are the most important.....
Thank you to Tara, Katherine, Florence and so many others for showing us that love and giving is why the world exists...
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