I thought I would write this little snippet, it wont mean much to anyone on here, unless they know of a similar situation.
My youngest son is 11, and attends a karate class, has been doing so for 4 years, one of his friends there a lovely quiet girl of the same age, has Cistic Fibrosis. She is active and lively, just like any other young girl of her age. She takes goodness knows how many drugs each day, one to do a certain job, others to counteract the side effects of the rest. Its a terrible situation. I understand the dad couldnt cope and the mum is doing the caring.
Anyway, I learnt today from the mum, that sufferers rarely make it past twenty years of age. I just thought to myself that in a few years time this young lady will be having to sit and listen, and go through the motions of careers advice at school, and revising for her GCSEs etc. and it made me feel quite upset.
How terrible for her, and the parents.
You know, last Sunday the Times printed its usual drivel, The Times Rich List. What utter rubbish. When you consider this childs fate, and many others around the world, we are all RICH, we have families, jobs, food on the table, and a roof over our heads, and the vast majority of us are fit and well.
What more could we really want. Im no bible basher, but i will be saying a prayer for this brave kid tonight.
Don.
My youngest son is 11, and attends a karate class, has been doing so for 4 years, one of his friends there a lovely quiet girl of the same age, has Cistic Fibrosis. She is active and lively, just like any other young girl of her age. She takes goodness knows how many drugs each day, one to do a certain job, others to counteract the side effects of the rest. Its a terrible situation. I understand the dad couldnt cope and the mum is doing the caring.
Anyway, I learnt today from the mum, that sufferers rarely make it past twenty years of age. I just thought to myself that in a few years time this young lady will be having to sit and listen, and go through the motions of careers advice at school, and revising for her GCSEs etc. and it made me feel quite upset.
How terrible for her, and the parents.
You know, last Sunday the Times printed its usual drivel, The Times Rich List. What utter rubbish. When you consider this childs fate, and many others around the world, we are all RICH, we have families, jobs, food on the table, and a roof over our heads, and the vast majority of us are fit and well.
What more could we really want. Im no bible basher, but i will be saying a prayer for this brave kid tonight.
Don.