tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post1069581100459471808..comments2023-09-30T08:18:57.378-05:00Comments on Pipecleaner Dreams: A Year after the MutilationAshley's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621835327282616218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-90802049007712354822008-03-15T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-15T11:44:00.000-05:00I can barely read about this child without feeling...I can barely read about this child without feeling so much grief it hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-25334339280417729132008-03-14T07:50:00.000-05:002008-03-14T07:50:00.000-05:00Im with you on this one.Im with you on this one.Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-5442542012217388642008-03-13T07:34:00.000-05:002008-03-13T07:34:00.000-05:00Candice, I know how difficult the decisions must b...Candice, I know how difficult the decisions must be. I, too, am proud of your friend for not taking the easy way out. As a society, we need to find alternatives so parents like Ashley X's and others in similar situations won't feel the need to do what they did. But, with that said, those parents must be willing to give the alternatives a chance.Ashley's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621835327282616218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-21065796982021220332008-03-12T23:21:00.000-05:002008-03-12T23:21:00.000-05:00A friend of mine actually considered giving her ch...A friend of mine actually considered giving her child with CP pills to stop her from menstrating, but decided against it. Her daughter is almost 17 and has still not started her cycles. It is very difficult for her to care for her daughter-taking her to the bathroom alone is a chore that has to be done several times a day. Her daughter has no speech, no use of any limbs and very little control of her head. <BR/><BR/>We talked during her time of decision making for her daughter and she decided to leave it up to God and not to intervene. I am so proud of her for this decision. It would have been so easy to do what these parents have done and control their daughter for what they think is best. What happens if there is a cure? This child has lost all chances of being a woman! <BR/><BR/>Although I know that it must have been a difficult choice for them, I think they took the easy road.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783424650917919101noreply@blogger.com