For a boy with leukemia. Mother is 47. I wonder why they make it public at this stage… B.C. couple put faith in ‘saviour sibling’ Battle to save son’s life raises ethical and moral concerns VANCOUVER – Parents Mike and Pam Obadia are opting for desperate — and controversial — measures to boost the…
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Sweden savior sibling attempt
“Savior Sibling” or “Designer Baby”? For the first time a child is to be born in Sweden intentionally to be a donor for a sibling suffering from a deadly disease. A family in Trollhättan in western Sweden has received permission from the authorities for the complicated procedure to pick an embryo with the right…
Savior sibling misfortune via Daily Mail UK
I had a ‘saviour sibling’ to cure my desperately ill son – but now I’ve found out my newborn daughter can’t save his life Donna Zammit’s first, tearful words to her husband Thomas after their baby daughter was born six weeks ago were: “I did this for Jamie.” Strange words, but then baby Donatella…
More Prayers for Giovanni & Simon
From Giovanni’s Dad blog: Giovanni is once again in a struggle for life, yesterday was yet another battle he has fought in his war for life and I can only hope that the master of his destiny is friend and not foe. Giovanni is currently stable but he is in serious condition and could die….
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Prayers for Giovanni
Giovanni is a boy with NEMO from New Hampshire, he had his transplant 1 year ago. This from Giovanni’s Dad blog: Giovanni is still on the ventilator, and the RSV has spread into his right lung taking its course. Giovanni’s heart is spiking to 174, and the team feels his blood cells are dry, so…
Andy’s writing
Found this note inside his school backpack. Andy 3.20.2008I went to the hospital. The doctor took a xray of my leg. I had floed in my leg. The Doctor put a brace on my leg. When he put on the bace I was limping and it got better and beter. Note from Mr. Dinmore, his teacher:…
One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger…
“One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!” ~Sir Winston Churchill