Premature baby not allowed to live under G.B. nationalized health care plan

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22 weeks gestation. Born 4 months early. Makes it through. Watch and you'll see him walking and signing....yes, signing. The vid is subtitled...so, don't worry. You'll enjoy it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqlaDJ352uU]YouTube - Joey - The First 19 Months of a 22 week Preemie[/ame]
 
KarissaMann05 said:
EDIT: Thanks, Jiro! ^___^ And Souggy too.

Okay.

I am sure you know my POV on this link in the first post. I try it again now for my maturity's sake.

I'm sad for the mother because she seemingly may try to have a child. I don't like an idea of refusing the help for her son... But! I wonder, why not she can adopt a child if she really want to have a kid?

:hmm:
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Aww...gee. No one should be holding a grudge against ya! *hugs*
 
kokonut, can you provide a transcript for me and other Deafblind members of AD?
 
:ty: so much KarissaMann05. You've been great about providing transcripts.
 
CJB said:
kokonut, can you provide a transcript for me and other Deafblind members of AD?
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It's not really subtitled. There is no verbal audio, just a piano playing. Just a bunch of text explaining the different stages-- which is hard to explain the purpose of those texts without explaining the pictures and video clips themselves.

All it is a slideshow of a bunch of progresses from 22 gestational weeks to 19 months. I will wait until KarrissaMann is done, and see if any visual descriptions need to be added because the text is not easy to grasp without the visual descriptions.
 
souggy said:
It's not really subtitled. There is no verbal audio, just a piano playing.

All it is a slideshow of a bunch of progresses from 22 gestational weeks to 19 months. I will wait until KarrissaMann is done, and see if any visual descriptions need to be added because the text is not easy to grasp without the visual descriptions.
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Oh, thanks for explaining though. I appreciate even knowing that much. You're also excellent about providing transcripts, souggy. :ty:
 
CJB said:
kokonut, can you provide a transcript for me and other Deafblind members of AD?
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Warning: This video contains footage of an extremely premature infant. Please do not watch if this will make you uncomfortable. I show this because this is my life.

My name is Joey. I was born at 22 weeks and 6 days gestation. i was 1 pound 2 ounces at birth. I was not expected to survive.

This is me. 4 days old.

I weigh about 1 pound.

I was born 4 months early.

I am very fragile.

I am not expected to live.

If I do live, they say I will probably be severely disabled.

I am on a ventilator.

I eat through an IV line.

My eyes are not open yet.

My skin can be rubbed off.

I have countless potential problems.

My parents are prepared for the worst.

This is my life.

5 days old - phototherapy.

This was where I lived.

Some of my medical equipment.

17 days old. I start tube feeds.

29 days old. Mommy held me for the first time.

6 weeks old. I reach 2 pounds.

8 weeks - 3 pounds.

10.5 weeks - 4 pounds.

11 weeks. Moved from NICU to StepDown Unit.

13 weeks 5 pounds.

Going home after 116 days in the hospital.

At home, I am on oxygen and 2 monitors.

I visit a lot of doctors and I start to grow.

and grow (3 weeks home)

and grow (1 month home)

and grow (11 lbs) (over 2 months home). 6 months old and 2 months adjusted age.

Over the next 6 months I will have my ups and downs. I will get of oxygen and my monitors, but I will develop bad reflux. I will need 1 surgery because I have problem gaining weight. I will spend a lot of time visiting doctors.

I do keep exceeding everyone's expectations.

Now I am almost 1 year old (8 months adjusted)

And less than 1 year adjusted.

I crawl...then at 1 year adjusted.

I start to walk.

And walk.

Then I learn to chase Daddy.

Then I start to learn signs.

"Book"

"Dog"

"Shoes"

"Thank you"

"Bubbles"

"More"

"Ball"

I know a few more, and am now working on talking.

I should have this down soon.

This will have to be continued. This is where I am today. I am 15 months adjusted age (from due date).

I hope to have a long and happy life ahead. Thank you for watching. I am going to go grow and learn some more stuff.

Thank you God for giving me and my family a wonderful miracle.

Thank you to my doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals who helped me so very much. Thank you also, to my family and friends whose prayers helped me get through the rough times I had so very early in my life.

*scrolling* - Joey - Birth to 19 months. Born 4 months early. 22 weeks 6 days gestation. 1 lb 2 oz at birth. Thank you for watching. Video created NOvember, 2008. Copyright 2008 Joey z.
 
Aleser said:
I'm all for heroic measures when the baby has enough lung development to survive. Yes, it'll hurt the baby, but they'll have a chance to go on in life and grow up. In this case, the baby did not have that chance.. I think 'aggressively' treating them would have been very, very cruel to everyone involved.
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That baby DID have a chance. Two other babies of similar age have survived without major health problems.
So that baby should have at least been seen to.
It was cruel what happened. Leaving the baby to die for an hour without even seeing to them simply based on the age. Nothing more nothing less.

That's blatent discrimination. I can't understand why people don't see that.
If someone was left to die because they were gay, transexual, of diffferant race faith, etc etc. then people would be in uproar about it but because it is done because of age people seem to condone such an act.

I just don't get it!
 
souggy said:
Are you DUMB?

The case in Florida, the baby was able to breathe on her own right from birth.
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And so did the baby born in england. The baby was definately breathing. It lived for a whole hour unassisted. It should have been given a chance but it wasn't. Simply due to age.

blatent discrimiation like I said.
 
Ahhhh I accidentally hit "back" button and I lost a whole of transcifition. But, thanks to Koko for it. Sorry, you guys...

EDIT: My bad. I meant, "back". Not "enter". :oops:
 
KarissaMann05 said:
Ahhhh I accidentally hit "back" button and I lost a whole of transcifition. But, thanks to Koko for it. Sorry, you guys...

EDIT: My bad. I meant, "back". Not "enter". :oops:
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Thanks for you effort anyway! Sorry all your hard work got deleted.
 
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