Lauren's post: octopus girl

I also read about the girl born with four legs and four arms in the paper yesterday. My initial thought was "wow that sucks" and "how does that even happen anyways?" It was a similar situation to the one we read about in the article in class. I don't think children born with disabilities like this should be kept alive and have to live a life knowing nothing but doing multiple procedures and surgeries year after year thinking "I wonder if I'll die tomorrow..." also the fact that up to millions of dollars could be spent when there is little hope in the first place. Money like this could be used for other people who do have a chance of surviving. I think if I was put in the situation, I would be happy to help change the life of someone whose life is at stake by using the money on them instead. Another alternate choice could be to use the money for research to help our society better understand different disabilities, illnesses, etc. and make a difference in the lives of people in the future. But then again, I don't know what it truly feels like to go through something like that, either it being myself or someone close to me. It would probably be unbelievably painful. But, I still think it would need to be something that you just let go of and put in God's hands.