Date: december 21st 08
section: the strait times, world
intro: An irish teenager who was born without a jawbone has been given a new chin by a team of surgeons in america. Alan Doherty who was born without the lower half of his face and was unlikely to survive.but after a huge fundraising effort by locals and his favourite team Celtics FC, he is now the first person to have had a series of operations to create a new jaw and chin. he cannot do normal things like speak, chew or swallow. he breathes and eats through a tube inserted in his throat and speaks with the help of a keyboard-operated voice machine.alan's biggest difficulty was dealing with constant staring. now his problem has been solved.
summary: it is great news to hear that he has been given a new life. this would definitely help to give him a better self esteem as his main concern was people staring at him. people should not make fun and tease people just because they do not look like us. in fact these people actually learn how to appreciate life better than us. simple things we take for granted such as talking and eating are things that these people who cant do them appreciate the most.this article also shows how technology has improved for the better. in the past where these surgeries could not be done patients suffering from illnesses would have no choice but to live with it. but now with the improving technology patients can lead a normal life. so its up to us to use science either for the better or the worse.
Mangala :)
No comments:
Post a Comment