Just blazing through the front page of USA Today trying not to fall asleep on a conference call. This story is enough to rip the heart out of a lion. Neat they could share some time together though.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-13/dying-man-holds-baby/53069706/1
52 is a bit old to be making babies.
This story is exhibit A as to why.
No lion, Duffy, apparently.
52 is a bit old to be making babies.
This story is exhibit A as to why.
Trust the LR to bring out the douche nozzles.
Touching story. I couldn’t imagine dying knowing that I wouldn’t be able to see my child.
My aunt was telling me that my counsin’s ex-girlfriend (many years past) had a major artery cut during caesarian section and died shortly thereafter. I couldn’t imagine going to the hospital anticipating childbirth and leaving to plan for a funeral.
52 is a bit old to be making babies.
This story is exhibit A as to why.
Trust the LR to bring out the douche nozzles.
It’s not real clear from the story but it appears the pregnancy occurred after the cancer was found. If that’s the case I’m not the only D-bag here.
Um, yah, you pretty much are. If you read the article, it sounds as if it was initially treated successfully. Is your position that no one who once had cancer should conceive? You must be both young and healthy.
Um, yah, you pretty much are. If you read the article, it sounds as if it was initially treated successfully. Is your position that no one who once had cancer should conceive? You must be both young and healthy.
No. No. And no.
The guy gets cancer. Makes wife preggo.
Then, because he’s dying, MAKES HIS WIFE INDUCE EARLY LABOR, for purely selfish purposes. That is not without risk.
Everyone is so emotionally caught up in this they can’t see what an absolute ass that guy was.
Do you know that colon cancer in relatively young people is almost always genetic. My brother in law died from it. My wife gets scoped every six months.
That baby will likely suffer the same fate.
The guy gets cancer. Makes wife preggo.
Then, because he’s dying, MAKES HIS WIFE INDUCE EARLY LABOR, for purely selfish purposes. That is not without risk.
Everyone is so emotionally caught up in this they can’t see what an absolute ass that guy was.
I had focused on the conception issue and not really thought about/noted the early inducement. I think you have a point and I apologize.
She was only two weeks early which is not that big of a deal for the baby, for her she was already having pre-labor symptoms. Given the doctors recommendation that it was okay to induce I will take their word for it. Most doctors aren’t going to risk doing something stupid if its going to cause harm to either person. Also based on the time frame, it would have been very close to when he was diagnosed with cancer to her getting pregnant. 280 days would put them right somewhere in the middle of april. So its really impossible to know if it was right after he had surgery with chemo or if it was right before.
Now that I’ve crushed all the puff out of this piece and got people to think, my work is done here.
Thanks for playing.
Now that I’ve crushed all the puff out of this piece and got people to think, my work is done here.
Thanks for playing.
Funny. I didn’t read anywhere in there that he MADE her do anything. I would think that if the risks were so great for inducing a woman who was already showing signs of pre-labor, the doctors would have poo-poo’ed the idea. Congratulations on being the dick. Mission accomplished.
Now that I’ve crushed all the puff out of this piece and got people to think, my work is done here.
Thanks for playing.
Funny. I didn’t read anywhere in there that he MADE her do anything. I would think that if the risks were so great for inducing a woman who was already showing signs of pre-labor, the doctors would have poo-poo’ed the idea. Congratulations on being the dick. Mission accomplished.
I guess I just have more compassion for kids than you do.
How does this whole sad episode benefit that child in any way? She gets to look at that photo when she’s dying of Colin cancer at 42 years old? Whoopee!
I guess I just have more compassion for kids than you do.
Doubtful.
How does this whole sad episode benefit that child in any way?
First, I can think of nothing better than knowing how much you were loved by a parent and having the satisfaction of knowing that you (in this case, the child’s birth) made the end of a dying man’s life just a little easier to bear.
Let me turn it around on you: How does it hurt the child?
She gets to look at that photo when she’s dying of Colin cancer at 42 years old? Whoopee!
Seriously. THAT is what you’re going with? Yeah. Whatever, dude.
People who get colon cancer at a relatively young age (in this case the guy is right around the generally agreed upon cutoff) it’s almost always a genetic mutation.
If dad has this mutation (assuming mom doesn’t) it’s 50/50 that the kids get it. If the kids get it they will die of colon cancer if an accident doesn’t get them first. Just sayin.
Danno - He is suggesting that a life with a supposed 50% chance of being foreshortened by colon cancer is somehow either not worth celebrating, not worth bringing into the world, or somehow not worth living. I doubt that there is any reason to communicate with him further.
Danno - He is suggesting that a life with a supposed 50% chance of being foreshortened by colon cancer is somehow either not worth celebrating, not worth bringing into the world, or somehow not worth living. I doubt that there is any reason to communicate with him further.
Well, seeing as how his wife became pregnant within a couple weeks of the diagnosis, they already had two kids, and at that point they probably had no idea whatsoever that he may have passed along a genetic predisposition to colon cancer there is one thing left to say to him.
Geez did this thread take a turn. Oh well, public forum open to public op ed pieces!
I was simply struck how nice it seemed that the parents were able to share a brief moment with child b/f he passed, regardless of one’s opinions on what/why the child was conceived.