This baby was born without a face

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Goosemaster

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Aharami
i cannot view the video here at work. dont have the right codec or something. but from all your responses, i dont know if i want to...

you might not want to.....
 

RgrPark

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Mar 11, 2000
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Very sad...
I could not watch the whole video...had to stop when they were showing how she ate through her stomach.
 

FFactory0x

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HOLY SHITE!!!!!!!!!!

Freakin insane. I must say though that it is amazing what Dr's can do nowadays. I think they could reconstruct her face and she could live a normal life. They better however do it soon or that child is in for a work of hurtin later on
 

Bootprint

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Jan 11, 2002
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Originally posted by: FFactory0x
BTW. I didnt have speakers. What was wrong with her. Her face just didnt develope?

Most of the bones for her face never developed.
 

TechnoKid

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Originally posted by: FFactory0x
BTW. I didnt have speakers. What was wrong with her. Her face just didnt develope?

shes missing a lot of bone structure in her face/head.
 

daveman

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Seeing this really makes you count your blessings. It really makes my problems seem small.
 

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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Did you see them feeding her and helping her breathe? Think about that next time you have a "hard" day.

Poor dear. IF she even makes it to her teens, I can't help but feel sorry for the level of ridicule she's receive from the "Britney Spears" classmates.
 

iamwiz82

Lifer
Jan 10, 2001
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Originally posted by: Kanalua
wow...now my problems don't seem like anything...I hope the parents of the girl that called her disgusting gave her a right spanking....

You can't spank another child that is around her age for that. Society teaches that people should all look fairly similar.
 

Ime

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My wife and I are trying to start a family.

My wife is a nurse and is being religious about doing all the right things so the future baby has no defects.

I used to say she was crazy.

After watching this video, my wife can do anything she wants just as long as junior pops out without any defects.

Damn, I couldn't handle that situation.
 

SacrosanctFiend

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Originally posted by: Ime
My wife and I are trying to start a family.

My wife is a nurse and is being religious about doing all the right things so the future baby has no defects.

I used to say she was crazy.

After watching this video, my wife can do anything she wants just as long as junior pops out without any defects.

Damn, I couldn't handle that situation.

Pray for a good genetic combination. 25% of all understood abnormalities are gene related.
 

Phoenix86

Lifer
May 21, 2003
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This is truely one of the saddest things I could ever imagine a parent and child having to deal with. I can only hope she has as normal a life as possible. :(