On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:22:51 -0500, Teresa Pitman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The parents are very hopeful that he will have some recovery, >> but his test results are grave, so we just don't know. It's been very >> painful for this mom to deal with healthcare providers who are trying to >> make her "face reality." Several even suggested to the parents that they >> simply don't feed him, and another nurse told her while she was cuddling >the >> baby "You know he won't be this cute and cuddly when he gets bigger." > >I cannot tell you how angry this makes me. Me too. Why do so many people think that if you can't have a full life you should have no life? Maybe they think they are sparing the parents future pain? -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html