A recent article found on MSNBC told of a story about a little 10 year old girl who died last Friday from complications of a condition called Sirenomelia.
Doctors had predicted she would at most only survive for days after her birth. The girl died at Maine Medical Center on Friday afternoon, hospital spokesman John Lamb said. She had been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly a week.
Being born with "mermaid syndrome," also known as sirenomelia, meant that the Kennebunkport girl had only one partially working kidney, no lower colon or genital organs and legs fused from the waist down.
How did she go to the bathroom?
ReplyDeleteNice job, Emma. 25/25
ReplyDeleteI noticed that you actually quoted two different parts of the article. It's appropriate, when doing that, to include ellipses [...] to show that you have left out some of the original quote.
For example: "She had been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly a week. [...] Being born with "mermaid syndrome," also known as sirenomelia, meant that the Kennebunkport girl had only one partially working kidney, no lower colon or genital organs and legs fused from the waist down.
Katie, she was hooked up to two bags that were at her side at all times. Then her parents would empty the bags and replace them with new ones. It was quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteEmma I have to say that is a very interesting story. Not trying to be funny, but the fact that she was born with her legs fused together, would that make her a beter swimmer? Or was she restricted to doing normal activities, like swimming, that the average American kid does?
ReplyDeleteLauren I have no idea. I don't think you are trying to be funny thats a great question. I would guess yes but I really don't know.
ReplyDeleteSo did they give her a colostomy so she could go to the bathroom? And can you give a baby a stoma even though they are still growing or will that lead to complications?
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