The history of Oscar, the blind boy
“When impatient shoppers see little Oscar O’Sullivan-Hughes using his white cane, they assume it is just a toy and tut disapprovingly at him.But two-year-old Oscar was actually left blind at birth due to a rare genetic defect. Now his parents have spoken out to raise awareness of child blindness.
Oscar, who lives with parents Kate Hughes and Anthony O’Sullivan in Wythenshawe, Manchester, has Lebers Congenital Amaurosis. Ms Huges, 30, said: ‘Oscar’s used the cane since he’s been able to walk. Often when we are out in the shops he will stop to smell the bread, touch the fridges or smell the shampoos. ’People will lose patience with him and stride right over his cane. They have never knocked him over but they are so insensitive and will tut at him because he is holding them up. ’Often we think it’s because they are not aware or because they see that he is so young and think he can’t possibly be blind.’”
=( Awww, bless his heart!
People can be so damn insensitive…
God, what a cute kid. Hugs, bb <3
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A picture began circulating in November. It should be “The Picture of the Year,”… or perhaps, “Picture of the Decade.” It won’t be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the U.S. paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.
The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother’s womb. Little Samuel’s mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner’s remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon’s finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editorstitled the picture, “Hand of Hope.” The text explaining the picture begins, “The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother’s uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life.”
Little Samuel’s mother said they “wept for days” when they saw the picture. Shesaid, “The photo reminds us pregnancy isn’t about disability or an illness, it’s about a little person” Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful.3rd time to reblog… I love this picture. it’s beautiful in it’s own way. :)
I creyyyyyyy :((((
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Russell Brand about Katy Perry
They say Russell Brand is ~eccentric. He’s not!
The last time I checked, he just bought a tiger for Katy as a “wedding gift.”
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Awww…
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A dog really is a man’s best friend.
WOW THATT DOG below IS A MUTANT!
