Amazing story
This amazing story. Some of you I sent this to but most haven't seen it
A girl, actually. Olivia Farnsworth, age 11. She is
so mysterious because no one in the world, now, or throughout history, has ever
had her condition. She is missing chromosome 6 - not too unusual, but she
manifested all three possible symptoms. That makes Olivia Farnsworth unique.
She was later hit by a car and dragged an estimated
100 feet (30 meters). Skin was ripped from her midsection and foot. Other than
mild curiosity, Olivia was not amused. She got up and walked away. Symptom one.
After achieving the ripe old age of nine months,
Olivia lost all desire to sleep. No naps. No need for bedtime stories. After
three days and nights of continual activity, the doctors decided to give Olivia
medication. At least her parents would be able to get some sleep. Fast forward
another ten years and she is still on the medication. Otherwise, Olivia might
never sleep. Symptom two.
Olivia did not like baby food. She wanted milk
shakes. Only milk shakes. When she did not get one, Olivia would wait. She was
not about to eat anything else. Her parents decided to withhold her meals,
hoping that hunger would get her to eat something more nutritious. No, that
didn't work either. Olivia had no desire to eat - only to experience the joyful
taste of sugar on her palate. Symptom three.
Today, Olivia, with medication, sleeps about six
hours per night. No longer addicted to milk shakes, she is sticking with
chicken soup; apparently fruits, vegetables and whole grains are still not to
her liking. Occasionally violent, Olivia has no concerns about punching or
kicking people. Unable to comprehend pain, she has no qualms about inflicting
it on others. And her parents have to take Olivia to the doctor regularly,
simply because she is unable to feel symptoms of illness.
What
the future holds for Olivia as she experiences adolescence, adulthood and
old-age is a mystery. Hopefully, her uniqueness will be a blessing.
That's all folks
Amazing story! That she got up from being dragged by a car is unbelievable! Most people would love to not feel pain, but what a challenge to her parents to keep her safe. Kudos to them for taking such good care of their beautiful little girl.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. Have a great week Trev!
Wow! The "inability to feel pain" is a huge challenge, in oh, so many ways. Does she feel emotional pain? You really don't want someone who doesn't feel pain governing your life, because without knowing pain, how can you feel compassion? Her parents are doing their best to keep her safe, and hopefully they find a way to teach her about kindness, when she can't feel pain!
ReplyDeleteWhat a story. She has a lot to contend with but hopefully will be able to navigate through this in her life.
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Her poor parents; that has to be challenging to say the least!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this story. Blessings for the family. Have a great evening. My granddaughter is here this week. Yeah! Smiles, Debbie
ReplyDeleteI di think it was a great story and it has to be hard on here family. It is hard to imagine that you don't know you are ill
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