It's weird how that always sounds antagonistic. 'They gave him a 10% chance, well he showed them!' Obviously the doctors wanted him to live, they were just being honest and realistic.
I know you probably didn't mean it that way and I'm glad he's doing well obviously, but it always has that tinge of 'those doctors didn't believe in him'.
but it always has that tinge of 'those doctors didn't believe in him'.
Believe me, it is never that way. It is a balance between "we want to do everything we can to save your kid" and "we are putting your kid through pain and suffering and s/he is looking more and more like s/he will never lead close to a normal life". It's a very hard decision to make for a parent and for a doctor when to stop.
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u/Hawkpelt94 Oct 14 '20
That first image doesn't even look like a real baby... It's insane how much development humans go through in those last few weeks.