first couple of days have seen me go to theatre to observe microsurgery, and i've followed several clinicians dealing with various patients presenting with problems pertaining to the ear and related structures (namely nose and throat...) - some things have been interesting... ;p mostly enjoying seeing the kids who are benefitting from early implantation, it's awesome to see lives so enriched by sound when they'd previously been deprived due to congenital rubella, genetic mutations, obstetric complications, ear canal malformations etc... seeing them grow, develop language skills, interacting with their parents and others, and generally enjoying their environment in every sense... it's this richness of experience in early childhood that leads to normal language development in kids... ;p kids are so cute!!!
one wonders tho, what defines "normal"?!? there's been a lot of recent debate about the merit of in utero foetal screening for congenital deafness, and all the caution about congenital rubella etc... and the deaf community is very defensive about the condition of deafness not being defined as abnormal, and not being used as reasonable grounds to terminate pregnancy... termination is something i'm generally against (as in, i wouldn't condone any termination, although i become accepting of termination in a. cases where to continue pregnancy would severely endanger the mother's life e.g. pulmonary hypertension, large ectopic pregnancy, severe cardiorespiratory disease, possibly also in some cases of cancer, or b. cases of rape) - termination, i do concede, probably does have a place in present-day medicine tho... because we have to consider readily the consequences of outlawing terminations, and the general societal attitude towards unwanted pregnancy and sex... topic for another day, perhaps?!? - as for congenital deafness, there is great richness to be found in interacting with any child, and for them interaction with the world, so much so that imho, there's no reason for that to be grounds for termination or for sadness... every child is a blessing... no child should ever be grieved, simply because they aren't who their parents thought they could have been... although, i'm really jumping the gun here, coz i've never been in the situation of a parent with a child with a disability, and can never really know (until such time that i've experienced it) what it must really be like, how difficult it can be...
hmmmz... blog getting long already... ;p i have so much more to say... perhaps tho, i'll slowly chew thru the issues... so perhaps i can explore them more in depth, as i think they should be... and to give me time to deal with what i have to!!!
anywayz ephesians 4:1-16 has a nice passage on unity... ;p it's somehow related... i thought that it is a marvelous reminder in God's word that love is what binds us together, regardless of our differences, and the fact that we are each unique creations, designed for different roles, and we are called to bear with one another in patient, humble and gentle love... ;p
in Christ, dave
Unity in the Body of Christ
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to one hope when you were called - one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says:
"When he ascended on high,(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
he led captives in his train
and gave gifts to men."
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
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