Friday, April 06, 2007

was watching my daily dose of miami ink yesterday...when one story really touched me.it was a story of a dad who wanted to get a tatoo of his daughter who suffered from tay-sachs disease..

it is a rare inherited disorder which causes causes progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system).Children usually do not survive beyond the age of 5.His daughter was only 2 years old but she couldnt do simple things like crawl,sit,swallow food.Basically she is paralysed.Even so,her parents didn't gave up on her knowing that she is going to pass on soon.They took care of her and gave her all the attention.What the father said really touched me.He said that her daughter made them appreciate every second and every minute of everyday as they didn't know when her time would come.

So her father had a potrait of her daughter done on his chest so as to be reminded of her every single day when she has passed on.

The worst thing is knowing that they could have prevented the disease if they had went for genetic testing prior to having the baby.This is to check if the parents were carriers of the gene.

it is interesting how every tattoo tells a story....

the sound of TRUTH.
12:05 PM