This phrase is written on the banners at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It's on the hospital's Facebook page and all over the website. Hope Lives Here. But apparently, that hope is only for children who are typically-developing. It's only for the "normal" kids. It's only for those who are deemed worth keeping. If you haven't heard the story yet, go here to read about Amelia, a little girl with developmental and cognitive delays who needs a kidney transplant. Without a new kidney, she will most likely die within six months. Her family wants to donate one to her, but the transplant committee said that she was ineligible to receive a kidney because she is "mentally retarded." Side Bar: I absolutely despise the R-word. I always have, and have been known to give kids an earful who let the word slip from their mouths. It bothers me even more now. In case you're an R-word user and don't know what else to say, t...
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