The other day in Mr. Mann's class we watched a very interesting movie about diseases. The specific disease that this movie was over was Prader Willi Syndrome. This was a crippling disease that this young man had that had the symptoms of that he had an insatiable appetite and had some other mental problems. This movie to me was just mind blowing, I was shocked that this young man had to go through such hardships, and that diseases like this are just as devastating as any other major disease. Prader Willi syndrome just crippled this kids life, if he wasn't kept occupied he would constantly think about food, and if the kitchen was left unlocked he would sneak downstairs at night and eat as much food as he wanted and possibly become sick.
What really caused me to think about this disease was the caretaker. He loved this kid he was looking after and he gave everything to him. He was always with him and when he was having an emotional fit, he was always there. He was emotionally involved with this kid and loved him as if he was his own. He knew what the struggles were and even though he had those struggles he still went through those and loved this kid with Prader Willi syndrome like he was an average kid with no diseases and nothing wrong.
This just really spoke to me, I was amazed at the love and compassion I saw from this man. He looked as if he had no sleep and was constantly stressed, but the way he acted around this kid was as if he was the only object that mattered in life. Amazing this made me wonder if I could ever do something like this man has gone through, and at this point I really don't know how I would react to my kid or kids who would ever have this disease. Deep down though I know that no matter what I would love my kid as much and more than this man loved his.
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