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...realize how common FAS is and how devastating it can be. According to some researchers, FAS is responsible for an estimated 20% of all U.S. cases of mental retardation. That makes FAS the No. 1 threat to children's mental health, greater than either Down syndrome or spina bifida...
...holes. Debbie La Plante, 21, a sophomore at the University of Toledo, enjoys racing in marathons. Her best time in the grueling 26.2-mile event is 3 hr. 31 min. That may not be a world record, but it is impressive enough for someone who was born with spina bifida, is paralyzed from the waist down and races in a wheelchair. Ski Racing magazine named Diana Golden, 25, the U.S. Alpine Skier of 1988 for her unusual skill and courage. Golden, who at age twelve lost a leg to cancer, schusses down slopes on a single...
Carlton Johnson was suffering from spina bifida, a condition in which the spine is not closed, as an infant at Children's Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City in 1981. On the advice of hospital doctors, his parents did not request corrective surgery. Carlton survived, thanks in part to a later operation, but is now mentally retarded. Last week the hospital was accused of withholding treatment from a number of afflicted infants based on "quality of life" considerations, thus causing the death of 24 babies...
...Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Minister in Memorial Church, who presented the award to Lebowitz at last night's benefit concert by cellist Yo-Yo Ma '76, praised Lebowtiz for his work with children in Canton, Mass who are victims of spina bifida...
...crowds in Rhyl. At one point, the tiny voice of Simon Edwin, 7, caught her ear. "My dad says give us a kiss," said Simon. "Well then," Diana replied, bending forward, "you had better let me have one." Further on, the princess spotted Joanne Edwards, 8, crippled by spina bifida. "Do you want a hug?" she asked the young girl. Whispered Joanne: "Oh yes, please." Diana lifted her out of her wheelchair and kissed her softly...