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![Define “Unconditional”Trigger Warning: Child Abuseby reddit user KMApokI tapped my fingers on the steering wheel impatiently. The light turned, and my minivan plodded along.“Lutheran Mercy Hospital: 2 miles.” Good. Close. I hate navigating unfamiliar cities.I heard whimpering in the backseat from the injured girl.[[MORE]]“It’s okay sweetie. Almost there,” I said gently.I thought back to the press conference I watched recently. Lauren and Alan Hoyle had their daughter taken from them.The next day, the couple stood teary-eyed before neighbors, police, and reporters. Begging for their daughter back, they held pictures, cried, declared their undying love. Typical.As I drove, I thought back to other abducted children.Three years ago, Melissa Tanner. 16. Taken. Similarly, her parents pleaded for their daughter back. They spoke about how she loved life, her compassion, her dreams to play professional basketball, how proud they were.Two weeks later, Melissa was found in a dumpster, her legs and feet beaten mercilessly with a hammer. She survived, but wouldn’t walk again.Two years ago, Cody Mason. 14. Taken. His father, a single dad, turned to the community, promising everything if his son was returned. He spoke about his dedication, what a gifted computer programmer he was, what he could do with his life.Two weeks later, Cody was found alive in a field, minus both his hands.One year ago, Joseph Somerset. 10. Taken. His parents posted flyers. They turned to social media, desperate for their son to come home. They spoke about his intellect. How he could change the world. Genius IQ.Two weeks later, Joseph was found at a public swimming pool. He was confused, disoriented. The days went on; his symptoms didn’t improve. It was determined that he had ingested antifreeze, bleach, glass cleaner, rat poison, and other chemicals. While not enough to kill him, it did severely impact his mental faculties.I turned into the hospital parking lot, driving to the unlit area in the back.As I got out of the van, I reminisced on those other children.Their parents loved them. But for what? Who they were? Or for their gifts?I opened the back door, reaching in, scooping the young body out. She whimpered as I picked her up.Of course it’s easy to love someone for their talents, their strengths. But what about their handicaps? Their flaws?I set the girl down softly on the curb.“Okay honey, I’m going to leave you here. When you hear me drive away, start screaming, okay?” I asked. She nodded, hands and legs bound, a bloody tear escaping from under her blindfold.I got back in my vehicle.As I drove off, I heard the shrieking start.Parents find it easy to love their children for their best qualities. But what if you took them away? Would they still feel as strongly?My latest, Alyssa, was my youngest, four years old. Her talents had not manifested yet.As I said earlier, her parents sung her praises.They said she has such beautiful eyes.](https://sixpenceee.com/files/0ce30433c1d5c3c90da015ffcee379ca/tumblr_nsxl7saptb1s1vn29o1_500.jpg)
Trigger Warning: Child Abuse
by reddit user KMApok
I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel impatiently. The light turned, and my minivan plodded along.
“Lutheran Mercy Hospital: 2 miles.” Good. Close. I hate navigating unfamiliar cities.
I heard whimpering in the backseat from the injured girl.
Jordan Eagles is a New York based artist who experiments with blood. Eagles has been working with animal blood to explore what he thinks are life’s fundamental questions. He create works that evoke the connections between life, death, body, spirit, and the Universe.
In an organ transplant surgery, timing is critical. Doctors drop organs into a plastic bag and put them on ice. But lungs soon stop breathing. Hearts stop beating. The organs essentially shut down and start to deteriorate. This means doctors have only about five to 10 hours to get the lung from the donor into the recipient. If the travel time is too long, the organ can’t be used and goes to waste. An Andover company known as TransMedics came up with a system known as the organ Care System. The portable device circulates blood through the lungs and pumps oxygen through the lobes. So the lungs can breathe outside the body. The device is currently not FDA approved but is undergoing clinical testing.(Source)
Doctors in Chile have been left stumped after being presented with a patient who apparently cries tears of blood. Yaritza Oliva, a 20-year-old from the city of Purranque, cries blood red tears several times a day after being afflicted by a mysterious condition earlier this month.
After seeking medical assistance, she was prescribed eye drops to ease the burning pain she said was “indescribable.” Her local hospital ruled out both an eye infection and conjunctivitis, believing that she may be suffering from a rare condition known as haemolacria, although it has yet to be officially diagnosed.
Several case of haemolacria have surfaced in recent years, although very little is known about the condition or its causes. (Source)
A reddit user received this in the mail with a note from the USPS, that said “The carrier who services your route was involved in a Industrial or Motor Vehicle incident. Due to the incident your mail came in contact with blood” (Source)