Wednesday, April 22, 2009 @3:48 PM
ST ONLINE REFLECTION
TERM 2 WEEK 5
SEC 2E/NA
Minister questions plans to separate conjoined twins
(Part A – Prime – Page A1 & A6)
Question 1
What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin?
-The problems involved are such patients could leave one or both with serious brain
damage and one major problem which is to make sure that the supply to both brains
is maintained at all times.
Question 2
If you were a part of a conjoined twin, would you rather stay together with your twin for the rest of your life or would you risk both your lives to go for an operation? Why?
-In my opinion, i would risk both of our lives to go for an operation. As what people
said, one must try in order to get to our goal. If we did not try to go for an
operation, we would not know if we are able to be seperated or to be conjoined for
the rest of our life. If we succeeded in the operation, of course we would be glad
that finally we are being seperated and is able to live our own life from that day
onwards. But if we failed in th operation, at least we know that we have tried and
the doctors there had done their best as no one would not be doing their best in
this kind of dangerous and crucial operations. At least we are not selfish, being
conjoined together for the rest of our lives, unable to live our own lives but to
be conjoined forever until we die. That would be a failure because we did not even
try to go for the operation. So, my answer would be risking both of our lives to go
for an operation.