In a July 11th post, Mandy chronicles her difficult but fulfilling life as a 32 year old wife, mother and working professional who lives with Cystic Fibrosis. CF is a genetic disease that causes mucus in the body to become thick and sticky and requires frequent and pervasive medical care. Life expectancy has grown from the teens to mid thirties, with some cases even into the 50s. Medical technology is increasingly helping the afflicted live longer and with greater quality.
After growing up with CF, Mandy is now a wife and mother of two daugthers. Mandy's essay is compassionate and tactful response to essayist Addie Morfoot who wrote last October about her grief over the decision to abort her daughter, Annie, after she and her husband learned that their daughter was afflicted with the hereditary illness. Addie and her husband, Ross, still maintain that they "did the right thing" in aborting Annie, saying that this was in the baby's best interests. Mandy Anderson stood up in gracious opposition to witness to the fact that all children are precious children, regardless of their burden.
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| Author Addie Morfoot and director/producer Ross Kaufman attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences New York Oscar night party at GILT at The New York Palace Hotel on March 7, 2010 in New York City.(March 6, 2010 - Source: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America) |
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