tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post8085374250271305528..comments2024-03-02T03:16:49.548-05:00Comments on Every little thing: Final report from BostonAlison Piepmeierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-26498228652619633522013-04-28T12:44:17.947-04:002013-04-28T12:44:17.947-04:00I have so loved reading your dispatches from the f...I have so loved reading your dispatches from the field and look forward to this ongoing scholarship/activism that you're doing. This post reminded me of a guiding quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn:<br /> "Healing does not mean curing, although the two words are often used interchangeably, While it may not be possible for us to cure ourselves or to find someone who can, it is always possible for us to heal ourselves. Healing implies the possibility for us to relate differently to illness, disability, even death, as we learn to see with eyes of wholeness. Healing is coming to terms with things as they are."Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-23536235252250942912013-04-28T10:00:49.956-04:002013-04-28T10:00:49.956-04:00I'm glad that your challenging the scientists!...I'm glad that your challenging the scientists! It's amazing how some scientists can be so open-minded and caring about their data, and at the same time you can tell that they really haven't put much thought in the actual people that represent the final stage of their work. <br /><br />Also, I love the word mutation. One of the reasons is because I feel that people don't really understand what it means, and that scares them. Mutations are special, special things. Random mutations have made every species on the planet become what we are now. We are all mutants. <br /><br />Geneticists will take it one step farther and say that any "mutation" in the genome has to occur in less than 1% of the population to be truly classified as a mutation. Any other mutations are classified as "variations" or "polymorphisms" or some other non-gratifying phrase. What are the stats on the percentage of people born with Down Syndrome? I think it's something like ~11.8%. So, I would say - No. Down syndrome is not a mutation. We've just gotta hope that Maybelle gets bitten by that radioactive spider during highschool. :) Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02934533672266399086noreply@blogger.com