【求一篇英文读后感,100字左右就行,文章在下边AMother'sFightforaSpecialChildFrankandleegotmarriedin1948afterservingintheCatholicchurch,heasaseminarystudentandsheasanun.Whentheystartedafamily,Leedecidedt】
求一篇英文读后感,100字左右就行,文章在下边
AMother'sFightforaSpecialChild
Frankandleegotmarriedin1948afterservingintheCatholicchurch,heasaseminarystudentandsheasanun.Whentheystartedafamily,Leedecidedthatshewantedsixchildren.Thefirstarrivedin1951,withfivemorefollowinginthenext11years.Butbythetimethefifthchild,Tom,arrived,Leewasatthepointwhereshewasn'tsureshe'dbeabletocareforanother. Atsixmonths,Tomstillwasn'tabletotakespoonfeedingsorholdhisheadup.Leefeltthathewasdevelopingslowlyingeneral.Soshetookhimtothepediatrician,whotoldherthatshewasmakingabigdealovernothing. "Lotsofbabieshavetroubleadjustingtospoonfeedings,"hetoldher."Thisisnormal." "IthinkIknowwhat'snormalandnotnormal,"shetoldhimevenly."I'vehadfourothers.There'ssomethingwrong." Soshetookherbabytoanotherdoctor,whotoldhertowaitayeartoseeifhewould"growoutofit."SoLeewaited-andwatched. Overthenextyear,Tomdidmanagetoholdhisheadup,butinmanyotherwayshegotworse.Heoftenrefusedtoeat.Orhewouldeatonlysquash,untilhisskinturnedanorangetinge.Butthemostworrisomedevelopmentinvolvedhisviolentoutbursts.Hewouldattackhisoldersiblingswhiletheywatchedtelevision,orhitLeefromthebackseatofthecarwhileshetriedtodrive.Leeknewthattempertantrumsarenormalforatoddler,buttheintensityofTom'stantrumsworriedher. Whenhewasayearandahalf,Leemadetheroundstothedoctorsandthespecialistsagain.Thistime,noonetoldherTomwasnormal.OnedoctordiagnosedPKU,ametabolicdiseasethatcanresultinretardation.Anothersaiditwasn'tPKU,butbraindamageatbirththathaddeprivedthebraindamageatbirththathaddeprivedthebraindamageatbirththathaddeprivedthebrainofoxygen.Afterayear,meetingthisdoctorandthatdoctor,LeewastoldthatTomcouldneverleadanormallifeandshouldbeinsitutionalized. Leewashorrified.Howcouldshesendherchild,onlythreeyearsold,awaytoaninstitution,wherethepossibilityofgrowinguphealthycouldbejeopardizedforever?WhenLeeandFrankvisitedtheinstitutionthedoctorssuggested,allthechildrenshesawtherewereseriouslymentallydisabled,manyunabletocommunicate.