Fun Friday: New series “I am Shauna Rae” Chronicles the life of a 22-year- old “trapped” in the body of an eight-year-old
Dear Readers,
Forgoing Friday’s theme, I have decided to highlight one
of TLC’s newest series, “I am Shauna Rea.” Since the creation of this blog, it
has been my dream to cover controversial issues surrounding different
disabilities or conditions; with the introduction of weekday “themes,” this
dream had been put on the back burner as part of an ongoing effort to create
more of a growing audience for my blog. However, in the process, I temporarily
forgot my primary purpose for this for- to entertain and inform others about new
information about disabilities. That being said, I will try to get
back to that primary goal- keeping the themes intact while informing readers of
further shows/information about disabilities when necessary.
This may include an occasional distraction from weekly
themes such as today.
Over the past three weeks, I have enjoyed watching as a
new “kind” of disability is revealed on The Learning Channel (TLC). No, I’m not
talking about a newly discovered disability recently reported in the news;
rather, one that is rarely talked about - the side effects of using
chemotherapy to treat childhood cancer. Now I’m not saying chemo should be
banned as many strides have been made when treating cancer in children these
days; I’m just saying we should be more aware of the potential long-term side
effects these drugs can have.
I believe Shauna Rae would agree!
Shauna was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer at
just eight months. She quickly underwent surgery to remove most of the tumor
and had chemotherapy to shrink what was left. However, doctors discovered that
the chemotherapy had stopped her pituitary gland from working and stunted her
growth.
At just 3’10” tall, Shauna is not your average
22-year-old young woman; because of her short stature, she deals with her own
unique set of Challenges-
anything from ranging how to navigate the dating scene, age this
discrimination in public, to the battle for independence from parents to
the battle for independence.
Join me as I learn more about Shauna and her family every Tuesday at 10 PM
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