Reading Journal-02

THE PICTURE THAT SAVED A BABY'S LIFE BY ELIZABETH ADLAM
FROM READER'S DIGEST (MAGAZINE)- JULY 2009 SINGAPORE

*I found this article from 'Reader's Digest' magazine.

*My rating of this article is 3 over 5.

*I have read this whole article.

*Two new vocabulary words are..
1. MALIGNANT: (of tumour or disease) that cannot be controlled and is likely to cause death.
2. DILATE : verb. to become or to make something larger, wider or more open.

*The picture of the top is the photo that revealed Rowan's retinoblastoma - the white pupil can be seen in her left eye.

*Question: 12. What is an exciting or horrifying or sad or funny part of what you have read?

Briefly, the story about this article is the girl who got a rare disease was saved by one woman who is friend of the baby's mom. The woman was surprised after she saw the picture of her friend and friend's baby. The thing that made her shocked was baby's left eye. She noticed that her friend's baby has serious problem - Retinoblastoma which is a very aggressive cancer and suggested her to go to the hospital. The horrifying part of this article was when I heard that only 1 year baby got one of the most serious and aggressive cancer in the world - Retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rapidly developing cancer which develops in the cells of the retina, the light detecting tissue of the eye(Wikipedia, the free encyclopeida).
I felt sorry for the baby and horrified about the baby's next future. However, luckily, because of the picture and the woman who suggested to go to hospital, the baby was cured at the appropriate time.