(March 8, 2014 at 11:09 am)Brakeman Wrote: This poor girl has a tragic medical condition and with great family support she has cultivated a pretty good outlook and some happiness.Um, she looks pretty happy in her Youtube videos, and not being able to grow body fat is hardly a "tragic medical condition". Being able to eat 5,000 calories a day is also not tragic (that's 2 1/2 times the healthy amount for "normal" women). The only negative effects seem to be a weak immune system (but this is the case for anyone underweight anyway) and that she's developing blindness (also, many people go blind during the course of their lives anyway). Plus she isn't actually blind yet. She's fully able to lead a normal life (well within the confines of "normal").
But unfortunately, the god con men have convinced her that her illness is a "gift" from god and that she should love it.. So pathetic how these theist shits will stoop so low as to brainwash the most vulnerable..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Vel%C3%A1squez
She is a Roman Catholic, and she has spoken out in terms of her belief in God who has "blessed me with the greatest blessing of my life, which is my syndrome".[6]
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Plus I hardly see how this makes her "vulnerable". These are all labels that you came up with, Brak.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
