Rhett's Journey

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:43:45 GMT

clipped by: deb2012
clipper's remarks: compassionate blogging

Clip Source: sharecompassion.blogspot.com

Hello everyone, I would like to direct your attention to a very special family who has a wonderful blog, Rhett's Journey. My friend Karen, over at Beyond Understanding brought this worthy blog to my attention.

Rhett Anthany, is a two-year-old who was a healthy child with Down Syndrome until an extreme overdose of painkillers last year after surgery resulted in a series of physical impairments.

Rhett's father can't work because of a back injury, and his mother Pam cannot work because Rhett needs constant special care. As if that was not enough to make you want to jump in and help, their eldest son has Asperger Syndrome and requires his own special appointments.

I encourage you to please, visit Rhett's Journey and read about this remarkable child, and do what you can to help this loving family.

Tags: compassion

Execution halted?

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:38:39 GMT

clipped by: deb2012
clipper's remarks: follow up to earlier clip I read about Islamic student

Clip Source: technorati.com

Condemned student journalist Sayed Pervez Kambaksh will not face execution according to sources in Afghanistan, following a huge wave of protests which erupted after the sentence was passed down to the student for downloading and distributing documents from the internet which supported women's rights. The protests which have rained down from all directions appear to have had some impact: A ministerial aide, Najib Manalai, insisted: "I am not worried for his life. I'm sure Afghanistan's justice system will find the best way to avoid this sentence." It was the clearest indication yet that the 23-year-old will have his death penalty revoked amid mounting international pressure on the Afghan authorities.

Tags: compassion, human rights

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Rhett's Journey

Execution halted?