babyjunioruk Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Daisy Rainey still sucks a dummy, wears nappies and has to be fed and clothed and is completely dependent on her parents and doting older brother https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-19-stays-frozen-time-22616075 Link to comment
TheChronicler Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 That... is probably the most tragic thing I have ever seen on this website. 3 Link to comment
Apache Raccoon Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 What a depressing story, I feel sorry for that Daisy person. Being in diapers and acting little is awesome, but having no choice in the matter because of a serious intellectual disability is just sad. 2 Link to comment
OddlyEnough Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 That's really awful, for the kid and the family. That said, it doesn't sound like a huge mystery to me... My mom worked with special needs kids for years. Judging from my time with those kids, it sounds a lot like severe autism. (I know they say in the article that it's not autism, but it certainly sounds like it... Not that I'm an expert.) 1 Link to comment
Alex Bridges Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Just an FYI, while this is plausible, the Daily Mirror is a tabloid. This could very likely be fake, and a couple things make me think it is. 1) Daisy’s mom sounds like an idiot in her quotes. 2) The article doesn’t quote the physician by name. 3) There’s no real medical discussion at all. She would have been diagnosed with something. It may be something generic and they may not know the cause of it, like developmental delay, but it would be something. 4) It’s a grammatical mess. 5) It manages to work in complaints that make me think the author went out of his way to tick every box: failure of modern medicine, mother resentful at her own children, twelve kinds of regrets, society doesn’t care, blah blah blah. 2 Link to comment
spark Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Alex Bridges said: Just an FYI, while this is plausible, the Daily Mirror is a tabloid. This could very likely be fake, and a couple things make me think it is. 1) Daisy’s mom sounds like an idiot in her quotes. 2) The article doesn’t quote the physician by name. 3) There’s no real medical discussion at all. She would have been diagnosed with something. It may be something generic and they may not know the cause of it, like developmental delay, but it would be something. 4) It’s a grammatical mess. 5) It manages to work in complaints that make me think the author went out of his way to tick every box: failure of modern medicine, mother resentful at her own children, twelve kinds of regrets, society doesn’t care, blah blah blah. I doubt that it's a complete fabrication. The Sun (also tabloid), did run the story as well. Usually if it a complete fake story, it is more like a Sidd Finch. This doesn't fit an April Fool's type joke I bet the story embellished some of the details, but there is very likely a family in Wales who is dealing with an adult daughter who for some reason is not able to function and they forced to care for her. Link to comment
Little Matt Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 She's a mentally disabled adult. This level of severity is rare, but not unheard of. Neither is the specific cause being undiagnosed rare, in fact that's very often the case. There's nothing unbelievable here at all. 1 Link to comment
3bsg3 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 She sounds an awful lot like my sister, who has cerebral palsy. My sister also has epilepsy. Link to comment
~Brian~ Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hello All There are conditions that can leave someone disabled, and live life as a baby. or "Frozen in Time." Daisy Rainy is ONE of them. There is another that comes to mind in the person of Brooke Megan Greenberg. The following is from Wikipedia: Brooke Megan Greenberg (January 8, 1993 – October 24, 2013)[1][2] was an American who remained physically and cognitively similar to a toddler, despite her increasing age. She was about 30 in (76 cm) tall, weighed about 16 lb (7.3 kg) and had an estimated mental age of nine months to one year. Brooke's doctors termed her condition Syndrome X." It all depends on the persons condition. Brooke wore diapers her whole life, but as much as possible was treated as if she had a disability, even though she was very little in stature. Her Friends took care of her, along with her sister, and she was dressed and treated like the the teen she was. she lived her life, and was considered "frozen in time" because while she aged, she did not age as a normal adult would. Being disabled has its perks sometimes, but it can also have its drawbacks, as there were medical conditions that she suffered from. My brother Richard was in an accident when he was younger, and he was mentally disabled due to injuries suffered in the accident, so while he was able to age like me, he also had the mental age of a toddler, as he could not speak, and could only make "noises" to let us know what was going on. There are so many things that we do not understand or are unable to wrap our mind's around, but medicine sometimes throws curves at some of the parents in these situations. Daisy Rainy has her challenges, while Brooke Greenberg had hers: I was always taught that there are always reasons someone is here for a time. My brother died at 10, another friend of mine died at 14, another friend of mine died at 40. Kids and Young Adults may not get the opportunity to live LONG lives, but the idea is that we as individuals (parents) should endeavor to allow our children to live life to their FULLEST potential. From what I see, I believe that Brooke and Daisy are doing that, however, as they age, things may have to change, because children's services may not and most likely won't be able to continue to provide services due to being considered adults at the ages of 18 or 21. The only way that I know this changes, is to assume guardianship over your child when they reach 18 or 21. The process is required in most cases, because once you reach the age of majority, rights that minors did not have, become open to them, and if you have a disabled child, you will have to act in their best interest. On 10/10/2020 at 6:22 AM, 3bsg3 said: She sounds an awful lot like my sister, who has cerebral palsy. My sister also has epilepsy. @3bsg3 Yes, she does sound similar to someone with CP or other mobility disabilities - You can also have other conditions that you deal with ON TOP of the CP - I deal with asthma, IC, and other conditions - She could also be dealing with cognitive issues as well Individuals that have disabilities may have similar diagnoses, but each can be very different. The Severity of a disability is one factor, while underlying or chronic conditions can accompany the diagnoses. Cerebral Palsy, as you know, has several levels of severity, from mild to severe, and CP can affect the arms, legs, limbs, etc, as well as your mental ability and physical ability. I did read this article, and while I may have to question the believability of the information presented, based on the source of the information, I believe that the information presented here is genuine. As for those who try to "fake" a disability - This is where I have to draw a LINE: Parents should NOT try to scam the system, but I have heard of such situations, although I also believe the parents that do this may have the disability if they allow it to continue, or try to scam the medical community. However, there are individuals that I have read about over the years who either have parents that are "strange" because they enable someone who is physically healthy in all other ways to "fake" a disability, or to otherwise "flim flam" the system, by neglecting the child, and because of that neglect, they make a child think they can't do what normal kids can do - Actions like this can CAUSE medical conditions to increase in severity, and worsen, and in the case I refer to, the child was REMOVED from his parents, and was then given a battery of tests, therapy and other assistance to be able to walk and function for there chronological age. This can hurt the CHILD forever, because if they are NOT allowed to grow up and learn skills that they should be able to perform, but for the neglect of a parent. that may be a disabling condition with underlying problems as well. I don't believe that either Daisy or her parents are doing this, because there are intellectual or cognitive disabilities at play here. In the Case of Daisy Rainy, I believe that there is such a disability - If she does not have the mental ability above a certain age, then I would say faking a disability is not an issue here. She has other disabilities that we may not be aware of, and we have to take the information at face value, and come to a conclusion based on what we see in print. Take Care, Brian Link to comment
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