Appease Mom [UPDATED]
[Title changed to be more Malkin-worthy.]
If Cindy Sheehan keeps her promise to disrupt the Rose Parade, it won’t be just her own son’s memory she will dishonor:
A little over two years ago, Donna Field’s only son, Christopher, underwent a 14-hour surgery at Children’s Hospital in Boston to correct spinal scoliosis. The surgery was a success but his recovery did not go well. Christopher, 16, developed pneumonia and his breathing became labored.
He was whisked into the intensive care unit, where Donna Field stroked her son’s hand and willed him to be well. But Christopher’s condition continued to deteriorate. Nine days after his surgery, moments before she learned that Christopher had died, Donna Field recalls hearing a woman ask her if she wanted Christopher to be a donor.
“I just knew I wanted to do it,” said Donna Field, 47, of Middleton, a medical records keeper.
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To honor Christopher’s legacy, his image will be hoisted on a Rose Bowl Parade float today, honoring 40 organ donors from across the nation. Some 37 family members of the organ donors, including Donna Field, have traveled to Pasadena, Calif., to see the parade and the float.
I’m sure Cindy can justify any unhappiness her ruckus may cause—the Left always can. If she feels no shame, it’s up to the rest of us to feel it for her.
UPDATE
Michelle has a round-up of the “Appease Mom’s” grace and class.