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  • Dr. Rhodes (Colin Donnell) fights to save a mother who's desperate to help her daughter beat cancer.
    Season 02, Episode 21
    Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) asks Sarah (Rachel DiPillo) to conduct his daughter Robin's (Mekia Cox) psych evaluation but has difficulty staying out of the case. When Will (Nick Gehlfuss) and Dr. Manning (Torrey DeVitto) spend more time together at work, Nina (guest star Patti Murin) goes to extreme measures to get Will's attention. Meanwhile, Dr. Choi (Brian Tee) puts pressure on Noah (guest star Roland Buck III) when a residency spot becomes available. S.Epatha Merkerson, Marlyne Barrett and Yaya DaCosta also star. Jesse Lee Soffer also guest stars.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 843

  • @xxphosphene
    @xxphosphene 2 роки тому +2392

    Can we please talk about how the daughter is so worried about her siblings, like receiving less attention or having to do things they don't want? She's an awesome big sister

    • @paulabogomolova666
      @paulabogomolova666 2 роки тому +9

      You mean the script the writers wrote for her? 😂 Oh, yes, she's a real angel!

    • @KaiTheTyrant
      @KaiTheTyrant Рік тому +35

      Paula, making a note on the character of a person, fictional or not, is not a reason for nasty comments.

    • @victoriagodinetfoodtechnic9729
      @victoriagodinetfoodtechnic9729 Рік тому +1

      ​@@paulabogomolova666no
      No no

    • @Asia141
      @Asia141 9 місяців тому +1

      @@KaiTheTyrantbut she is not really

    • @knuffelbeer193
      @knuffelbeer193 9 місяців тому +1

      No she’s not, she’s traumatized and copes the only way she knows how.

  • @Holly-on6ey
    @Holly-on6ey 2 роки тому +4331

    I can understand the desperation of parents when their children have cancer, but to have a child to be spare parts for your sick child just doesn’t sit well with me. It seems rather selfish and frankly disgusting.

    • @mayam3123
      @mayam3123 2 роки тому +117

      Agreed

    • @lanilexander651
      @lanilexander651 2 роки тому +144

      When you're watching this, yes it is selfish but as a parent you will do anything to save your children and even if it is have children to help safe one. I will do it until there is nothing else I can do for my child. It is hard enough to give birth and seeing your child go through leukaemia and another child going through bone marrow to save their siblings, but you will feel even more guilty when you don't do anything and your child die knowing you did nothing. So you do need to pick and choose your battles, and you don't know the stem cells that they take can be from another child the same age as their own daughter.

    • @zoereyes8623
      @zoereyes8623 2 роки тому +385

      @@lanilexander651 ...I know that as a parent you would do anything you can, but thats a human being, not a toolkit of spare parts! Imagine being born and learning you were brought into this world to prevent your sibling from dying. Its not only a great preassure to add to a kid, if they are a match, its not only stem cells, its a kidney, half the liver maybe...you would have to get under the knife múltiple times unless your sibling wins their battle, and if you are not a match...what now? Your parents had you for that sole purpose and you failed right at the start! Its disgusting. I think the "right" thing to do would test any family member first, get the cancer patient treatment as soon as possible and then tried the donor lists, having a child just a "spare parts" is just too much...)

    • @breezy7402
      @breezy7402 2 роки тому +11

      agreed

    • @kn-zm3yj
      @kn-zm3yj 2 роки тому +31

      I understand what you mean, but in the end what is the difference between "creating a kid for this purpose" and already having one that matches and then "using them"? In the end if the kid's very young the parents will decide... so I guess then you'd have to say that a sibling is never allowed to even be tested so this situation doesn't happen.

  • @Claire-sx2hl
    @Claire-sx2hl 2 роки тому +1990

    Trust me, although your kid won’t live long.. they’d rather have a mother to love them for the rest of their life than knowing that they are the cause of their mother’s death. It’s not long but at least they didn’t lose you, they still have you to care and love them.

    • @PheadrasArts
      @PheadrasArts 2 роки тому +7

      Omg exactly

    • @lukeformby2716
      @lukeformby2716 2 роки тому

      @@PheadrasArts gg nnee no jnnn

    • @ShadowSoul92
      @ShadowSoul92 2 роки тому +2

      Parents should never survive their children, if the conditions were normal, it would be the reality ... These are extreme circumstances ... Even if the mother ends up in a coma, it is not certain that she will be able to carry the pregnancy to term ... In this case, three lives would be lost, not just one, which, however painful it may be, is something that must be considered, the mother, in my opinion, is making a mistake ... but we know that mothers do everything for their children .. .

    • @rachelcookie321
      @rachelcookie321 2 роки тому

      You are talking as if the mother would read it. You realise this is a tv show, right?

    • @sairamr6886
      @sairamr6886 2 роки тому

      If the mum passes away the kid is going i hate itself and it's life , blaming itself for the loss of its mother, and the weight of that is not a child can bear.

  • @athenea8990
    @athenea8990 2 роки тому +2960

    A wise mother would know that it's not just about having a perfect match for the needs of her daughter but to be there for their three kids. I can't imagine a son going completely unnoticed by their parents, a girl fighting leukaemia alone and a baby who eventually will kwon that his very existence is to provide organs to his sister and the reason why his own mom died.

    • @caitswildecake2582
      @caitswildecake2582 2 роки тому +68

      The baby won’t “donate organs” only stem cells. I had a bone marrow transplant from a live male donor but he was 36. Sometimes your donor can be a sibling or even from the blood of an umbilical cord since cord blood is absolutely full of fresh stem cells.

    • @rellikzenkrad
      @rellikzenkrad 2 роки тому +110

      Apparently, there’s a novel about this kind of story. A girl was born for the sole purpose of donating to her Leukemia sister, she get fed up when her parents want her to donate her kidney to her sister and decide to sue the family for mistreatment. You should have a read. Extremely well-written.

    • @shofisstar
      @shofisstar 2 роки тому +23

      @@rellikzenkrad there’s also a movie I watched for a class

    • @ravenclawgal3104
      @ravenclawgal3104 2 роки тому +38

      Rellik Zenkrad its called my sisters keeper by jodi picoult! its a rly good read :)

    • @scrollingdownaswespeak
      @scrollingdownaswespeak 2 роки тому +2

      @@rellikzenkrad That sounds familiar. I felt like I've read it before

  • @breezy7402
    @breezy7402 2 роки тому +1372

    "I have the cure to my daughter's cancer inside of me" was such a disgusting thing to say. that's a human being, not just some spare part

    • @vilspotato8008
      @vilspotato8008 2 роки тому +39

      EXACTLYY UGH THIS EP INFURIATES ME SO MUCH

    • @cxffaye
      @cxffaye 2 роки тому +3

      @@vilspotato8008 same

    • @potato252.
      @potato252. 2 роки тому +35

      Well, think abt it this way: that mother's daughter is abt to die and the only way to save her it to have another baby. Her daughter's life is at risk, and the mother would clearly do anything to save her first born

    • @sophiaharalson6137
      @sophiaharalson6137 2 роки тому +40

      @Halle George
      If the mother would have died the first born would feel guilty and misurable. That’s not a good thing.

    • @zinzolin14
      @zinzolin14 2 роки тому +40

      @@potato252. the key word is "mother" here, she'll be a mother to one child but is willing to neglect the well being of her other children. It's a messed up contradiction.

  • @belad0nna
    @belad0nna 2 роки тому +169

    When your child is the smartest and wisest one of your family unit, you know therapy is SORELY needed.

  • @FlamingSparrows
    @FlamingSparrows 2 роки тому +2147

    God this was such a heart-breaking episode. "That girl has an impossible battle ahead of her" "At least she'll be able to face it with her mother" T-T

  • @AWlpsSHOW36
    @AWlpsSHOW36 2 роки тому +451

    The thing that really gets to me about this is that this woman has absolutely no care about the baby she's carrying. She's not concerned for the baby's health and life. It's about her daughter.
    She is dehumanizing the third child. She only sees the baby as a container full of organs and not a human being. A human with feelings and emotions and life just like her other two children. Really hard to feel sympathy for her.

    • @lorenapacora1526
      @lorenapacora1526 2 роки тому +13

      well its not a kid yet, its a fetus, theres no emotions or feelings yet
      but yeah, its fucked up

    • @stevismymum5121
      @stevismymum5121 2 роки тому +4

      they only had the kid before that 2 for the other daughter

    • @pamelawhitelaw1458
      @pamelawhitelaw1458 Рік тому

      @@lorenapacora1526 that fitus as you call it ls a living breathing baby it gets food to make it grow and it breathes as well it has a heart beat and even pees and poops

    • @salmaumar5750
      @salmaumar5750 Рік тому +5

      It is hard to feel sorry for and her stubbornness could have killed both her and the baby too

    • @palakkumari112
      @palakkumari112 Рік тому

      you don't understand ......her daughter was dying miserably right in front of her .....she had no choice but to at least try something to save her + the baby in mother's body is just a fetus , it has no feelings until its born into the world its just a part of mother's flesh .....simply a parasite living in mothers body .....
      But of course after its born and knows the purpose of its existence its gonna be a cruel story

  • @realta140
    @realta140 2 роки тому +554

    Having a child just to save another one seems so cruel

    • @KristiContemplates
      @KristiContemplates 2 роки тому +17

      Because it is

    • @ileana823100
      @ileana823100 2 роки тому +9

      Normally they get the stemmcells out of the umbilical cord .

    • @secretdarkness2836
      @secretdarkness2836 2 роки тому +4

      I wouldn't say it's cruel it's more like self-catering cruel bc if u try to save ur child with leukemia it's not going to be easy

    • @juliaevans2375
      @juliaevans2375 2 роки тому +7

      @@KristiContemplates and letting a child die is not cruel?

    • @IMINYOURWALLS..
      @IMINYOURWALLS.. 2 роки тому +2

      @@juliaevans2375 either the child lives without their mother by their side with siblings who aren't cared for OR the kid lives their life with their parents until they die

  • @prime1918
    @prime1918 2 роки тому +893

    So the only reason for that kid existing is to just be an organ donor and bone marrow donor imagine growing up and figuring that out like what the actual hell

    • @CA-bw9vw
      @CA-bw9vw 2 роки тому +50

      I personally would not mind. I mean it's not like they're gonna throw me out after they harvest my bone marrow. In fact I would be grateful because if my sibling did not exist, I probably would not either.l

    • @prime1918
      @prime1918 2 роки тому +53

      @@CA-bw9vw they didn’t want you though they wanted your organs and marrow you were just an item to them not a child they loved their daughter and even their son more than you because at least the son was wanted as a child

    • @prime1918
      @prime1918 2 роки тому +14

      @Chatty Catty yeah it probably happens a lot more than I do think and what’s worse is that the people doing it probably think their heroes for saving their child no your a monster who just “Never let me go’d” your baby

    • @jaydenrae8936
      @jaydenrae8936 2 роки тому +37

      @@prime1918 Actually the son was ment to be the one they used for the organs and bone marrow but he wasn't a match to the girl. It's quite sad :(

    • @prime1918
      @prime1918 2 роки тому +7

      @@jaydenrae8936I mean I don’t think it was that I think they had him before the cancer and just realised that he wasn’t a match the mother tried before this baby already and it was a miscarriage

  • @Shy__wolf
    @Shy__wolf 2 роки тому +32

    That mother is severely disconnected to her unborn child. She doesn't see him as a baby but a spare part. It's very disturbing and so wrong

  • @Raursmhyer
    @Raursmhyer 2 роки тому +503

    This reminds me of the book My Sister's Keeper. There's no easy answer to this situation. Wish no one would have to face a situation like this ever.

    • @zoeknap9777
      @zoeknap9777 2 роки тому +40

      If youd watched the movie youd see its a exact copy basically down to the ignored brother

    • @toriannlewis5087
      @toriannlewis5087 2 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @Ikajo
      @Ikajo 2 роки тому +6

      @@zoeknap9777 Apparently they changed the ending in the movie

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird 2 роки тому +10

      @@Ikajo One of the instances where the movie version was better than the book

    • @Jaja_242
      @Jaja_242 2 роки тому

      Jupp

  • @elizabethjarram
    @elizabethjarram 2 роки тому +962

    Why do parents have a second child who's only purpose in the world is to be an organ donor to the firstborn?!
    I would never do that to my children if I was in that situation.

    • @SjofnBM1989
      @SjofnBM1989 2 роки тому +72

      Yeah it's absolutely sick and disgusting.

    • @elizabethjarram
      @elizabethjarram 2 роки тому +123

      @@SjofnBM1989 Yeah. I bet from that child's perspective, they are feeling like "my parents only had me so I could save their other child and don't care that I am suffering as well."

    • @harleengill9606
      @harleengill9606 2 роки тому +6

      It’s there 3rd child

    • @esmegrant8573
      @esmegrant8573 2 роки тому +30

      @@harleengill9606 only cause the other one wasn’t a match

    • @harleengill9606
      @harleengill9606 2 роки тому +21

      @@esmegrant8573 no because they had there son before so they started trying for another child because he wasn’t a match but he was already born before all this

  • @MarinaM220107n0vi4li
    @MarinaM220107n0vi4li 2 роки тому +503

    Having kid after kid to save one of your kids, and neglecting the one's that are not a match is unethical. I get why the mom does that, but the girl she's fighting for could end up in a very bad state believing she was the reason why her mom died, also if the new baby lives it will be seen just as an organ source/donor nothing more and that's extremely detrimental for the child's well being and development.

  • @JustMe-12345
    @JustMe-12345 2 роки тому +260

    I cant imagine how it must feel to a kid to know that you were only born to help your sibling live...

  • @truffleszn9093
    @truffleszn9093 2 роки тому +139

    no one talking about how good of an actor the little girl is

  • @casiedomingos5197
    @casiedomingos5197 2 роки тому +261

    Having a baby just to strip them from their organs is so unethical to me how is this even legal imagine mygosh 😨😰

    • @josephparungaoandchristine7362
      @josephparungaoandchristine7362 2 роки тому +3

      Bone marrow transplant probably...you dont lose organs. You are remaking bone marrow indefinetely... There is no assurance that the newborn would even be a match or may end up also having the disease. Better they could have a surrogate knowing she has cardiomyopathy

    • @julieprinsloo2232
      @julieprinsloo2232 2 роки тому +8

      Its fluid from their spine the person will produce more and be healthy i dont understand why its wrong

    • @straightuphating1013
      @straightuphating1013 2 роки тому +23

      @@julieprinsloo2232 you heard them say in the video maybe a kidney and some livet stuff that can have potential health risks one day and besides knowing your born for the sole purpose of being a donor is fucked up it's like you know your parents don't love you as much

    • @kirin1230
      @kirin1230 Рік тому +5

      @@straightuphating1013 Are children allowed to donate organs like this if the parents approve? That feels like it should be illegal... Like no living child should be allowed to donate organs (They aren't allowed to donate blood right? Why organs or marrow?), let alone a bloody baby. Is it genuinely legal to do that??

    • @maz2825
      @maz2825 Рік тому +2

      True how the mother is disgusting for bringing children into the world just to save her first child. However, if I grew up knowing that I saved my siblings life by simply just existing I'd feel like a hero. the fact that one human can save another humans life through blood and organ donation is insane and amazing. But totally think the mother is crazy for just thinking of one person and neglecting the rest of the family like that

  • @beccablueeyes99
    @beccablueeyes99 2 роки тому +465

    I can understand wanting to save your child, but they only thought about themselves. The fact in, that little girl is going to always know that her sibling was born to be taken apart for her and her mother risked dying for her. That level of guilt.... I can't imagine. And then the child that was born as an organ farm.... If they treat the kid well, out of love and guilt, they might keep putting up with the surgery's once they have a choice, but if not... seriously traumatic.
    Although the baby wasn't fully developed, wouldn't it still have some bone marrow and cerebral fluid? Obviously only a tiny amount, but would it be able to make any difference?

    • @phloxy_fox96528
      @phloxy_fox96528 2 роки тому +23

      I doubt they would be able to extract more than a tiny drop. If I heard correctly, she was in her fifth month, so the baby would have been severely underdeveloped. And seeing as it is stage four leukemia, it would have been a drop on hot stone.

    • @caitswildecake2582
      @caitswildecake2582 2 роки тому +7

      If the mother had managed to go full term, and the baby still didn’t survive I think the last option would have been the blood from the umbilical cord. I had a live donor who was a male 36 when I had my BMT at 17 however I know some people who have had their cells come from donated umbilical cords. If this was a real life case though, I don’t think the cord would have been developed enough either.

    • @caitswildecake2582
      @caitswildecake2582 2 роки тому +15

      Also in terms of the guilt, survivors guilt hits every cancer patient. We don’t take the sacrifices of others very lightly. When I had my transplant I had a few friends have theirs around the same time however over time they began to relapse and the fact that I’m still cancer free (although the side effects are crippling me) I can’t help but feel immense guilt that mine worked and theirs didn’t. I’d also refrain from the idea of using “organ farm”. It causes fear mongering and terminology like that is exactly why so many people are dying waiting for transplants and even blood transfusions since a lot of people like to make donation out to be painful or scary when I think it’s a beautiful thing.

  • @Horizon1722
    @Horizon1722 2 роки тому +112

    What that mother wanted to do was absolutely disgusting. Having a kid just to be a spare parts bin for her daughter, when even her daughter doesn't want that.

  • @megsmith6758
    @megsmith6758 2 роки тому +242

    Not very smart to bring a child with no immune system to the hospital

    • @Charlie-yv3ib
      @Charlie-yv3ib 2 роки тому +11

      Tbf in an emergency situation you don't really have time to figure out alternate care for your kids

    • @megsmith6758
      @megsmith6758 2 роки тому +13

      @@Charlie-yv3ib true but at least have them wearing a mask 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @equestrian.life.
      @equestrian.life. 2 роки тому +4

      @@megsmith6758
      Masks are used so that people who are sick won't transmit the infection. So it would be useless for the kid to wear a mask. Use your logic.

    • @miss_daisy4925
      @miss_daisy4925 2 роки тому

      Charlie rather her not see her mum?

    • @megsmith6758
      @megsmith6758 2 роки тому +15

      @@equestrian.life. Even before the pandemic, cancer patients would wear masks, it gives a little bit of protection over nothing.

  • @rizjizz478
    @rizjizz478 2 роки тому +350

    This ep reminds me of the movie ‘My Sister’s Keeper’. The movie was so sad I cried myself to sleep lmao

    • @BlastFromThePastTheGoodOldDays
      @BlastFromThePastTheGoodOldDays 2 роки тому +21

      The book was also quite sad, it had a different ending to the movie

    • @tozzilil
      @tozzilil 2 роки тому +14

      @@BlastFromThePastTheGoodOldDays the book DESTROYED me. The film wasn’t as good in my opinion

    • @Offical_Comedic_Relief
      @Offical_Comedic_Relief 2 роки тому +3

      Omg i had the same thought

    • @rizjizz478
      @rizjizz478 2 роки тому +5

      I also read an article that said the book was better. I unfortunately can’t find the book in any of my local bookstores and I can’t buy it on amazon because I live on the other side of the world and shipping would be too expensive. I’ll try and read the book if I see it on our bookstores tho!!♡

    • @threecatsinacoat
      @threecatsinacoat 2 роки тому +3

      I had to watch it in class we where all crying lmao

  • @CA-bw9vw
    @CA-bw9vw 2 роки тому +158

    I mean you could try another baby again if you can find a surrogate. Many cancer survivors outlive their prognosis. It's not sure death for the kid.

    • @jamsaidemelo1367
      @jamsaidemelo1367 2 роки тому +11

      I'm pretty sure they took thise drastic measure due to how the treatment aren't working properly with the daughter. She can't have another pregnancy. Finding and affording a surrogate is unlikely.
      This is such a terrible situation.

  • @miasteijn9019
    @miasteijn9019 2 роки тому +195

    So basically this is My sister's keeper but Chicago Med style😂😂

    • @siobhang6837
      @siobhang6837 2 роки тому +21

      Yes, I’m glad that someone else knows about this movie, it’s terrible what the parents did to one daughter to save another daughter

    • @khoannekrysllene
      @khoannekrysllene 2 роки тому

      @@siobhang6837 where can i watch?

    • @innag6888
      @innag6888 6 місяців тому

      all of it initially based on real life anissa ayala and her organ donor kid sister conceived specifically to be an organ donor

    • @_BKFootball
      @_BKFootball 4 місяці тому

      ​@@khoannekrysllene (on stream)

  • @michellestewart3390
    @michellestewart3390 Рік тому +20

    I watched this video. Out of all the family, I would've listened to the little girl that has leukemia. She seems to be very smart and understands everything that is happening. Her thinking & worrying about everyone else and not about herself breaks my heart. I know it's a tv show, but I wish I could give her a big hug and her leukemia would just disappear.

  • @PKAC972
    @PKAC972 2 роки тому +62

    "Bone marrow and kidney..." This is a reference to the book and movie "My sister's keeper", and the whole thing is a huge misunderstanding. Savior siblings donate, usually, only the umbilical cord's blood. To donate the bone marrow is accepted only if extremely necessary, but kidney and liver are never taken if the savior sibling is under 18, because hospital and transplant committees refuse to accept organs from underage donors, even if the latters agree with it.

  • @Suzette1122
    @Suzette1122 2 роки тому +73

    While I understand the lengths the parents were willing to go to save their daughters life, the whole time they were referring the baby as like a thing and not their child

  • @leigh-annadams1169
    @leigh-annadams1169 2 роки тому +41

    Even though every parent will do anything to save their kid, being there for them is much more important

  • @NoobAdventuresGaming
    @NoobAdventuresGaming 2 роки тому +175

    At this point I’m beginning to think they should’ve just used Echmo in the first place. Would’ve probably saved everyone.

    • @balls3443
      @balls3443 2 роки тому +5

      whats echmo? sorry for asking haha

    • @moralstarpodcasts9306
      @moralstarpodcasts9306 2 роки тому +6

      @@balls3443 It's a special kind of life support that does the function of the heart and lungs.

  • @Soph82002
    @Soph82002 2 роки тому +46

    Am I the only one devastated for the baby!?It's fucked up they saw no problem with only having another child just to be a living doner for their daughter.I understand their situation but whenever the mom talked about wanting the baby to live it was all 'its for my daughter' 'please save the baby for my daughter's sake'🤬

    • @sophiaharalson6137
      @sophiaharalson6137 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah I feel the same way as you do.
      Plus the mom could of died. Emagine how heart brocken her famaly would be SMH

  • @murdershe......7378
    @murdershe......7378 11 місяців тому +14

    My daughter has ALL ( acute lymphoblastic leukaemia ) We are very very lucky as all three of her sisters are a match for her and considering each one only had a 25% chance of being a match we consider it miraculous that all three are a perfect match.
    With that being said, we will never force them to be that match, they are all over the age of 18 but we understand that guilt plays a big part in their decision, were the stem cell transplant not to work they would always feel some level of guilt that their stem cells couldn't have saved their sisters and always wonder if any of their other sister's stem cells would of saved her.
    We want them all to go through counselling before making such a decision and we have time as our daughter with ALL is currently in remission. We will only need to consider a stem cell transplant should she relapse. No parent should force their child to donate any part of their body to their sibling without their express consent and counselling first and in this case a baby is being bred to act as spare parts for their sister which is unethical.

  • @Sonicnicholasgameandreview8999
    @Sonicnicholasgameandreview8999 2 роки тому +33

    The way the daughter saw her mom dying it made me scared out of my mind

  • @brynwassing150
    @brynwassing150 2 роки тому +112

    I’ll admit I’ve never experienced having a child with cancer, but in my opinion having a saviour baby is just so disgusting. I understand wanting to do absolutely everything to save your child but to use a human being as spare parts it’s just awful. They call their current daughter my daughter, and the child that’s in her body she just called the baby not my baby. She does not care about the child she’s growing, and as the daughter says neither parent really cares about the son either and he is a living child. Life for that baby would be hell. A child is not spare parts, and they should never be forced into giving anything to sustain the life of another child. I understand it is a horrible situation but I cannot see a reason to force a tiny little baby to go through any of that and receive nothing in return not even the love of their parents.

  • @leesteele9261
    @leesteele9261 2 роки тому +55

    This is an emotional roller coaster. Such a good show.

  • @hayleyjaine1064
    @hayleyjaine1064 2 роки тому +186

    I like it when tv shows and movies involve saviour siblings, siblings born to save an older one. I am a saviour sibling, born to save my older sister and let me tell you, it isn’t as popular as many think. There are laws protecting the kids and if you choose the IVF route, many people actually get denied because the doctors believe the baby won’t be treated as an equal and there is also the risk of the baby having the same condition. It’s always interesting to see how people react to saviour siblings and what the audience thinks. Also helps us saviour siblings explain what we are to people when we have things like my sisters keeper to compare it too. Trust me when I say, saviour siblings have their own views on the matter and our creation and it isn’t all good. After all, we were born to be spare parts for someone else but I don’t think anyone can have a view on this until you’re a parent in that situation of watching your child die or you’ve grown up knowing your a saviour sibling. Anyone have any questions just ask.

    • @sunnybunny6275
      @sunnybunny6275 2 роки тому +15

      Do your parents treat you equally to your sister? Is your sister well now? Thank you for educating us on this xx

    • @hayleyjaine1064
      @hayleyjaine1064 2 роки тому +70

      @@sunnybunny6275honestly, not really but I don’t think it was their fault completely. My sister has a rare illness meaning she will die one day of her illness and it’s likely I’ll have to donate something to keep her alive longer. The first few years of my life, she was so sick my parents couldn’t take care of me so I was passed between family members. They even had a time table, Monday to Thursday night my grandparents house and Thursday to Monday night my aunts house. I don’t think they ever had a chance to bond with me while I was young so it kind of put a strain on the relationship early on and by the time they did start taking care of me, my little sister was born. I was seen more as a helper in the household, someone to help with my sisters illness and to take care of my little sister. Honestly just like in the clip with what the girl said about her brother being ignored, it’s kind of like that, not just with me but with others. I know other saviour siblings, I was a part of a club as a kid where we would meet up every year in the summer, it was a way for us to deal with who we are and meet others so we didn’t feel alone, I don’t know who set it up. As kids we felt like we were special in a way, because we were born with a purpose while most people are born accidents but as we got older, learned more about what we are and what we were born for, it became more like a burden. The other people I know were rather ignored because they had a sick sibling or treated special because of what they did but that also affected the relationship as they didn’t want their whole existence to be about something none of us had a choice in. I think relationships between parents and saviour siblings is ultimately down to why age to tell them. I was raised knowing it, it was passed in conversation like asking how are you, but I know others who weren’t told until they were older and they became mad because there whole existence was a lie. Some parent choose not to tell their kids, as long as they’re sure the older kid won’t get sick again, and sometimes I think that’s the best decision so the saviour sibling doesn’t have to grow up believing they’re just an organ bank on standby. Other saviour siblings might have different views but that’s just what i see and hear. With any kids born into a family with a sibling with a disability, I don’t think there’s any equality as that sibling needs more attention. Parents try but ignoring their other children commonly happens.

    • @pinkestpeaches6302
      @pinkestpeaches6302 2 роки тому +5

      How do you feel knowing you’re a saviour sibling? Does it affect your view on life?

    • @shaoji2235
      @shaoji2235 2 роки тому +3

      When you found this out how did it make you feel? Honestly I'm proud of you for being able to talk about something like this!

    • @kazbaby212
      @kazbaby212 2 роки тому +4

      Do you feel like you have a choice when the time comes for you to donate?

  • @sairamr6886
    @sairamr6886 2 роки тому +19

    This is beyond sickening, a baby is born out of love, not as spare parts for a sibling.

  • @soapy_soup
    @soapy_soup 2 роки тому +65

    It's great that the mom's doing everything she can for the little girl's life but killing herself to save her daughter's life is way too much. The girl would feel terrible that the mom gave up her life to save her.

    • @lindakachona7500
      @lindakachona7500 2 роки тому +1

      Clearly you are not a mother

    • @lindakachona7500
      @lindakachona7500 2 роки тому

      She was helpless

    • @theyyyloveniii3269
      @theyyyloveniii3269 2 роки тому +3

      Ok, what she is trying to say is that she felt bad about the baby because when its born the child would be stripped away of there organs just for them to save thier sick child , And while the girl gets all the mothers attention the baby was just used as a cure .

  • @Asteria____
    @Asteria____ 2 роки тому +95

    I’m sorry but I absolutely hate that mother. No offence to the girl with leukaemia but her mother’s actions are detestable even if they were made with her daughters survival in mind. She purposely produced a child for the sake of saving her ill child and when they weren’t a match she moved on and tries to get pregnant again. Even after a miscarriage and then losing her second baby, she sees them as only donors to save her child. She mourns her failure to birth her daughter a cure rather than the death of another child, HER CHILD. She’s so caught up in trying to save her daughter that she isn’t cherishing the life she has with her or her other child.

    • @ileana823100
      @ileana823100 2 роки тому

      I hope you never have to be in a situation, her first born daughter is deadly sick.

  • @paolonutinisshoe
    @paolonutinisshoe 2 роки тому +7

    When she said the parents hardly notice the boy who wasn't a match 😔

  • @kiaboorainbow6035
    @kiaboorainbow6035 2 роки тому +20

    I'm literally crying the whole video this is 😭😭heart-breaking

  • @freyjaglasscoe4552
    @freyjaglasscoe4552 2 роки тому +21

    The mum thinks she failed her daughter- no she survived so she could look after her lil girl. Ur not ment to make me cry 😭😭😭. But this episode i am crying so hard

  • @koradestiny
    @koradestiny 2 роки тому +27

    It seems cruel and unfair to have a designer baby only for spare parts

  • @sarahphillips8005
    @sarahphillips8005 2 роки тому +11

    Despite that family's plan being questionable morally and ethically, I still cried at the end 💔

  • @misterbin00
    @misterbin00 2 роки тому +66

    Just asking, can't you harvest the bone marrows from the dead baby?
    Well a fetus wouldn't have a lot of them, but you also don't have to consider leaving enough for the baby to live with.

    • @ynamanzano2075
      @ynamanzano2075 2 роки тому

      According to google you can still harvest from the dead five days after death 😳😳

    • @ava1872
      @ava1872 2 роки тому

      @@ynamanzano2075 oh god- so this was just- pointless?

  • @laurenbruges8784
    @laurenbruges8784 2 роки тому +13

    I hate the idea of parents having a child to save their kid with cancer but I can understand it rip

  • @odainanna
    @odainanna 2 роки тому +37

    I think they could have just stored the cord blood. It doesn't have to be used right away.

    • @aliacibich1854
      @aliacibich1854 2 роки тому +5

      Yes, cord blood transplants are routinely performed. Most often the cord blood is years old.

  • @dillon17
    @dillon17 2 роки тому +55

    That mother... omg... shes so annoying. im sorry, but that kid would rather have a mother for 4 years, than be alive for 70 years knowing she killed her mother. :/

  • @descent1234567890
    @descent1234567890 2 роки тому +17

    even if they managed to save the baby, harvest it, and cure the girl of leukemia, she's gonna be miserable for the rest of her life, knowing that every moment she lives is a moment she practically stole from another human. that she lives at the expense of others. that kind of guilt can be a severe healthrisk by itself.

    • @lorenapacora1526
      @lorenapacora1526 2 роки тому

      they dont harvest all the organs, it is bone marrow donation , the baby will live

    • @vi6126
      @vi6126 2 роки тому

      The baby won't die after donating its bone marrow. No doctor would hurt a healthy child to save their relative. Bone marrow donation involves using syringes to take some of the donor's marrow, it is basically like a more invasive blood donation

    • @lavans5721
      @lavans5721 2 роки тому

      @@vi6126 except stage 4 leukemia metastasizes. They'd need parts of the babies organs, so much so its basically dead anyways.

  • @gemmaluescher-verseckas1243
    @gemmaluescher-verseckas1243 5 місяців тому +1

    I understand the mom, she will literally do anything to save her child’s life.

  • @jc.laurel7534
    @jc.laurel7534 2 роки тому +56

    I literally just finished watching this episode, but i was like ‘eh i’ll watch it again’

  • @mayuniwijesinghe7726
    @mayuniwijesinghe7726 2 роки тому +17

    This is like the movie, My sister's keeper... sad and unfair for the baby

  • @tsuki7838
    @tsuki7838 2 роки тому +17

    This reminds me of that movie where the mother has a daughter just to save her first born daughter and forces her to give everything the first born needs.
    Spoilers ahead:
    The second daughter takes it to the court when her sister says that she's ready to pass but knows that the mother won't allow it.

    • @ellav7812
      @ellav7812 2 роки тому +1

      Dude spoilers on that last bit 😂

  • @geraldinemonchau8558
    @geraldinemonchau8558 2 роки тому +7

    I literally cried 🥺
    This story was heartbreaking and sad

  • @aiste8099
    @aiste8099 Рік тому +24

    maybe it’s really insensitive of me, but i kinda understand the mother. it’s easier to care about someone that has emotions and personality, someone who you have a deep connection with, rather than someone you never met

    • @aurablue368
      @aurablue368 Рік тому +1

      I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way! Like pregnant mothers don't really have the bond with thei child physically, it's moreso the child's potential and their idea of what the child's gonna be.. but once that child is grown and you know them and their personality, you know their face and their mannerisms, it's a whole different thing!

  • @jayray6470
    @jayray6470 2 роки тому +13

    Donor baby. While i can see the benefits its still one terrible idea doctors came up with to save a life. Its like this mother doesn't recognize this baby as her child too. This child will be born with the burden of having to save his sibling. Before the baby is old enough to even understand the parents have the authority to take from him. It's not right. What next a kidney? Piece of its lungs? Liver? This donor baby idea should be illegal.

  • @remruna3538
    @remruna3538 2 роки тому +20

    This will sound heartless but I actually think this was the best possible outcome. The other option is just bad on every level. First of the kids would not have a mother, the baby would be (or at least very likely feel like he is) nothing but spare parts for his sister for the rest of their life and the girl would have to live with crushing guilt. Should she feel guilty? No but she already does so imagine how she would feel if her mom died and her sibling existed only for her. That is not fair on any of them. This way the mother lives to take care of her children, the girl gets to live the rest of her life however short feeling a lot less guilty and when she is gone maybe the little brother get to be something else than the forgotten failed saviour sibling.

    • @TANATOR02
      @TANATOR02 2 роки тому +2

      And you can tell that you are totally right because when she knew the baby did not make it she said to her daughter "I am sorry I failed you". She already did not see this baby as her child but some kind of spare part giver. (I did not watch further so i could be wrong)

  • @m1ssw1z61
    @m1ssw1z61 2 роки тому +14

    Oooooh this is basically My Sister's Keeper where you have a second child solely to be an organ donor to the first. Honestly a mercy the baby didn't survive if that was the life it was destined to have.

  • @dayinanlifeofassassinscreed
    @dayinanlifeofassassinscreed 2 роки тому +6

    This is so heart breaking I was in tears

  • @marianeedscoffee
    @marianeedscoffee 2 роки тому +4

    After the first failed pregnancy why didn’t they use a surrogate? The mother isn’t able to handle pregnancy anymore. Why surrogate wasn’t an option?

    • @straightuphating1013
      @straightuphating1013 2 роки тому

      Money I'd imagine that that after year's of paying for cancer treatment you've got nothing left really

    • @melissaharris3389
      @melissaharris3389 3 місяці тому

      Few surrogates would be willing to carry a child meant as spare parts.

    • @marianeedscoffee
      @marianeedscoffee 3 місяці тому

      @@melissaharris3389 but people can lie. If they are willing to do what they plan to do then lying would be a no-brainer to them. Money is a better explanation I think

  • @MarijaEnchantix
    @MarijaEnchantix Рік тому +2

    All this because the mom can't admit to herself that her child will die and she can't do anything about it. Instead of letting the girl enjoy her time with her mom, she is constnatly worried about this baby that's supposed to "fix" her family. That woman needs therapy.

  • @SnowPink90
    @SnowPink90 3 місяці тому

    A couple down in Washington did this exact same thing and they love that little girl so much and she actually saved her sister‘s life. I guess if you’re gonna love the siblings or your children no matter what then it’s OK but if you just treat them like a spare part, that’s not good.
    The parents in Seattle were absolutely wonderful to the daughter that they had to help their oldest daughter. The two daughters now are best friends you couldn’t get any closer than they are.

  • @mk_wizard
    @mk_wizard 2 роки тому +2

    What a tough call. I don't know what I would have done. It's easy to say so much, but when it's you, everything changes.

  • @maisiemoby3119
    @maisiemoby3119 2 роки тому +5

    wow. that was heart wrenching.

  • @karenwilson9528
    @karenwilson9528 2 роки тому +3

    How can this not be medical child abuse, the very idea of a situation like this!

  • @stevearmstrong8335
    @stevearmstrong8335 2 роки тому +6

    In a emergency situation like this I wouldn't be able to comprehend it.
    Even if someone gave me 1 week to pick to cars I like I would be a nervous wreck

  • @ameliaflynnhayes
    @ameliaflynnhayes Рік тому

    I can understand them as well parents will do anything to save their child from cancer.

  • @khaledabuhaamra2357
    @khaledabuhaamra2357 2 роки тому +36

    JUST FIND A DIFFERENT BONE MARROW PERSON

    • @thomasplouffe326
      @thomasplouffe326 2 роки тому +18

      The chance of finding a perfect match is a slim to almost nothing chance

  • @sueothman7550
    @sueothman7550 2 роки тому +12

    This is the story line of my sisters keeper

  • @loveyoukildare3484
    @loveyoukildare3484 2 роки тому +4

    Omg my mam was like that when she was pregnant and got heart failure but it’s gone now so I’m glad

  • @navijam6155
    @navijam6155 2 роки тому +2

    This is very reminiscent of My Sisters Keeper. I can just imagine the boy and that baby resenting their parents.

  • @anushakambampati936
    @anushakambampati936 2 роки тому +2

    The only sane person in that family was the girl with leukemia...

  • @nadinec4895
    @nadinec4895 Рік тому +1

    It’s so sad seeing the daughter with leukaemia worry for her little brother and the baby

  • @lokidelrey
    @lokidelrey Рік тому +2

    The little young lady is the only one with senses

  • @fionamcfadyen6184
    @fionamcfadyen6184 Рік тому +1

    Cried my eyes out all the way through this clip

  • @izziozi
    @izziozi 2 роки тому +4

    Omg, when the daughter fainted my heart brokeeeee. But, if i were the dad than I would definitely of brought the kids away because seeing ur mother struggling to breathe in front of your eyes is way too disturbing…

  • @raze6919
    @raze6919 2 роки тому +30

    This is a heartwarming sacrifice and all, but what is the baby can't donate because they also aren't a match? What then?
    Also, can newborns even donate blood marrow? is that even possible? without killing the baby?

    • @girlywench
      @girlywench 2 роки тому +21

      Pretty sure they would have gone through ivf procedures to ENSURE a match. Also stem cells are probably going to be used.

    • @raze6919
      @raze6919 2 роки тому +5

      @@girlywench Thank you, I was genuinely curious.

    • @hayleyjaine1064
      @hayleyjaine1064 2 роки тому +1

      @@raze6919 they’ll use stem cells from the new born, it’s simple they just take blood from the umbilical cord very quickly after birth as it’s rich in stem cells. Depending on the hospital, women can donate stem cells when they have a baby, doesn’t cause any harm to the baby, and it can be put in the database to find a match to help anyone with multiple disorders not just cancer.

    • @lisamontgomery4371
      @lisamontgomery4371 2 роки тому

      @@hayleyjaine1064 I wanted to do that when my healthy baby was born quite a few years ago .Not to keep for my future babies but any babies or children at that time it could help .To do so i would have to outlay the cost of the procedure that was going to be extremely expensive and not covered by our insurance .We had to not go through with the idea and potentially waste valuable cord blood that could help a potentially sick child .I live in Australia and not sure they had developed the procedures to do this and that could have been the issue at the time.

    • @hayleyjaine1064
      @hayleyjaine1064 2 роки тому

      @@lisamontgomery4371 I live in the UK and for us, we just have to go to specific hospitals that are listed as doing such collections. You just have to arrange it to happen during your pregnancy and I believe it is free here. A friend of mine went through with it when her son was born and she ended up finding out the blood saved a young girls life but that’s all she was able to be told. I wish it was free everywhere, so much cord blood goes to waste while wards are filled with adults and children dying of illness that could be cured by cord blood. I had my cord blood taken at birth for my sister, so thank you for even considering doing it. So many people don’t even know it’s an option to consider.

  • @ACastillo_
    @ACastillo_ 2 роки тому +20

    ...I have such contempt over the idea of having children for any reason other than to raise a HUMAN being to be a HUMAN being with their own life and choices sooo... I won't even go into depth on my thoughts over this.

  • @priscillaoduro4865
    @priscillaoduro4865 Рік тому +1

    All these people who are judging the mother, I pray none of you find themselves in a situation like this. Is easy to judge as an outsider, but once you have been in this situation I think you will think differently.

  • @RanDomCaboodles
    @RanDomCaboodles 2 роки тому

    This is the first Chicago med video that brought tears to my eyes…

  • @shannonhedden
    @shannonhedden Рік тому +2

    Watching this episode makes you wonder why they didn't pick a surrogate or three instead of trying to cost the mom her life.

  • @andelkotopalovic4247
    @andelkotopalovic4247 2 роки тому +2

    I was crying bc this was such a hartbreaking story i cant im waching it 50 time alr

  • @The_Duggler25
    @The_Duggler25 2 роки тому +7

    While it's hard losing a parent as I have lost both mine, mom at age 12 and my father 2 years ago while I was 28. There is no worse pain then a parent having to bury there child. While losing a parent stick with you for your life, when you lose a child, you lose your life aswell. I'm able to accept my losses and move forward, my dad never recovered when my sister passed away. It's a hard situation but that kid last chance at life is gone and the burden of that loss will be unimaginable.

  • @zaneking161
    @zaneking161 2 роки тому +2

    Chicago med IS THE BEST! 👩‍⚕️ ros is the best 🧠🫀🫁

  • @kaitlinho7722
    @kaitlinho7722 Рік тому +2

    The daughter deserved to be saved, but not in that way. The mother doesn't deserve another child either, what a cruel way to bring a child into this world ... to ultimately become a body of spare parts for their sibling.

  • @AsmrNick2023
    @AsmrNick2023 2 роки тому +4

    Chicago med your the best even Dr Rose can’t save the life he tries if he cant do it😩😄

  • @user-wj8ji9pn1t
    @user-wj8ji9pn1t 3 місяці тому

    the worst is when the parent says im sorry i failed you and you say no yet they keep saying yes and make you feel bad

  • @elleenmariepanapan4955
    @elleenmariepanapan4955 2 роки тому +6

    Now i undestand how a mother will do anything for her children

  • @threecatsinacoat
    @threecatsinacoat 2 роки тому +2

    Yall should watch 'My sisters keeper'- it's a film with this concept and it's really heartbreaking

  • @melieflynn-hayes7996
    @melieflynn-hayes7996 Рік тому

    Mothers will do anything to save their child and to have them have a life.

  • @amitramlall4235
    @amitramlall4235 2 роки тому +2

    People in this comments section don't seem to like Dr. Manning for some reason. But this episode, she is very kind and caring with the little girl with leukemia. I like the fact that she talks to her and doesn't just ignore her or walk away from her, but Dr. Manning actually treats her like a human being, and answers her questions. I know this isn't real. It's just a show. But watching this show shows me how much doctors really do care.

    • @laurenorourke2442
      @laurenorourke2442 Рік тому +3

      shes too overhated. I agree she takes a lot of cases too far but in the end she genuinely cares about her patients

  • @cholodelrosari0543
    @cholodelrosari0543 Рік тому +1

    These type of parents are so cruel. No child should be act as spare parts for their sibling. They should be punished.

  • @RubyRose-tz9ni
    @RubyRose-tz9ni Рік тому +1

    This is so emotional

  • @girlywench
    @girlywench 2 роки тому +4

    How stupid do you have to be to kill yourself to save your kid? Like the kid's going to be happy about that? Also having another child, specifically bred for parts, is just disgusting.

  • @bas1aa532
    @bas1aa532 5 місяців тому

    why would you even let your kids watch when their mom is having this medical emergency?! literally traumatizing

  • @shinkera2268
    @shinkera2268 2 роки тому

    this episode remained me of a moive call my sister's keeper, when the parents made a perfect match for their daughter who has cancer and sickness.

  • @sharonroopchand4088
    @sharonroopchand4088 2 роки тому +3

    This reminds me of the movie "My sister's keeper" its almost exsactly the same

  • @amilahodzic2725
    @amilahodzic2725 2 роки тому +3

    I have a son but I would NEVER birth a child for this cause. It’s like I am birthing a child not for having a child to take care off but to use it.

  • @MildeAmasoj
    @MildeAmasoj Рік тому +1

    The casting is great. Leah and her mom really look alike.

  • @Selena_2002
    @Selena_2002 2 роки тому +4

    But honestly moms go to the lengths to protect their kids is truly insane, we don’t appreciate them enough 😢

  • @jule9630
    @jule9630 2 роки тому +1

    R.I.P Little unborn Baby😔

  • @hyekerm
    @hyekerm 2 роки тому +1

    The daughter is wiser than the mother and the father