madwomanintheatticFri 20-May-11 21:09:22
er, the technical need is that she has to be their daughter to stay in the country. i'd say that was fairly crucial, it being the whole crux of the immigration case.
please see my reply above
so how long has she actually been here in months now? (i've kind of lost track). it must be nearly 3 years, so almost at the point where adoption would be allowed?
I believe she is coming up to the 3 year mark somewhere around August if I remember correctly, but again, please see my reply above
fwiw, a child of 18 mos who was born prematurely and fed solely on milk, who had already been in a cast with scoliosis and whose parents were so exhausted by caring for her that they were sending her out of the country is unlikely to have been given a 'healthy' chit by a doctor who wasn't aware that there was a reason to need one, as opposed to one that detailed her medical history and ongoing difficulties. reconciling the picture of her first 18 mos with the arrival inthe uk as a healthy child whose difficulties were later discovered in their full extent doesn't really ring true.
Her mother was also struggling with a husband who had been involved in an accident. The Doctors report did not give Rania a clean bill of health, her CP was noted along with her squint. It was only with more sophisticated investigations did the full extend of Rania's difficulties begin to emerge along with the natural emergence of conditions such as epilepsy, which I understand commonly manifest themselves at different stages/ages. The latest one involving her heart (which stops beating periodically), has only recently been discovered, after much head scratching by doctors, expert in this field
this is the tip of a huge iceberg going in every direction - for british citizens trying to leave the uk and get into other countries, for people all around the world who for whatever reason want to live somewhere else, but have a disability to contend with.
I can't answer this one, as it is your personal opinion to which you are completely entitled to and I bear you no malice here
it's awful. but this one decision will create a precedent. i have no idea hwat the answer is. (not talking about rania per se, but the hundreds and thousands of other people with disabilities that have already fought and lost immigration cases - most of them with equally harrowing stories.)
agreed, it is very sad for all concerned
none of it is humane. but someone has to make the decisions. and someone has to fight for the right ones.
which is what we are trying to do for Rania.
i wish you luck.
thank you sincerely
but i do believe there was intent at the beginning, and honesty at that point would have made this situation avoidable. very sad.
again, this is your opinion and to which you are entitled. It is not my place to try and convince you otherwise
Thank you for a calm and reasoned discussion.