Research is important and
has an impact on the individual lives of millions. However, the impact is not always a positive
impact. Many children and families in
need of medical expertise and miracles in hopes to save/heal a loved one turn
to research yet, there is no guarantee of success. From the chapter five
reading this week, Uri Bronfenbrenner suggested, “the only safe way to avoid violating principles of professional
ethics is to refrain from doing social research altogether.”
A local Texas girl and her family were greatly impacted by
research and its findings about the use and abilities of medical marijuana. The young girl and her family lived in
Rowlett, Texas (30-40 minutes from my house) had been seriously impacted by
Grand Mal seizers and after spending lots in medical bills and having
difficulty getting insurance approval for medical marijuana here in Texas, she
continued to have numerous seizers a day. After hearing about the research
success of medical marijuana, the family decided to move to Colorado where the
use of marijuana is legal. The family says that their life has changed for the
best (I have attached the news link for more reading on this story). http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2015/05/18/medical-marijuana-drastically-cuts-texas-girls-seizures/27552541/.
Reference:
Mac Naughton, G., Rolfe, S.A.,
& Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2010). Doing early childhood research:
International perspectives on theory and practice (2nd ed.). Chapter
5. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Neketha
Polley
Neketha,
ReplyDeleteI saw the story on the news, I also live 30 minutes from Rowlett. The story was very interesting and since then, the news has did an updated story about the young girl. The dad was interviewed and he stated that it was kind of hard to move away, but he needed to get the medical help for their daughter, she has went from having multiple seizures a week to having one seizure a month. It was a difficult but helpful move for the family. And, hope that one day that the state of Texas will approve the medication for individuals that are in medically need.
Kristal