[tri-wings] Re: ER on TV

<<Not entirely sure I agree with how they are portraying the child or the
parents though - ; about half way through the show and photographers come in
and take pictures of the child in the middle of surgery...  would like to
hear from everyone on their views of the portrayal if you saw it...>>

Teri,

Saw it.  I liked that they got across the fact that these children can, and
do
live beyond 1 year of age.  But it went down hill from there.  It should be
pointed out that the Dr Romano character (the photographer), is just
typically
an insensitive jerk.  That wasn't out of character for his portrayal.  But I
am
very unhappy with their portrayal of the "poor suffering child" and "poor
suffering
parents".  I had heard ahead of time from Chris & Janine in another time
zone that
it was going to be disappointing, so I wrote down a list of the advertisers
for that
episode.  I hope that they will continue this story line and fix the damage
they have
caused, and they have caused damage I assure you.  I feel another letter
writing
campaign coming on.


Fawna, mom of Thom 23, Lara 21, Philina 18 (PT6p),
loving wife of Douglas,  3 =^..^=s, Bob & Jo the
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names, and all are different colors...but they all
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