![]() ![]() It’s a worthy a question: how far would you go to save someone you love? I recommend this book to anyone who wants to consider the possible answer. Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times. Pearson realized how lucky she and her daughter were and it sparked her imagination. Along the way, she ran into parents whose children were terminally ill but had no viable treatment options. She went through the terror and did whatever was necessary to save her child. I listened to an interview with the author in which she said that she wrote this book because her own teenager was diagnosed with cancer. ![]() What if we figure out how to turn the aging gene off? How then will we handle death with dignity? Or will we even be able to accept death at all? Imagine sometime in the near future, when bio-implants can be used to stop or even reverse internal damage. The occurrence of near-death experiences has exploded since CPR and other life-saving techniques have developed. But, one thing that remains the same throughout all of these technical changes, is the power of the love that parents have for their child.Įven now, people sign do not resuscitate orders so that medicine won’t keep them in a vegetative state for indeterminate periods of time. As medicine advances, ethical questions begin to develop about treatment, life and death and humanity needs to answer them. The Adoration of Jenna Fox fits nicely into a science fiction/medical category that includes films like Gattaca or books like Starters. Warning: minor spoilers ahead if you are not familiar with the topic of this book. ![]()
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