The world is a better place for you and for me

I was very very sad yesterday... not because of my heartbreak but because I watched a documentary on TV about children with Progeria. I don't know why it has affected me so much, again, women always have regular mood swings. Perhaps it just had a bit more effect on me.

The show was depicting a doctor helping to investigate the cause or background of this illness in this particular Indian family. It is unbelievable, 5 children in this family were affected by Progeria - a disease which made them age very rapidly physically. It was said to affect 1 in perhaps 4 million?? But imagine why is this family so unfortunate... Putting an example that I am already 24, they would be physically in a body of a 80 years old... or perhaps a lot of them have not even lived this long.

As the children with Progeria were being interviewed, I felt they are so much more positive than a lot of people. They have accepted the way they look, their short life span and in fact they have lot more courage than many people in this world. They still want to learn, still want to go out like normal people. Looking at these siblings interacting, you can't help but really hope there is a miracle for them...

USA seems to have found a cure to treat Progeria which might be tested out in the coming years. But for these children with their special type of Progeria which seems to be hereditary, there is only time. A life of quality afterall is much better than a long life span, isn't it!