Bubble Boy

Once again - this is about a program on Australian TV.

Its about a child born with no immunity whatsoever and from the time of his birth he is kept in a bubble. He grows inside the bubble and the doctors create a space suit kind of stuff for him, so that he will have some mobility and see the world around him. It was so heart wrenching to see him inside the suit watching the other kids cycle and play. For some reason he is scared of the suit and refuses to get into it. They just expans the bubble and he gets his school lessons etc inside it with a psychologist working with him from outside. One doctor suggests that he comes out of the bubble and cope with life. They try a treatment which fails and just before he dies, the mother gets to touch him.

The medical ethics of this case was discussed. Apparently, this boy's case provided very useful insights to the medical field.

As I am typing this, I have tears in my eyes picturing the boy walk inside the bubble touching the walls of his confinement.