Summary　

According to Rachel Fuchs in her book “Abandoned children”, published in New York 1984, Fuchs explains situation of abandoned children in France. She argued about abandoned children by using several aspects; social problems, economic changes, religion, foundations, and wet nurses.
She mentioned France had too many abandoned children in 17 to 19 Centuries and had some religious foundations and hospices that took over the role of taking care of abandoned children from the government at that time. However, Fuchs argued that they weren’t enough, “Those admitted were chosen by chance.”(Fuchs, 1984, p4) and there were abandoned babies “who were dying on the streets.” (Fuchs, 1984, p4) or who were sold as unwanted children (Fuchs, 1984, p5) “to beggar or jugglers” (Fuchs, 1984, p5). French people tried to save these abandoned children, but not all of them. They discriminated illegitimate children “children corn out of wedlock were wanted neither mother nor society” (Fuchs, 1984, p7) as Fuchs mentioned. Fuchs said that these foundation or hospices had other problems about “shortage of wet nurses” (Fuchs, 1984, p15) who took care of children and also about the bad cycle of abandonment; the abandoned baby girls became prostitute and abandoned their children as their mother did for them.

The second summary

The section I read this time was about how hard to live after the transplant operation was and some organizations in Canada to help patients who experienced organ donation or patients who will have it.
According to the book, the author mentioned that he paid attention to many things after the transplant operation, for example everyday exercise, eating habit, and biopsy, examination of tissue, that the patients who had a transplant operation must take frequently. He said it is rare to have chance to get a new hart and not to have any problem and recover from hart disease completely. To do so, he explained that how much he researched to look for good hospitals and doctors until he thought the doctor is well experienced and trustable and also many organizations that encourage organ donation.
“Doing nothing and hoping and waiting that it will go away is playing a dangerous game with your life.”(Hoferichter, 2000, P 46) He also reported what kind of organization and supporting groups they have in Canada that try to increase the number of donors, give patients and their families information about transplant, advice about drag usage, and even financial aid. He argued that “the greatest fear for all transplant patients have is feat of the unknown”(Hofeerichter,2000,P 63).

The Waiting Game

According to the book "The Waiting Game" written by Norbert R.Hoferichter in Toronto,2000, he was a patient who got a special chance to take an operation to transplant his heart.He had heart desease that came genetically from his parents. Hoferichter said that before he took the operation, he was suffered from heart desease, and waiting for "right heart donor" (Hoferichter,200,p21)for him. when he was spending very hard time to wait the operation, he thought "how ironic whole thing was"(Hoferichter,200,p21) acording to Norbert. Because of his suffering from heart disease for 20 years, he desired to have the operation, and at the same time he felt selfish for that he wanted "someone else to give up his or her life for me to carry on" (Hoferichter,2000,p21)as he mentioned. After his pituful 20 years, he reported finally he got the chance to transplant a new heart, and then he recovered after 128 days of painful life.He argued how importand and helpful organ donation was for many patients who was suffering from incurable desease. He thougt "If everyone was a dorner"(Hoferichter,2000,p19) showed his real feeling, strong opinion and hope about donation.Through the experience, he knew how tough it was to stand continual severe pain of which the only way to get rid was organ donation, moreover he realized the difficulty to get the chance as Hoferichter mentioned.

Level6*The first Blog.

Hi,everyone.This is Rie.This blog is my old blog that I made when I was level4. I wrote about my experience in Canada. I hope you guys enjoy my old blog as well as my new one, but I'm sure there are many mistakes!!Forgive me, please! and.... I hava much time now, because I already have mine,so I'll tell you somothing about me. I' m here to learn English to enter York University and my goal is to be an English teacher in Japan.I've been here for almost 7 months.I miss my country, family, friends and my BF so much. I 'll return to Japan as soon as possible after this session.I will!! Anyways, I hope we can be good friends! Take care.