The Little Girl Who Can't Cry Or She Might Die


	The Little Girl Who Can't Cry Or She Might Die

thisnamecantbetaken

11-10-2009 1:19 AM

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thisnamecantbetaken says:

What a terrible condition. I can't even imagine what it must be like, to not be able to cry. If I had this disease, I would have been dead a thousand times over. .

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11-10-2009 1:59 AM

clip-on-tie

Very sad. That poor girl. OMG how terrible. (sigh)

11-10-2009 9:40 AM

bignosemousie

How do you even begin to parent a child this young if crying will kill her? Terrible.

11-11-2009 10:15 PM

tazmanium

Oh my God. Can't something be done to help her?

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