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Health CareTragic story of boy Invulnerability Pain
All the people would not want to feel pain. But, what if the body is really immune to or can not feel pain at all, as experienced by three-year-old boy Telford, Shropshire, England: Josh Hodgkiss. Because
can not feel pain, Josh casually pull out your own fingernails, biting his tongue to cut in half, and banging up his body bruised. He did not realize you've tortured yourself. He was not even aware that action could make his life drift.
Boy was born with a rare genetic disorder called Smith-Magenis Syndrome. It is estimated that only affects one in every 25 thousand children. The condition also makes it has no concept of danger and having chaotic sleep patterns. He was often awake when everyone is sleeping soundly.
In order to protect his son, Mark and Stephanie Hodgkiss couple willing to spend £ 12 thousand or more Rp165 million to design the interior of the house to be safe for Josh. Starting from a soft protective wall, the light sensor to prevent Josh hurt himself.
They also buy a special tent 'SafeSpaces' for £ 10 thousand, or about Rp140 million to place Josh spent time alone when all sleep.
"The worst thing about his condition was that he did not feel sick. It's scary. I've come out of the bathroom and saw blood everywhere. His tongue was torn in half, but he just sat back to watch television," said the mother .
Josh not only hurting himself. Without having the concept of pain, Josh could turn into a horrible figure. He often attacked his parents and two siblings with similar violence. "He never broke my nose, but she relaxed just do not feel guilty," his mother added.
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