In November of 1941, Rosemary Kennedy, was ordered by her father to receive a surgery that was said to be life changing. It was called the lobotomy. The Kennedy Family was immediately skeptical of such a surgery, and came to a conclusion that it was not what they wanted for Rosemary. But their opinion and rejection to the procedure was all in vain. Joe Kennedy ordered the lobotomy to be done immediately, without his family knowing. Rosemary’s lobotomy was performed by psychiatrist Dr. Walter Freeman, and Dr. James Watts. Dr. Freeman prompted Rosemary to recite songs, or literature, while Dr. Watts began to drill two holes on the sides of Rosemary’s cranium located at the base of the skull. Turning ad scraping, they used a spatula like
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When they severed the fourth cord, Rosemary became incomprehensible. Her talking slowed and slowed until she spoke no longer. Rosemary came out of the surgery almost completely disabled. She would never gain back full use in her limbs, and walked with one leg and foot turned slightly inward. Rosemary would be institutionalized for 64 years until her death at 86, in 2005 The lobotomy was certainly life-changing for Rosemary, but not in the way the Kennedy’s had hoped. In the Kennedy family’s haste to hide Rosemary and her intellectual disabilities from the public eye, they lost their sister while actually trying to fix her (Mcneil). But because of her botched lobotomy and the devastating effects that followed, the Kennedy’s realized the mistake they made, and took their success and fortune to help people or families with mental disabilities, and helped to give them opportunities in order to not make the same mistake they had made with Rosemary. While Rosemary Kennedy's lobotomy had a negative impact on her life, it had a positive impact on the US by leading to the overall stoppage of the lobotomy practice, and the creation of the Special …show more content…
Special Olympics has involved over 4.4 million people with intellectual disabilities to train and play in competitions. Special Olympics provides the opportunity for those people to play sports, but that involvement also has its physical benefits. It is proven that normal exercise increases the functioning of the lung and heart therefore making normal daily activities easier and leaves people to be more independent. Exercise also decreases the chances of developing a chronic disease and improves one’s mental health (‘“Wonder’”). The exercise given in Special Olympics is very important for the participants because often they have other health problems because they do not exercise enough. The heart and lung functioning of one who mentally challenged often resembles someone's that is 20-30 years older (“Physical”). Therefore, being involved in Special Olympics can improve the mentally challenged participant’s health (‘“Wonder’”). Being involved in physical activity as a mentally challenged person is also beneficial because when one is active, they ted to feel better about themselves and have higher self-esteem. It is also a great way for people to interact socially with each other (“Physical”). Another part of Special Olympics is a program under them which is called Healthy Athletes. It was founded in 1977 and has done over 1.4 million health examinations. The
When they severed the fourth cord, Rosemary became incomprehensible. Her talking slowed and slowed until she spoke no longer. Rosemary came out of the surgery almost completely disabled. She would never gain back full use in her limbs, and walked with one leg and foot turned slightly inward. Rosemary would be institutionalized for 64 years until her death at 86, in 2005 The lobotomy was certainly life-changing for Rosemary, but not in the way the Kennedy’s had hoped. In the Kennedy family’s haste to hide Rosemary and her intellectual disabilities from the public eye, they lost their sister while actually trying to fix her (Mcneil). But because of her botched lobotomy and the devastating effects that followed, the Kennedy’s realized the mistake they made, and took their success and fortune to help people or families with mental disabilities, and helped to give them opportunities in order to not make the same mistake they had made with Rosemary. While Rosemary Kennedy's lobotomy had a negative impact on her life, it had a positive impact on the US by leading to the overall stoppage of the lobotomy practice, and the creation of the Special …show more content…
Special Olympics has involved over 4.4 million people with intellectual disabilities to train and play in competitions. Special Olympics provides the opportunity for those people to play sports, but that involvement also has its physical benefits. It is proven that normal exercise increases the functioning of the lung and heart therefore making normal daily activities easier and leaves people to be more independent. Exercise also decreases the chances of developing a chronic disease and improves one’s mental health (‘“Wonder’”). The exercise given in Special Olympics is very important for the participants because often they have other health problems because they do not exercise enough. The heart and lung functioning of one who mentally challenged often resembles someone's that is 20-30 years older (“Physical”). Therefore, being involved in Special Olympics can improve the mentally challenged participant’s health (‘“Wonder’”). Being involved in physical activity as a mentally challenged person is also beneficial because when one is active, they ted to feel better about themselves and have higher self-esteem. It is also a great way for people to interact socially with each other (“Physical”). Another part of Special Olympics is a program under them which is called Healthy Athletes. It was founded in 1977 and has done over 1.4 million health examinations. The