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Sunday, March 7, 2010

041 The Ondine's Curse


Tau tak.
dalam French folk tale, ade cite pasal Ondine and her curse.
Ondine is a water nymph.
mcm mermaid la..
so, like all other mermaids, she can't grow old unless if she fell in love with a human man.
and she did.
Then. when they get married, his human husband pledge that

"My every waking breath shall be my pledge of love and faithfulness to you."

So, in the end they get married.
But as Ondine grew to a more mature beauty,
her husband faithfulness grew lesser.
She caught her husband cheating on her with his former fiance.
Ondine still have little of her magic, so
she cursed him. Saying,


"You pledged faithfulness to me with your every waking breath and I accepted that pledge. So be it. For as long as you are awake, you shall breathe. But should you ever fall into sleep, that breath will desert you."


Maka, matilah husband die dalam tidur kerana tak boleh bernafas...
-the end-

Actually, ade medical disorder ni,
Namanya The Ondine's curse
It is genetic and very2x rare.
Biasenye, baby yang baru lahir yang dikatekan ade
CCSH (Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome)
mungkin mengalami penyakit ni.
Doktor2 pulak selalu je misjudge penyakit ondine's curse ni dengan penyakit2 lain yang mempunyai CCSH oleh kerana simptom2 yang same. .
Sbab CCSH ni lebar causes die.
Sbgai contoh, CCSH jugak boleh berlaku kpade infants yang ade cardiac failure
atau pulmonary disorder.

Ia seperti SOD (sleep apnea disorder) yang lain,
dimana pesakit akan mengalami kesukaran bernafas ketika tidur.
Macam biase, kite kan bernafas boleh either involuntarily n voluntarily,
tapi, pesakit ni tak ade kawalan dalam pernafasan secare involuntarily.
Maka, ketika tidur pesakit akan "lupa bernafas"
dan boleh menyebabkan kematian.
Yang ni tatau lagi lah.
Tapi, dikatakan bahawa kalau x treat patient ni awal2, die akan
menyebabkan rapid aging.

menarikkan?
macam mane satu penyakit tu boleh diadaptasi dari sebuah folk-tale je.
Tapi either kebetulan or other else, tatau la.
Tapi bagi saye, still sgt menarik cerita ni...

p/s: I think that this will be the topic of my 2nd BEL presentation.
Ok tak? ok tak?

p.p.s : baru balik kem BTN. penat naik bas melambung2 bukan sebab penat aktiviti.
sampai sakit2 gluteus maximus-ku~
^^"

3 comments:

  1. best la cite ondine tue
    lastnye ape?
    hubby die mati tak?

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  2. hubby die mati dlm tidur.
    sbb 'trlupa nk bernafas' tu lah..
    hehe~

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  3. haha.hoho.padan muke. sape suruh curang dgn ahli sihir.:D

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