The Boy whose Skin fell off, Anybody seen this? Options

[6th_celi_vert]

I watched this show on TLC. Now let me say, im usually a cold hearted A$$hole (for lack of better words) but this show literally broke me down. it was horrible. This guy has some kind of skin disorder, his name is Jonny Kennedy. He had been horribly disfigured (he dies at the end of the show) by this illness where his skin, when barely touched, comes off in large portions. In the midst of being in a wheelchair, getting ready to die, and having cancer...he still smiles, cuts up, and tells everyone greiven with sadness about the way he is that everything is gonna be alright. He goes and picks out a coffin. He makes them engrave a Heinz ketchup bottle on the side of it. when asked why? he says "that will give them all something to talk about...i can hear them now...'what the hell is the deal with the ketchup bottle?'...in reality there is no meaning"

He dies at the end of show...just as he planned, he said he wanted his story to be known. It shows a solid 10 minutes of his lifeless body in the wheelchair. Why, i dont know. but it does.

It was just very interesting. Made me realize that in midst of me going through my father having drug and alcohol problems, trying to get back into school, and ending a two year relationship...other people have it worse, and this lil guy is even smiling about it.



R.I.P Jonny kennedy.
1967-2003

This post has been edited by 6th_celi_vert: Oct 25, 2006 - 10:34 PM

[Rayme]

When you're in that situation, you see the whole world in a whole different way... Just imagine how that guy sees our "everyday drama". Its like a grain of sand in his shoe compared to a rock for us!

I've seen it, and the way he see things is how we all should see it. Theres no point to argue about it. We all live in a world of artificial beauty and shallowness. This guy puts your world into perspective big time!