Ok... I Was Holding It Together, Until This...

[WillyT]

A mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from the vicinity of Fukushima\'s nuclear plants, at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao HEALTH)

:cry:

:grouphug:

[madmax]

1. Heartbreakingly sad

:grouphug:

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. Pray. It can't hurt. It might help.

:scared:

[midnight]

3. I agree... This is very sad... I wish nothing but miracles for this mother and daughter...

[Lord Magus]

13. No "miracles" needed.

The radiation levels are not high enough to kill anybody.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

16. Exposure to 100 mSv a year leads to increased likelihood of developing cancer.

Peak levels at the Fukushima plant were up to 400 mSv per hour.

Having no idea what levels this person was exposed to, or for how long, I would in no way make the statement you just did.

[WillyT]

25. He's A "Lord"... Nuff Said...

:shrug:

:hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. And these are the things that tell me things are not well

and yes, a very sad photo

[Rex]

5. At least she is receiving medical attention and not lost somewhere alone.

and hopefully will be released without any signs of radiation sickness. Gotta look for something positive.

[jimlup]

6. It's gonna get worse

Very sorry to say.

[Tx4obama]

7. Eventually there will be tens of thousands of ppl affected, where will they put them all? n/t

[Auntie Bush]

28. I was wondering that too...they're already so jammed with people.

Now they wonder if miles of land around the city will be inhabitable...like forever. Where will those displaced people go? I think they will have a lot of homeless like we do here. It's such a sad situation.

[WillyT]

8. Morning Kick...

:kick:

[xchrom]

9. recommend

[iwishiwas]

10. It reminds me of an old Star Trek episode when Spok

had been irradiated and Jim and Spok we talking and saying their good-byes. Spok was behind a glass door and died as he held up his Go in peace sign.


This is worse cause it is real.

[RebelOne]

12. The name is Spock. n/t

[leftynyc]

14. A couple of things

First, it's Spock. Second, that was from one of the Star Trek movies. The second one I think.

[Capitalocracy]

21. Third, it's live long and prosper, not go in peace. nt

[leftynyc]

29. I noticed that much later

Thanks for including. The only science fiction I ever really liked was the original Star Trek series and for that, I blame my dad.

[webdiva]

11. :(

Very sad indeed!

[lunatica]

15. That's not the entire photograph

The mother has a dog on a leash who, if I recall correctly, is up on his hind legs with his paws on the window looking at the daughter.

[Kurovski]

17. You are correct.

[lunatica]

22. Yes. That's it and makes the scene look even more compelling

[Jamastiene]

18. I hope this shows up.

Yahoo news photos are tricky for me.

[lunatica]

23. Thanks for finding the original photo

It's incredibly touching. I hope the people are safe now.

[Shagbark Hickory]

19. +1 trillion

[southernyankeebelle]

20. Sometimes words just aren't there. It's like an out of body experience. I just can't imagine what

these people are going through. I pray they can cope with the help of god. I wonder how we americans can stand what happened to them. I don't think we could.

[WillyT]

24. One Last...

:kick:

[ZombieHorde]

26. So surreal. nt

[femrap]

27. Fuck

nuclear power...

Please let this daughter be cleansed of the radiation and reunited w/ her mother.

Again, fuck nuclear power. What a terrible discovery/invention/killer.