But on the other side there is a growing number of distressing stories from people who are unhappy with how their loved ones were cared for, prompting Conservative peer Baroness Knight to call for an independent inquiry.
"But sadly, they still often have to undergo multiple operations at a young age as their hearts grow, which can be incredibly distressing for the child and their family.
After several months, she was given a diagnosis of nonclassical C.A.H. Doctors were reluctant to use steroids because of concerns about their long-term effects, but after a year and a half her bones had begun to grow too rapidly, and other distressing symptoms began to crop up: more hair growth, very oily hair and strong body odor.
By becoming disenchanted but at the same time compassionate and at peace with the body, it's not a shock or distressing should it get injured, grow old, feel hungry or become ill.
Difficult and distressing today, Thailand's national soul-searching will only grow harder.
Then, there is his personal life, which grew more eccentric and distressing the further he drifted away from the calculable.
They have grown weary of watching distressing images from war-torn Iraq, many of them news photographs and videotape depicting young faces resembling their own, but streaked with fear and grief.
"The distressing homelessness problem ― distressing to the people with nowhere to live as well as to the rest of society ― has grown into a crisis for many reasons, among them the cost of housing," she added, noting that the crisis has continued to grow despite cities' ordinances prohibiting sleeping in public places.
This explanation for growing inequality has some potentially distressing features, but also some upside.
A sign that MySpace can play a role in some of the most distressing experiences of growing up came last week, when five teenage boys were arrested in Riverton, Kan.
It is depressing and distressing to see grown men and women approaching problems with such an unsophisticated and, frankly, opportunistic method.
