Bit of a downer, I know. But it highlights the struggles that various crew experience and reminds you that, even though it’s sci-fi, it’s not a fairy-tale. Just ask Jadzia.
For context: the ensign initially speaking comes from a low-gravity environment and requires an exo-suit and mobility chair to get around. Bashir devises a treatment that would allow her to function without them. However, the trade-off is that she could no longer visit her homeworld for any extended period of time or make use of low-G assistance.
Also, Hans Christian Andersen could give the Brothers Grimm a run for their money on fucked up stories “for children.”
“Dissolved into foam” is a really gentle way of saying her body was picked apart by fish and birds for days…
We want to traumatize the kids only just enough.