What I read for today's blog was very interesting because it talked about children being malnourished as an effect from being poor. A woman by the name of Debbie Frank deals with parents who have malnourished babies or children because they cannot buy the right kind of food. The author states, "Slightly harried and tightly focused, she directed a blunt friendliness toward patients and an edge of anger at the condition that brought the children here". I can imagine how frustrating it can be to Dr. Frank with all of these children who are unhealthy and unable to perform simple movements that they should be able to do at their age, such as lift themselves up or stand with their legs. I would be angry at the parents because there is all kinds of help that families can recieve to feed their families. They can go to food pantries, they can get food stamps, and they can even apply to a program called WIC, Women, Infants, and Children. This program offers new mothers, who are less fortunate and cannot afford food for their children, classes on how to breast feed and how to feed their child in a healthy way. They give out tons of money each year to the families in the program to buy food. I think it is sad when people have to resort to starving their children because they dont have enough money. With all the help out there they should be getting aid for their children.
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