A Day....
A mother with her baby who is receiving IV fluids. Her despair & fatigue evident on her face.
This is a harsh place to live. And we, in the United States, can't even conceive what daily life is like in countries where food, water, housing, medical care is sub par. I've said it before and will continue, I am so glad we live in a country where we have Social Security, Disability, Medicare, Medicaid, WIC, children's lunch programs, Food Banks, and what they call Obama Care. Although, I don't see Obama care affecting any medical program associated with the disabled or poor as it stands. But, that is another issue for another day.
We can afford to have pets.
Do you know how lucky you are? To have food in your stomach? To have hospital care? An ambulance when your child isn't breathing? A roof over your head to protect you from the rain? To have a floor to keep your feet out of the water? I am seeing these things I had only imagined. I live from pay day to pay day on Social Security. My poverty is nothing compared to the disparity of what people in other countries experience.
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