The Death Of A Child

The death of a loved one is not something that is easy to live through. For Cheryl Strayed that was no different, but Strayed used it as her driving force at a chance to pursue her dreams as well as an opportunity make her grieving heard. She battle with the death of her mother as well as her whole life being turned upside down as acknowledged in, “I’d find my strength again, far from everything that had made my life ridiculous” (Strayed 57). One thing that did not change throughout it all was that she still enjoyed literature and her dream to pursue to be a well know writer. Throughout her entire journey of the PCT she continued to read and to expand on her knowledge, not only about the PCT but as well as about herself which is addressed in “Even the Faulkner novel had more right to be in my pack, if only because I hadn’t read it and therefore it could be explained as entertainment. I’d read The Dream of a Common Language so often that I’d practically memorized it” (Strayed 60). Her mother’s passing was her reason for embarking on such an unknown adventure, which in return was her driving force behind putting out her book in order to prove to people that if you are in a dark place in your life it does not always stay that way.

Pregnancy increases the risk of anemia. During pregnancy, the blood volume expands by almost 50%. Most of the increased blood volume is an increase in blood plasma levels, not red blood cells. Since the plasma level increases more rapidly than the red blood cells in the first half of pregnancy, the concentration of red blood cells in the blood is less than during the pre-pregnancy period. As the body works to produce red blood cells at an increased rate, the need for iron may exceeds the available stores. The result is iron deficiency anemia. At least 20% of all pregnant women are anemic. However, this type of anemia, called hemodilutional, does not increase the risk of low birth weight or preterm delivery.

Imagine this. There is a fifteen-year-old girl walking into first block at her high school. She is trying to remember what is due today for her first class and the rest to follow. Today is a different day though; it is the one-year anniversary of her stepbrother committing suicide. Not everyone knows that today is the day, but she doesn’t want to talk about it. She is stressed about the homework she might not have done and her mind is in so many different places. The first bell rings so she takes her seat and looks at the board. A worksheet was due and she hadn’t completed it. Swiftly walking around the room, the teacher comes to collect the worksheet, but she hadn’t completed it. The girl doesn’t pass her worksheet forward and tries to explain to the teacher it was a rough day, but the teacher does not care. Sitting there blankly, the girl is still thinking about her brother instead of school. The day carries on, but still the girl is not mentally in school. Her grade book reflects the bad day and the teachers that didn’t care enough to listen to the student. The student is more stressed out than before and her mind is going crazy. Sinking deeper and deeper into a whole that cannot be climbed out of she tries to forget about the couple bad grades. Its just one bad grade, that wont hurt right? Until next week when she has family problems at home and one bad grade turns into two bad grades. The stress once again rises and no one is willing to listen. Teachers, parents,

Limited amounts of absorption of Fe2+ in the human body causes iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is when a person has a red blood cell count that is less than normal or when there are few hemoglobin molecules in each red blood cell. Consequences and effect of this to humans could be fatigue,headaches, palpitations, lethargy and etc. One of the causes of iron deficiency anemia is the bio availability of many grains and legumes. The less bio available or in other words the less absorbed the nutrients of the cereals we eat are, the prospect of iron deficiency anemia occurring becomes higher.

When it comes to nutrition and diseases there are multiple factors that correlate to a specific long-term illness. For my research paper, I decided to look into Chronic Anemia because it is something that affects many individuals regardless of age. This is an issue that is very prominent in many communities. Chronic Anemia is sought to occur after a person is diagnosed with Iron Deficiency Anemia that is the primary cause. Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDF) is formed throughout time due to the lack of iron and characterized by red cell shrinkage and color loss (Seizer, pg.320). Afterwards Chronic Anemia is developed meaning that the disease, circulating iron levels are low, RE stores are high, and intestinal iron absorption is decreased (20, 21)

I have chosen to do Anaemia as I didn’t know what Anaemia was and would like to learn more about this disorder and how to keep your iron level high. I would also enjoy finding interesting recipes and the strict diet you are to sick to while dealing with Anaemia. Anaemia is a deficiency in the number or quality of red blood cells, this means that either the level of red blood cells or the level of haemoglobin is lower than normal. When a person is anaemic, their heart has to work harder to pump the quantity of blood needed to get adequate oxygen around their body. Anaemia isn’t a disease, but a result of a malfunction in the body, anaemia is more common in women,. One in five menstruating women and half of all the pregnant women have anaemia.

Iron is a key micronutrient for growth and development. It is a crucial part of blood production. More than half of the body’s iron is located in the hemoglobin of the red blood cell and myoglobin of the muscle cell, known as heme iron. Non heme iron can be found in plant sources such as green leafy vegetables, beans and legumes. Throughout the life span the dietary requirement of iron changes depending on age and gender.

Anemia is a major world health problem for children in the world especially in the counties that have a low income. Till now anemia disease attacked about 40% of children in African and Asia. Iron deficiency is the main cause that leads to anemia in children. Globally, 60% of children are affected from this disease, and it is defined as when the number of red blood cells or quantity of hemoglobin lower than the normal number by the reduction of oxygen in the blood cells. This paper will show the impact of severe anemia in childhood. It will discuss the causes of this problem and its effects. It will also show the limitation of some of previous solutions and a proposed one.

In most cases there is no identifiable underlying cause; however, it may be secondary to a uterine pathology. Regardless of the etiology, one of the major consequences of ongoing menorrhagia is iron deficiency anemia. While iron deficiency anemia rarely causes severe consequences in developed countries, it can be a significant burden on quality of life due to fatigue (WHO, 2011). Very rarely, hypoxemia and coronary insufficiency can develop due to lack of oxygen delivery to tissue. The most common symptoms are fatigue, muscle cramping, poor concentration, cold intolerance and increased risk of infection (Tilyard, 2013). There are few specific signs of anemia, but pallor of the skin and conjunctiva, nail changes and angular stomatitis are commonly associated with chronic iron deficiency (Tilyard,

Iron deficiency is another problem in many developing countries. Children and infants seem to the ones that are the most potent to getting iron deficiency, but it is often passed onto them by their mothers (Lozoff 1). The biggest symptom to come from the children having iron deficiency is having anemia. This means that the children are lacking hemoglobin in their blood and this makes it makes oxygen not want to bind to the blood cells. It is key for children that are growing to get iron to help develop their brains more (Lozoff 1). The problem is that when children in developing countries are at the age of 7-12 months old they are required to have 11 mg/day of iron (Baker, Greer, 2). Children that usually have iron deficiency and are also anemic often have stunted growth. In recent years many studies have been done to try and understand the impacts of iron deficiency, but most of these have used rodents as test subjects. One test found that lactating mother rats that were iron deficient had passed the deficiency onto their offspring. There was some debate as to whether the rat life could be compared to the human life, but thinking about it the rats are warm blooded mammals just like humans (Lozoff 2).

Studies of global burden diseases (GBD 2010) present anaemias as growing problem in public health (De Franceschi, Iolascon, Taher, & Cappellini, 2017). Haemoglobin (Hb) <12 g/dL in women; such as in case presented, offer a general definition, distinguishable by three broad pathophysiologies: decreased production (reticulocytopenia), erythrocyte loss (haemorrhage), and increased erythrocytes destruction (haemolytic anaemias) (De Franceschi, Iolascon, Taher, & Cappellini, 2017). For both genders; GBD identifies iron deficiency anaemias, thalassemia, sickle cell disease, autoimmune, and infection related anaemias; such as malaria, schistosomiasis or hookworm, as leading causes (De Franceschi, Iolascon, Taher, & Cappellini, 2017).

One afternoon, I watched over a group of toddlers playing in a nursery. I noticed a little boy playing with a jack-in-the-box. He kept turning the crank on the box and giggling when the lid popped open and jack sprang out. He’d eagerly stuff jack back into the box and start turning the crank again. I kept hearing the melody of “Pop goes the Weasel” over and over. I noticed another little boy gawking out of the corner of my eye. He was sitting a few feet away from the jack-in-the-box. I could tell he desired to play with it. Two of the other toddlers started crying and distracted the boy with the jack-in-the-box. While he was distracted, the gawking toddler grabbed it and started turning the crank. This toddler was confronted with temptation and he gave into it.

Anemia is a condition that arises due to lack of hemoglobin red blood cells that carries oxygen. Individuals that are most likely to suffer from anemia are woman, children and people with chronic diseases like HIV. Some diseases can lead to anemia are sometimes transferred from mother to their unborn child. Iron deficiency anemia is common in women of childbearing age because of loss of blood during their monthly period and the high demand of blood needed during pregnancy. Ill health and poor nutrition makes adults to stand at a risk for gradual development of anemia.

Iron deficiency anemia is quite common in children, as iron is needed to support growth. A lack of iron in the diet can cause delays in brain development, which may be irreversible. Common symptoms of iron deficiency anemia include irritability, palor, weakness, and cold hands and feet. Prevention of anemia is crucial for expectant mothers, as anemic women are at a higher risk for delivery complications such as hemorrhaging and having infants of low-birth weight. (Frantz, C. 2010).

Iron deficiency is considered a major public health problem in India. It has been shown that iron deficiency is common in school-aged children from North-India. As much as 50-70% of the children are estimated to be anemic. One study even shows that 90 % of the children were found to be below the cut-off point of the WHO of 120g Hb/L (Seshadri & Gopaldas,1989). Iron deficiency anemia, or anemia are associated with poorer cognition and learning capabilities. This may cause several complications such as psychosocial, economic and biomedical problems. Anemic children often cannot catch up with school achievements, but there is convincing evidence that iron treatment is beneficial for children with cognition problems (Grantham-McGregor & Ani, 2001). Especially