Not that I have lived a perfect life however I am proud to say that I have not experienced many stressors in my childhood. The only incident I can recall is one year during the month of February we experienced what was called an "ice-storm". It rained heavily and all the water froze throughout the entire city. Tree branches could be heard breaking and hitting the ground, streets and powerlines were coated and covered with ice, and there were no means of communication by telephone. Because my house was totally electric we didn't have any heat so my family and I spent the first night trying to deal with it by wearing several layers of clothing and blankets. The next morning we put pots and pans on the barbecue grill and cooked our food. The cold became so unbearable my parents took my brother and I to my aunts apartment because she was blessed to have a fire heater. There were so many people staying in my aunt's apartment. My parents stayed at our home and endured the cold to ensure vandals didn't enter in our absence.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than 5 years old. Last month this disease killed 17 people and infected 35,000 others in China. This is a major stressor in the lives of the children there. The health department has issued warnings about the disease outbreak and informed parents and teachers to seek medical attention if symptoms are noticed. They are advising people to lower the risk of infection by thoroughly washing their hands, disinfecting dirty surfaces and soiled items with chlorine bleach and by avoiding contact with those that are infected.
Towanda, I bless God that you have an Aunty to accommodate you and your brother. Climate change is a serious problem that often lives children and parents homeless. Children are always the victim of most infectious diseases. They hardly take the necessary precautions. Hope the intervention works fast. Great post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your information. I can remember as well Hugo in 1990 which hit South Carolina and it devasted the Carolinas we were with electricity in most of our town. It was the first time I really felt what it felt like to be without. Most of my family gathered and went to stay with my uncle in Columbia, SC because he stayed by the military base where they had running water, and electricity. I was a teenager a refrained from going and my mother allowed me to stay without a fight. A day later I learned her reason to teach me a valuable lesson about being appreciative of things we have and not to seat the small things in life.
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