Suffered from severe malnutrition from "summary" of A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Dave Pelzer vividly describes the horrors of severe malnutrition that he endured as a child in his memoir "A Child Called It." Through his raw and emotional storytelling, he paints a haunting picture of the physical and emotional toll that malnutrition took on his young body. Pelzer recounts how his mother deprived him of food for days on end, leaving him weak, dizzy, and constantly hungry. He describes the gnawing pain in his stomach that never seemed to go away, a constant reminder of the deprivation he was forced to endure. As a result of his severe malnutrition, Pelzer's body wasted away, his ribs protruding sharply against his skin and his face gaunt and hollow. The effects of malnutrition extended beyond just physical ...
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