A Child's Last Breath (Documentary of Kara David) 1

A Child's Last Breath (Documentary of Kara David)

Tuberculosis or TB has long been considered a curable disease by the international medical community. However, a recent study showed that in our country, 75 Filipinos still die of TB everyday.

In Metro Manila, TB medicines are already given for free in almost all government clinics and hospitals. Despite the free meds, the rate of infection is still increasing, especially among children.

Award-winning journalist Kara David visits a family in Quezon City whose members are all infected with TB. Mang Dannys four children has pediatric TB -- Sam (10 months old), Sander (3 y/o), Samson (5 y/o) and Sonny (10 y/o) are all too weak and skinny to even walk for a few steps. Kara brings the whole family to a nearby hospital and discovers that the parents are also positive of TB. According to the doctor, they were the ones who infected their kids.

Meanwhile in Caloocan, Kara meets Edelyn, a 14-year old TB patient who acts as a parent to her three siblings despite her illness. Edelyns father died many years ago while her mother works as a helper and would only visit them once a month. Everyday, Edelyn goes to the health center to get her free medicine. Her only wish now is that she doesnt infect her brothers and sisters.

In these dangerous situations, how do you separate the infected parents from their kids if they are the familys main provider? Kara David documents the plight of these two families as they struggle to survive the contagious lung disease in her documentary A Child's Last Breath"

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[gladz2011]

grabe..nakakaawa..bakit ang dami p nilang anak alam naman pala nilang di nila kayang bigyan ng maayos na buhay..



[lhajemine]

wlng magulang na iresponsable... sa sobrang hirap ng buhay wla na silang magawa wala na silang magawa dahil yun n lang ang kaya nila.. masakit!!! mahirap pra sa kanilang nakikitang ganun ang mga anak nila. pero wla n clang mgawa!!!

[lhajemine]

bata ang nagdudusa sa kahirapan..... dpt pgganyan hinayhinay sa pagaanak.. tskkk nakakains ang kahirapan... ang gobyerno.. na bulag sa mga pangangailngan ng kanyang nasasakupan... asar!

[PebsBasalo88]

Gusto ko pakainin yun mga bata, kwawa. Sana may inabot khit grocery si kara david

[sweetirene29]

mga magulang na iresponsable..anak lang ng anak..di man lang inisip ang kinabuksan ng mga bata...hay...kakalungkot lang ang ganitong scenario pero maraming cases na ganito... :(



[Junka0506]

wala na silang lakas pero may lakas pa silang mag ganoonan eh ano po...ang sipag nila dun ah...magkano ba condom sa pilipinas ngayon?dapat mag kondom na lang para maka tipid sa anak....katwiran ba yung hindi kasi ma enjoy ang buhay edi enjoyin na lang sa sex...pwede din why not kung mag kondom ka man lang...sus kaawa awang mga bata

[chiong2465]

these Ms. Kara David I was watching this but just the first part.I was so pitty with the child..while you're giving documentary to this..I cant help watching this sorry ,I have nothing more to say...proud of you ,I have red your biography ,was so encouraging..sana marami pang just like you..more power...

[spacej0ckey]

HINDI BA KAYO MINUMURA NG INYONG BUDHI?

[spacej0ckey]

KAPAG MAY NABUBUNTIS NG AKSIDENTE>>>> BLESSINGS DAW ANG BATA.....PINAHIHIRAPAN NAMAN NILA ANG KANILANG MGA BLESSINGS. MABUTI NALANG AT HINDI AKO NAGING ISA SA MGA BLESSINGS NINYO. DAHIL KUNG NAGKATAON>>>> PAGSISISIHAN NINYO KUNG BAKIT NYO AKO INILUWAL. WALANG SANGGOL NA HUMILING SA INYO NA SILA AY ISILANG SA MUNDO. KAYA WALA KAYONG KARAPATAN NA MGA LIBUGEN KAYO NA BASTA-BASTA SILA ISILANG PARA LANG PAHIRAPAN!

[spacej0ckey]

FUCK  OFF >>>>> fuckin' idiots!!!