A Child's Last Breath (Documentary of Kara David) 3

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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[tiffany0317]

Hindi naman lagi "monetary" ang pag-tulong. Though, its very obvious that these people need it... kung may naitulong man ang I-witness, aba, parang hindi den naman tama na i-announce pa! Wag nyo silang itulad sa mga Corrupt na Pulitiko na ngkalat ang pagmumuka sa mga Banner sa kalsada kesyo may "pinaayos" lang ng konti! Susme!!!!!!

[TheWi3e]

@19mhai you fucking idiot stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bastard dumb ass

[19mhai]

@TheWi3e ayos ka lng? di naman nila obligasyon un... nagseserve lng cla as eye-openers... problema ba nila un? that's the problem of the parents not by the show... anung malay mo after ng documentary, many people will extend their hands para tulungan ung mga 2lad nila? you'll never know kse ikaw ung walang hiya, wlang kwenta as well...

[TheWi3e]

GINAWA NYO LNG YAN PARA MAY SHOW KAYO! HINDI NYO RIN PALA TOTOLUNGAN SA GASTOS.!..MGA WALANG HIYA.!. WALANG KWENTA ANG {DOCUMENTARY NA TO.

[TheWi3e]

?????????

[dragonstars100]

dpat lahat ng lalaking wlang kapasidad na bubuhayain ang pamilya dapat na ipakapun wawa nmn ng mga bata kainis tingnan

[spacej0ckey]

UNAHIN NINYONG IPAKAPUN ANG MGA MAL-NOURISHED NA MALILIBOG NA MGA MAGULANG!!! WALA SILANG KARAPATAN MAG-ANAK PARA LANG MAGDUSA ANG MGA BATA RESULTA NG KANILANG  KALIBUGAN: GUTOM NA>>> LIBOG PARIN ANG LAMAN NG UTAK! NAKAKADIRI !!!!

[spacej0ckey]

O BAKA NAMAN PURO LANG ITO>>> BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!

[spacej0ckey]

ANONG TULONG ANG NAIHANDOG NG DUKOMENTONG ITO SA MGA BATANG MAY SAKIT? MAY GUMALING  BA? IPINARATING BA ITONG PROBLEMANG ITO SA GOBIERNO? MAY SIMBAHAN BA NA HANDANG TUMULONG SA KANILANG PAGPAPAGAMOT?

[pcbb01]

@1986mjmm kaya nga kailangan nilang maturuan, knowledge is the light at the end of a dark cave, kaya lang ayaw ng mga pari, mga walang utak talaga