Meet Meikele Lee, author of the children's book "My Belly has Two Buttons" and mother to 3 children, one of whom has a feeding tube, who wrote this story to help children better understand feeding tubes.
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Some babies & children require feeding tubes when they lack strength or muscle coordination to feed, don’t gain weight or their swallowing reflex is weak or absent. This book was written by a mother of a child with a feeding tube to help others understand. https://t.co/LZqoTaKtWl
Lack of Access to Healthcare for Her Children
Children with chronic illness are finding a lack of access to healthcare, or more to the point, their parents are finding it.
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