Mother Hospitalized With Malnutrition After Eating One Meal A Day To Keep Children From Starving

Kelly Thomson, 43, lives on £40 a week to feed herself and her two children – and says inflation rises are already crippling her struggling family. Although Mrs Thompson’s universal credit covers her £1,300 monthly rent and some other costs, she says she has just £160 a month left over for everything else. The mother, from Slough, Berkshire, said rising food prices have made it almost impossible for her to feed herself and her family. Have you faced similar issues as costs skyrocket? If so, please email [email protected] She has lost two stone in weight because she only eats one meal a day and has had to take her daughter’s birthday present to Cash Converters to get money for food. Twice she’s ended up in hospital suffering from malnutrition, she says – she even needs blood transfusions to replenish her depleted iron levels because she can’t afford fresh food. Kelly Thomson (right) said she has lost two stone because she can only afford to eat once a day (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) It comes as new figures from the Office for National Statistics published on Wednesday revealed that the UK inflation rate is the highest since 1982, at 10.1%. Mrs Thomson, who has a son, 14, and a daughter, 11, said: “I hate waking up every morning and thinking ‘Oh my God, not again’. “The cost of living is crazy now and I don’t know what I’m going to do. We do not have anything. I honestly feel like I’m going to have to resort to begging. “Now it’s worse than ever. I feel sick to see the new inflation rate. “Everything is more expensive every time I go to the store and I can’t bear to look at the gas meter. “I’m thinking about stealing, but I can’t bear the thought of what would happen to my children if I get caught. Mrs Thomson’s two children, Alfie Peek and Louise Brown (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) “I just cry every day because it’s getting worse and I feel so trapped, like I’m drowning and I can’t do anything,” she continued. “It seems like everything is getting out of control – we need someone to step in and help people who need it.” Ms Thomson has been struggling to make ends meet since she tested positive for Covid in December 2020, when she was made redundant from her job as a cleaner. She said that during the winter, she and the children used to be without electricity and used candles to light their home because she couldn’t afford to pay the bills. They were all cuddled up in bed together at night to keep warm – with the family relying on neighbors to heat up the food. In desperation, Ms Thomson said she took the family TV and her daughter’s birthday smart TV to Cash Converters to buy food. All the money goes to food, which is supplemented with food bank supplies, but she still lives on one meal a day so her children don’t go hungry. She gives the children breakfast and they get lunch at school, but she says sharing an evening meal with them is the only time she can feed herself each day. Ms Thomson has lost two stone since January 2021 and her size 12 clothes look three sizes too big for her. Ms Thomson said: “I’m lucky if I get one meal a day. I just get up every morning and get on with it because I have to, I do it for my kids. “I am so worried and I cry every day. I’m so scared I’m going to lose my mind, and I used to be such a happy person. “I’m worried about my health, I’m fainting from hunger all the time. I have fought and fought and I just don’t know what to do anymore. “In June, my children saw me collapse. I’ve never been so scared in my life and the impact on their mental health must be awful.” It encourages the government to step in to help those most in need – before they have more ‘deaths on their hands’. Ms Thomson said: “It’s terrible. The truth is, it’s like everyone suffers while the people at the top party. They need to be fixed.”

title: “Mother Hospitalized With Malnutrition After Eating One Meal A Day To Keep Children From Starving Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Alyson Petersen”

Kelly Thomson, 43, lives on £40 a week to feed herself and her two children – and says inflation rises are already crippling her struggling family. Although Mrs Thompson’s universal credit covers her £1,300 monthly rent and some other costs, she says she has just £160 a month left over for everything else. The mother, from Slough, Berkshire, said rising food prices have made it almost impossible for her to feed herself and her family. Have you faced similar issues as costs skyrocket? If so, please email [email protected] She has lost two stone in weight because she only eats one meal a day and has had to take her daughter’s birthday present to Cash Converters to get money for food. Twice she’s ended up in hospital suffering from malnutrition, she says – she even needs blood transfusions to replenish her depleted iron levels because she can’t afford fresh food. Kelly Thomson (right) said she has lost two stone because she can only afford to eat once a day (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) It comes as new figures from the Office for National Statistics published on Wednesday revealed that the UK inflation rate is the highest since 1982, at 10.1%. Mrs Thomson, who has a son, 14, and a daughter, 11, said: “I hate waking up every morning and thinking ‘Oh my God, not again’. “The cost of living is crazy now and I don’t know what I’m going to do. We do not have anything. I honestly feel like I’m going to have to resort to begging. “Now it’s worse than ever. I feel sick to see the new inflation rate. “Everything is more expensive every time I go to the store and I can’t bear to look at the gas meter. “I’m thinking about stealing, but I can’t bear the thought of what would happen to my children if I get caught. Mrs Thomson’s two children, Alfie Peek and Louise Brown (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) “I just cry every day because it’s getting worse and I feel so trapped, like I’m drowning and I can’t do anything,” she continued. “It seems like everything is getting out of control – we need someone to step in and help people who need it.” Ms Thomson has been struggling to make ends meet since she tested positive for Covid in December 2020, when she was made redundant from her job as a cleaner. She said that during the winter, she and the children used to be without electricity and used candles to light their home because she couldn’t afford to pay the bills. They were all cuddled up in bed together at night to keep warm – with the family relying on neighbors to heat up the food. In desperation, Ms Thomson said she took the family TV and her daughter’s birthday smart TV to Cash Converters to buy food. All the money goes to food, which is supplemented with food bank supplies, but she still lives on one meal a day so her children don’t go hungry. She gives the children breakfast and they get lunch at school, but she says sharing an evening meal with them is the only time she can feed herself each day. Ms Thomson has lost two stone since January 2021 and her size 12 clothes look three sizes too big for her. Ms Thomson said: “I’m lucky if I get one meal a day. I just get up every morning and get on with it because I have to, I do it for my kids. “I am so worried and I cry every day. I’m so scared I’m going to lose my mind, and I used to be such a happy person. “I’m worried about my health, I’m fainting from hunger all the time. I have fought and fought and I just don’t know what to do anymore. “In June, my children saw me collapse. I’ve never been so scared in my life and the impact on their mental health must be awful.” It encourages the government to step in to help those most in need – before they have more ‘deaths on their hands’. Ms Thomson said: “It’s terrible. The truth is, it’s like everyone suffers while the people at the top party. They need to be fixed.”

title: “Mother Hospitalized With Malnutrition After Eating One Meal A Day To Keep Children From Starving Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Jeff Mcavoy”

Kelly Thomson, 43, lives on £40 a week to feed herself and her two children – and says inflation rises are already crippling her struggling family. Although Mrs Thompson’s universal credit covers her £1,300 monthly rent and some other costs, she says she has just £160 a month left over for everything else. The mother, from Slough, Berkshire, said rising food prices have made it almost impossible for her to feed herself and her family. Have you faced similar issues as costs skyrocket? If so, please email [email protected] She has lost two stone in weight because she only eats one meal a day and has had to take her daughter’s birthday present to Cash Converters to get money for food. Twice she’s ended up in hospital suffering from malnutrition, she says – she even needs blood transfusions to replenish her depleted iron levels because she can’t afford fresh food. Kelly Thomson (right) said she has lost two stone because she can only afford to eat once a day (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) It comes as new figures from the Office for National Statistics published on Wednesday revealed that the UK inflation rate is the highest since 1982, at 10.1%. Mrs Thomson, who has a son, 14, and a daughter, 11, said: “I hate waking up every morning and thinking ‘Oh my God, not again’. “The cost of living is crazy now and I don’t know what I’m going to do. We do not have anything. I honestly feel like I’m going to have to resort to begging. “Now it’s worse than ever. I feel sick to see the new inflation rate. “Everything is more expensive every time I go to the store and I can’t bear to look at the gas meter. “I’m thinking about stealing, but I can’t bear the thought of what would happen to my children if I get caught. Mrs Thomson’s two children, Alfie Peek and Louise Brown (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) “I just cry every day because it’s getting worse and I feel so trapped, like I’m drowning and I can’t do anything,” she continued. “It seems like everything is getting out of control – we need someone to step in and help people who need it.” Ms Thomson has been struggling to make ends meet since she tested positive for Covid in December 2020, when she was made redundant from her job as a cleaner. She said that during the winter, she and the children used to be without electricity and used candles to light their home because she couldn’t afford to pay the bills. They were all cuddled up in bed together at night to keep warm – with the family relying on neighbors to heat up the food. In desperation, Ms Thomson said she took the family TV and her daughter’s birthday smart TV to Cash Converters to buy food. All the money goes to food, which is supplemented with food bank supplies, but she still lives on one meal a day so her children don’t go hungry. She gives the children breakfast and they get lunch at school, but she says sharing an evening meal with them is the only time she can feed herself each day. Ms Thomson has lost two stone since January 2021 and her size 12 clothes look three sizes too big for her. Ms Thomson said: “I’m lucky if I get one meal a day. I just get up every morning and get on with it because I have to, I do it for my kids. “I am so worried and I cry every day. I’m so scared I’m going to lose my mind, and I used to be such a happy person. “I’m worried about my health, I’m fainting from hunger all the time. I have fought and fought and I just don’t know what to do anymore. “In June, my children saw me collapse. I’ve never been so scared in my life and the impact on their mental health must be awful.” It encourages the government to step in to help those most in need – before they have more ‘deaths on their hands’. Ms Thomson said: “It’s terrible. The truth is, it’s like everyone suffers while the people at the top party. They need to be fixed.”

title: “Mother Hospitalized With Malnutrition After Eating One Meal A Day To Keep Children From Starving Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Sandra Clawson”

Kelly Thomson, 43, lives on £40 a week to feed herself and her two children – and says inflation rises are already crippling her struggling family. Although Mrs Thompson’s universal credit covers her £1,300 monthly rent and some other costs, she says she has just £160 a month left over for everything else. The mother, from Slough, Berkshire, said rising food prices have made it almost impossible for her to feed herself and her family. Have you faced similar issues as costs skyrocket? If so, please email [email protected] She has lost two stone in weight because she only eats one meal a day and has had to take her daughter’s birthday present to Cash Converters to get money for food. Twice she’s ended up in hospital suffering from malnutrition, she says – she even needs blood transfusions to replenish her depleted iron levels because she can’t afford fresh food. Kelly Thomson (right) said she has lost two stone because she can only afford to eat once a day (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) It comes as new figures from the Office for National Statistics published on Wednesday revealed that the UK inflation rate is the highest since 1982, at 10.1%. Mrs Thomson, who has a son, 14, and a daughter, 11, said: “I hate waking up every morning and thinking ‘Oh my God, not again’. “The cost of living is crazy now and I don’t know what I’m going to do. We do not have anything. I honestly feel like I’m going to have to resort to begging. “Now it’s worse than ever. I feel sick to see the new inflation rate. “Everything is more expensive every time I go to the store and I can’t bear to look at the gas meter. “I’m thinking about stealing, but I can’t bear the thought of what would happen to my children if I get caught. Mrs Thomson’s two children, Alfie Peek and Louise Brown (Kelly Thomson / SWNS) “I just cry every day because it’s getting worse and I feel so trapped, like I’m drowning and I can’t do anything,” she continued. “It seems like everything is getting out of control – we need someone to step in and help people who need it.” Ms Thomson has been struggling to make ends meet since she tested positive for Covid in December 2020, when she was made redundant from her job as a cleaner. She said that during the winter, she and the children used to be without electricity and used candles to light their home because she couldn’t afford to pay the bills. They were all cuddled up in bed together at night to keep warm – with the family relying on neighbors to heat up the food. In desperation, Ms Thomson said she took the family TV and her daughter’s birthday smart TV to Cash Converters to buy food. All the money goes to food, which is supplemented with food bank supplies, but she still lives on one meal a day so her children don’t go hungry. She gives the children breakfast and they get lunch at school, but she says sharing an evening meal with them is the only time she can feed herself each day. Ms Thomson has lost two stone since January 2021 and her size 12 clothes look three sizes too big for her. Ms Thomson said: “I’m lucky if I get one meal a day. I just get up every morning and get on with it because I have to, I do it for my kids. “I am so worried and I cry every day. I’m so scared I’m going to lose my mind, and I used to be such a happy person. “I’m worried about my health, I’m fainting from hunger all the time. I have fought and fought and I just don’t know what to do anymore. “In June, my children saw me collapse. I’ve never been so scared in my life and the impact on their mental health must be awful.” It encourages the government to step in to help those most in need – before they have more ‘deaths on their hands’. Ms Thomson said: “It’s terrible. The truth is, it’s like everyone suffers while the people at the top party. They need to be fixed.”