Grad Shares Story of Illiteracy’s Impact On Health

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✤ Seeds Of Literacy Blog: 10.26.2018

Maria Rodriguez, a 2012 graduate of Seeds of Literacy, appeared on TV 20’s Healthy Cleveland with Leah Haslage. Executive Director Bonnie Entler appeared with her.

Before Maria had her daughter, she went to her doctor for a regular physical. The doctor told her she was pregnant, but she admits she did not know what that meant. Months later, she returned to the doctor, concerned about her weight gain. “The doctor told me I had a baby in me,” she confessed.

“I was afraid to ask questions, and ashamed to admit I didn’t know or understand what they were telling me,” she said. And even though she felt this way every time she saw a medical professional, it wasn’t enough to propel her to make a change.

It was her grandson that told her firmly, “go back to school, grandma.” She figured she was too old, but when she went to the bank, she saw a flyer for Seeds of Literacy. “I didn’t even know what LITERACY meant,” she admits. But since Seeds was in the same building, she decided to check it out.

When she enrolled, she was at a 4th grade reading level. But all that has since changed.  WATCH 16:37

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