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What was Wrong With Tiny Tim?

When someone reads the book by Charles Dickens, the Christmas Carol, we come across a little boy with a big heart named Tiny Tim. It is obvious that he has some sort of physical disablity. This causes him to carry around a little wooden crutch. In the book, they never state the exact reason why he is in that condition. So I did my research and figured out some possibilities of why he is so sick.

There is a slim chance that he could have osteoporosis. This illness causes the bones in your body to become less dense. If your bones become brittle it makes it very hard to walk (the crutch). But usually it is elderly people that end up getting osteoporosis. To learn more about osteoporosis click on this link:.

Another reason Tiny Tim could have been sick was due to the lack of vitamin D and C. Vitamin D allows you to absorb calcium (Vitamin C). We get vitamin D from the sun and some foods. Tiny Tim had a lack of both. England, during the 1800s (1812-1870) had this nasty smog around most cities. It was thick enough that it blocked the sun.