Today: How Wilma Rudolph overcame poverty and polio to become famous and an inspiration to others. If ever you thought the odds against your success were overwhelming, wait until you read todayâs story. Wilma was born black in deeply segregated Tennessee in 1940, the 20th of 22 children to a poor family.
There can be many causes of hematemesis, such as: 1  bleeding ulcers. 2  prolonged and vigorous retching that causes tears in the esophageal mucosa (known as Mallory-Weiss Syndrome) 3  gastric or intestinal varices.  vascular malfunctions of the gastroentestinal 1  tract. tumors in the stomach or esophagus.
The hmatemesis continued for some days, and then feebleness and emaciation set in, death occurring in three months. Dyspepsia and general debility and emaciation accompanied the disease. The skin is of a leaden gray colour, and the features of the face are deformed by the emaciation of the lips and cheeks. His face was growing thin, almost to emaciation, and his hands were transparent.